1 - A big ol’ congrats to Logan for finishing up his D side training with a certification on D07/11! Well done to all who helped in his success!
2 - The area is in need of a Training Rep, please let me know if you would be interested in this or would like more information about what it would entail.
Thank you!
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi C Area,
First - a big ol’ congrats to Miguel for completing his D side training in the C Area, as he got certified on D8/18/9, and to Christopher for certifying on D47/48! Well done to you both and to everyone involved in their success!
In conjunction with Miguel’s certification, there is an opportunity for an Article 5 from 1/21-3/20. This will be for 1 R side. Please let me or your sup know by 11/15 if you are interested in this.
Bidding briefings are happening this week - please take the opportunity to attend one of them, and I am available if you have any questions on anything.
Thank you for all you do, I appreciate you
Crumbley
360-635-8244
C Area -
There has been a lot of info floating around lately and although I haven’t had a lot to catch you up on, I thought I’d review a few things for ya.
First - a big ol CONGRATS to Logan for certifying on D07/11, and Alex Fontaine for certifying on D47/48!! Well done to everyone involved in their success!
Bidding - The schedule that is in the area is the one that management and NATCA have agreed to. This was decided based on input from the floor from the surveys I sent out a while ago. After reviewing all the options based on the new Fatigue MOU, this was the most simple way to ensure even coverage throughout our shifts. Also, we are bidding 35 CPCs, 7 R-Side trainees, 2 D-Side trainees.
Overtime - the new Overtime Tracking MOU is out, Amy sent it a while ago. I attended a briefing to go over how Overtime will be tracked next year, which basically has a guideline for tracking that allows for controllers to be in an “available” or “limited” status, on top of the “Yes” and “No” lists. You can expect to be briefed on this when MOU briefings begin. I am more than happy to review this further with you in person if you have more questions.
If you would like to review any of the new MOUs regarding Fatigue or Overtime, I’ve included them here for you:
Fatigue MOU Overtime Implementation Guide Joint Guidance Overtime
Contact info - based on recent events, I thought it would be a good idea to pass along some contact numbers that you can use.
CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) - this is a team of your NATCA peers available 24/7 if you need someone to talk to in the wake of a stressful situation. This is confidential and isn’t just for work situations. Please use this service! The phone number is 202-505-2476. I encourage you to save this number in your phone.
AMAS (Aviation Medicine Advisory Service) - This team is an aeromedical service provider for NATCA, who is available to guide you through medical situations, help you deal with the flight surgeon, and give aeromedical advice. If you have a question on a prescription, call them and ask about it - they are here to help and are MUCH faster at getting back to us than the flight surgeon. Remember - if you are prescribed a medication, you are required to call it in. AMAS phone number is 720-857-6117. Their hours are M-F 0830 - 1600 (MDT). The flight surgeon phone number is 206-231-4002 and you can call them directly to report a prescription. Again, I encourage you to save these phone numbers if you haven’t already.
NUW is moving forward with airspace to the west of DIABLO, called MAZAMA. As of now, it is a little box that extends out to the west from DIABLO a little ways and goes up to FL250. We still need to develop procedures for it, but they are super excited about this since we took away the corner of DIABLO FL230 and below. Once we have more info, I will share it with you.
SAVE THESE DATES - We had the yearly training scheduling meeting last week. If the following dates are important for you to bid, do it the first round.
IST - 5/4-5/17
Area Refresher/OCP Training - 10/19-11/1
IST - 11/30-12/13
Other dates of potential interest….
OJTI Refresher - 2/2-2/8
CIC Refresher - 3/16-3/21
New CIC Class - 2/22
ZSE Hosting a TRB Class - 8/26-8/28
New OJTI Class - 10/2-10/4
*If you are interested in attending any of the upcoming classes, please let me know.
OCP Training - (Operational Contingency Plan) Training is a new requirement of the 3120.4S. It is required that we attend classroom and simulation training (no less than 1 hour of simulation training). Our area will have 1 week of Area Refresher training, then 1 week of OCP training. Every area in the building will be doing the same in their time frames throughout the year. I tell you this so you know it’s coming and what it means. As it gets closer to next summer, we will be needing a volunteer to help facilitate these trainings.
BidATC - Please go online to bid.natca.org and sign in, verify your contact information is correct and review the functionality of the website. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
Thank you for all you do. As always, I am here for you any time, and am happy to answer any questions you may have on the above or any other topics.
For all in the C,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi C Area,
Here’s hoping this finds you well. I have been in the Dysim the past month or so working with our new trainees, Scotty & Robert. They are progressing well and will be done around 10/12. I am still available via phone, email, or visit to the training department!
