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  1. I had a similar issue with my Thrustmaster Warthog throttle setup. I needed to go through calibration and verify that all buttons/switches were in the neutral position (off or center). After that I was able to assign the PTT to whatever I wanted. This does not occur with the older vPilot client.
  2. Great job as EC, BN! Congratulations to WN! Thanks for your contribution! BU
  3. So sorry to hear this news. DA made significant contributions to ZBW and was a funny, bright individual. Deepest condolences to his family. BU
  4. Thanks so much for all your hard work on this, DA!
  5. Congratulations Team ZBW! We've been selected as one of the departure airports for this year's Cross the Pond Eastbound! The event will be held on October 25th, so clear your calendars now! We'll need all hands on deck for this premier VATSIM event! http://forums.vatsim.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=65957
  6. Welcome aboard, RH! Onward & upward! BU
  7. Team, let us take a moment to reflect on why this, in the USA, is a holiday weekend. For many, this is a weekend of joy and celebrating the freedoms we have with our families and loved ones. Please do not ever forget about those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to guarantee our freedoms and the happiness we enjoy. Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans -- the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) -- established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns. The crowd attending the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was approximately 5,000 people. Then, as now, small American flags were placed on each grave -- a tradition followed at many national cemeteries today. In recent years, the custom has grown in many families to decorate the graves of all departed loved ones. The origins of special services to honor those who die in war can be found in antiquity. The Athenian leader Pericles offered a tribute to the fallen heroes of the Peloponnesian War over 24 centuries ago that could be applied today to the 1.1 million Americans who have died in the nation's wars: "Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." To ensure the sacrifices of America's fallen heroes are never forgotten, in December 2000, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law "The National Moment of Remembrance Act," P.L. 106-579, creating the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. The commission's charter is to "encourage the people of the United States to give something back to their country, which provides them so much freedom and opportunity" by encouraging and coordinating commemorations in the United States of Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance. The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation. As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada states: "It's a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day." May you all enjoy a safe and happy holiday weekend, and give the appropriate thought, remembrance, and consideration to those who went before us, fighting to protect the freedoms we enjoy. Keep 'em Flying. We remember.....
  8. Congratulations, HA! Always an achievement to earn the cert during real ops! Judging on the feedback received, you all did an excellent job. BU
  9. The Boston ARTCC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Dugan (DA) as our newest Webmaster / Data Services Manager. Mike is a skilled developer who has been instrumental in the recent relocation of our website and associated data to a new server. We have big plans for our web presence and some back-end tools and DA is eager to begin the task list! DA is replacing Kevin Moody (KK), who has been our Webmaster for the past three years. I'd like to personally thank KK for his dedication to ZBW and to VATSIM and we wish him the best as he continues his studies at Stanford University.
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