C Area - lots going on. It’s going to be a full week!
First, the OJTI Cadre course is coming up in November, so please let me know if you would like to attend and help out. We need at least one person from the C Area to attend.
A big congrats to Spencer Sangiorgio for certifying on R7/11 and Alex Mathers for certifying on D18/08/09. Well done to all involved in their success!
There is a go/no go meeting 10/11 to finalize the PSC/YKM to GEG project, and you will be briefed this week on the new LOA. As of now, the radar has received its registration and pending nothing out of the ordinary, GEG will take over PSC/YKM the night of 10/15. As far as I know, MD will be there Sunday morning to oversee the airspace opening. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
Vancouver High Specialty (Cranbrook) is having an annual procedures meeting on the 18th. If you can think of anything you'd like to see discussed by them, procedures or any questions you might have, please let me know ASAP.
10/17 is when we will start using ERIDS for PIREPS. Each area has a choice on how to configure their ERIDS. The choices would be: 1) to display only the NOTAMS on the homepage, 2) display WX messages above the NOTAMS, or 3) display NOTAMS above the WX messages. If I don’t hear otherwise, the default will be to add WX messages to the homepage and have them order above NOTAMS. Let me know.
Amy sent out an email tonight that briefings will begin this week in hopes to start bidding on Saturday. I will be putting an email together with our line information as soon as I can so you can see what we’re bidding and what everything looks like.
There is talk with the A area about making a small cut out of airspace near YKM that would be 01s. The goal with this is to eliminate some coordination from 01 to 09 during a north flow while metering. Nothing is solidified, but I would like your thoughts on this so we can move forward. Arrivals on the CHINS have been requesting lower after YKM so they can make the altitude restriction at RADDY, which has resulted in more frequent point outs from 01 to 09. I know this can be cumbersome, especially when 09 is busy.
I finally got to see the draft of GPI/MSO arrivals after ZLC had a chance to look it over. I am hoping some time this week we find out when it goes into effect and we can brief the floor.
Please reach out to me with your suggestions, questions, concerns, etc. I am here to help you guys, and if I don't hear anything, I can only guess that things are going amazing. These emails are great to keep you involved and informed of the goings on in the area and building, but they are also my best tool to reach out to you with the needs of the area, especially to you whom I don't get to see on a regular basis.
Thank you for all you do! Have a great week!
Crumbley
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