The schedule in the area is the best draft we have come up with so far that offers the most consistent coverage and keeps things basic with our new criteria laid out by the Fatigue MOU. The Facility MOU negotiations are going well from what I’m hearing, and the hope is they will be done soon so we can brief the workforce and start bidding! My favorite season…..
There has been a request from the training department for ideas and things you would like to see for Dysim scenarios for the C Area. If you have a specific situation you would like built for training, available for SDT or anything, please let me know ASAP (maybe by this Friday, 10/20). We have some time coming up where our SGET volunteers will be getting time to work on our area scenarios.
Friendly reminder - as we get into winter guides, please double check your schedule as there might be more shift balancing instead of overtime assignments. Carly has put a graph of who has been shift balanced in the back of the area if you are wondering how your shift changes compare with the rest of the area.
VOTE - please get your ballots in! This is your voice, use it!
We have guides agreed upon for the area. (Will be day of the week day/swing guide number)
Jan 12-Mar 08
Sunday 8/8
M-F 10/9
Saturday 8/8
Mar 09-Jun 01
Sunday 9/9
M-F 10/9
Saturday 10/8
Jun 02-Oct 04
Sunday 10/9
M-F 11/9
Saturday 10/8
Oct 05-Nov 15
Sunday 9/9
M-F 10/9
Saturday 10/8
Nov 16-Jan 10
Sunday 9/8
M-F 10/9
Saturday 9/8
More shift guidance will come out once we have facility MOUs.
Thank you for all you do! Have a good rest of the week, C Area Folks
C-Ya,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
In appreciation for all you do, especially on Labor Day, ZSE NATCA will be providing you lunch (sandwiches & chips) on the day and the swing shift. Thank you for being here!
This is a friendly reminder to VOTE in this run-off election. If you would prefer to mail it from the facility, there is a mail bin in the cut out near the stairs to the cafeteria you may drop off your outgoing mail in. Please make your voice heard, and know the FAA is watching to see how many of us are participating in this election. We need to keep our NATCA voices and presence strong! Please get your ballot in ASAP, if you have any questions or concerns about this, please let me know.
Thank you again for all you do! Happy Labor Day!
For the love of the C,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Awesome job, C Area! There were 32 responses to that survey (though there are not 32 answers to every question…) - thank you for taking the time to complete it!
Here are the results of it….
*I would like straight swings
Yes - 3
No - 15
If it alternated with straight days - 2
If it alternated with straight mids - 2
I would rather 4 swings and 1 day - 9
* I would be willing to work a double mid
Yes - 13
No - 18
*I would like to work as close to a rattler schedule as possible
Yes with mids - 6
Yes with no mids - 11
No - 13
*I would be willing to work 10 hour mids
Yes - 21
No - 10
*I would like straight mids
Yes - 3
No - 23
If it alternated with straight days - 3
If it alternated with straight swings - 2
*I would like straight days
Yes - 16
No - 13
If it alternated with straight mids - 2
If it alternated with straight swings - 0
I think we got an overall good consensus of what the area prefers, so thanks again.
There is a copy of the 4/10 split RDO with mids in the area for you to look at. The other option that has been asked about is the 9-9-8-6-8 and I have made a very rudimentary version of this schedule if you would like to see it.
Pros of the 4/10 line:
Only 7 people working mids
Better coverage later in the evening
More consistent schedules = better rest opportunities (for the 8 hour and 10 hour shifts)
(Mids) same work week length as working a rattler with a mid
10 hours of Sunday/Holiday pay
Prepares us for when (or if they decide to keep the 6 hour or change our rest parameters in the future) the 6 hour shift is no longer available
Swing/Mid lines back up the mid lines, reducing shift balancing to the mids
Cons of the 4/10 line:
Need to use 10 hours of leave to take a day off instead of 8
10 hour mids
If a 4/10 line takes leave, the others will cover those mids, creating a potential for straight mids for that week
Leaves the schedule short by 1 body during our highest guides (until R side certification)
Pros of the 9-9-8-6-8
Closest option to what we currently are working
Potential to earn 9 hours of Sunday/Holiday pay
Only work a 6 hour shift before a mid
Cons of the 9-9-8-6-8
Earn 6 hours (instead of 8) of Sunday/Holiday pay
Need 14 people to cover for the mid
Coverage for a mid adjusts 3-4 shifts instead of 1
A lot of manual monitoring to ensure 40 hours are met during the 7 day administrative work week; potential for paycheck errors
Creates a lot of ancillary shifts to ensure coverage when the day shift leaves at 11am, and additional shifts that are 9, 8, 7 & 6 hours in length
Potential to use more leave than planned if shifts are changed to cover for a mid
I’ve attached a proposed 4/10 line schedule. This is not set in stone and guides and shifts have not been agreed upon yet. If you have any further concerns or think of any pros and cons to any of these proposals, please let me know.
