With his appointment, Tommy would like to see Albuquerque ARTCC be more active, and with this initiative, he would like to focus on getting controllers trained on Albuquerque positions.

The following is a letter sent to the Albuquerque ARTCC controllers as a welcoming notice:

Hello Everybody,

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Tommy Rogers and I have been selected as your next ATM. I'm very excited about this position and can't wait to see what the future hold for us here in ZAB.

I joined VATSIM in June 2006 and was an early graduate of the VATUSA Training Academy and was assigned to the Cleveland ARTCC where I have been since. I became a C-1 in October 2006 and a C-3 Feb 2007. I was also an Instructor at the VATUSA Training Academy before it closed. After I received my C-3 Rating and the 30 mandatory waiting period I became an instructor in April 2007. I served as Training Administrator here in ZOB but had to step down do to Real World commitments (I had a baby, moved to a new state and started a new Job all in the same month). After I stepped down as the TA, I stayed on as a Staff Instructor. I also severed for a short time as ATM in ZMA.

I'm currently living in a small town outside of Philly in PA. I'm married with 2 Children, a 1 year old girl and a 3 year old son. I'm a Director/Pastor of a local Salvation Army center and love what I do.

I love VATSIM and it has given me many, many hours of enjoyment and I'm pleased that I'm able to give back in this way.

I've herd great things about this ARTCC and I can't wait to see what we can do together to make it one of the best in VATUSA.

I'm almost always available by email, feel free to contact me at:
magtom2003@me.com

Also by these IM Clients:
AIM: satrogers
Yahoo: satrogers
MSN: satrogers@hotmail.com
Skype: magtom2003

Again, I can't wait to get on the scopes and see what we can do together!

ZAB welcomes you to sunny Phoenix, AZ on May 24th, to come fly in the Valley of the Sun. But don't bring your heavy metal - Phoenix is the busiest and most concentrated flight training area in the country. So dust off your Cessna or Piper, and enjoy the friendly desert skies from 2300 to 0300 zulu.

All,

So soon after the original P50 documents and sector file was released, the Phoenix ATCT and TRACON is getting a facelift.

Access the link below to obtain the P50/PHX Pack, a ZIP that includes the latest sector file enhancements, including an updated PHX Class B airspace map, tower airspace updates, and an all new set of video maps for the Phoenix ATCT, all in one place.

The SOPs and LOAs included in the pack have not been changed from the original release documents. They are included simply to keep all the information for our major Phoenix facilities together in one download. Please grab and enjoy.

P50 / PHX Pack

As usual, if there are any questions, please direct them to the Water Cooler forum.

Nate Johns
VATUSA ZAB ATM