Thank you again for your input and your time! I will let you know when talks begin with management and what we are looking at.
Have a great week!
C,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hey there C Area,
There have been 23 responses so far, and while that is fantastic, I don’t want anyone to feel that they did not get a chance to voice their opinion.
If you haven’t already (and please only complete this once, I can’t tell who has and who hasn’t), please fill this out. It takes but 2-3 minutes max.
I will look at the results tomorrow (Monday) and send them out to you all.
Thank you for your time and input! Your opinion matters!
Always for the C,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hey C Area,
Please fill this out for me ASAP so we can put something together. I am putting a list together of pros and cons for schedule options but first, lets start here
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2-sJ-l184IFGN5KgwFq5Nd96Lw3-p-8fcWlAyC4HztXoOfA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thank you
FOR THE C,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi C Area,
There has been a lot of discussion about the schedule, and if you feel like I have been avoiding it with you, please know that is absolutely not the case.
This new MOU with a whole new set of rules and hour restrictions has everyone I’ve talked to perplexed as to how to work around it. If you have not read the MOU, here are the bullet points…
10 hours between shifts
12 hours before and after a mid
6 hour shift before a mid (that can start prior to 5:30)
If you’re assigned 2 consecutive weeks of overtime, you can opt out of working the 3rd week.
My goal by the end of this week is to get some options printed out and left in the area for you to read over and consider.
Please note -
Nothing is decided upon at this time.
I want your feedback (constructive please).
These are options and there may be more in the future (?)
The shifts have not been agreed upon (like a 14 may not be a 14, but it will be a swing, it is there for a reference more than anything).
Guides have not been agreed to.
The top option to reduce the impact as a whole to the area has been a 4-10 line with split RDOs. 2 swings,RDO, 2 mids. The idea behind this is the 4-10 lines cover for the mids when they’re on leave, and the 8 hour shifts will cover for the swing shifts.
There is the option of a (hours of shift length, not start times) 9-9-8-6-8 or 10-8-8-6-8. We cannot put someone who is not working a mid on a 6 hour shift. While this one keeps us closer to the current rattler shift rotation, it does cause a lot of scheduling work considering hours between shifts and noting the amount of leave that was bid off if shift lengths change.
NATCA schedulers (in all areas) do not get official time to work on the schedule. During the rest of the year, it is easier to get them a day or however long they need (scheduling training, high leave periods, etc) to get the schedule completed and presented to management to collaborate on the schedule before management plugs in the overtime and publishes it. I have brought up to management that we will need to ensure our schedulers get off the boards next summer to get our schedule built and correct with all the new rules as Web Scheduler does not alert for hour restrictions between shifts and verifying leave each pay period. Without this, it will be left to management to get everything correct.
This has been a lot to try to come up with something that will work while still waiting on MOU guidance for the overtime and fatigue mitigation, but know that nothing is off the table and I will continue to work with Carly to see what options will work best for our area as a whole.
Please look for something in the area soon to go over what options look like (again, don’t take all the shift start times to heart at this point) and please give your feedback. This is your schedule and your opinion matters!!!
For the C,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hey there C Area!
First First - A big ol’ CONGRATS and high 5’s all around to Logan for certifying on Lows D sides! Well done and thank you’s to everyone who worked hard to help him achieve this goal. Great job all!
This Thursday the 15th is NATCA shirt day! Wear your NATCA gear and get a ticket towards a $25 gift card!
Saturday NUW is going ATC-0 for some maintenance, in hopes that this will fix whatever their issue is that has caused them to go ATC-0 in the past. You can expect a briefing as it gets closer to Friday about how this will impact our area and traffic. I was asked about them using one of our frequencies (and after some investigation and inquiries…. To work NUW airspace, they have to use 3 or 12’s frequency, which adds to the congestion of the frequency. I looked over a map and talked to many A Area controllers and sups.. it’s a lot) but after looking at everything I told them the risk that would be added to our area was not worth it. Not to mention the frequency coverage in question, and and and.
Article 5 - 2 D sides start in the Dysim on Monday. We are in need of someone to help with this. Any amount of days would be appreciated. Any. Monday - Thursday through October. Anyone. Please. Thank you.
I appreciate you all, keep on keepin on!!!
Crumbley
360-635-8244
So, I may owe N67WA an apology, but I’ll take care of that later…. First to update you!
There have been fire fighting aircraft filing to the REPII fix which is no where near the TFR they are wanting to work. I spoke with airspace today and it turns out there are 2 fixes called REPII and one was not removed when we went from HOST to ERAM. They are filing AIMS ticket to resolve this.
Also - there is a schedule that is floating around the area. This is a draft and is one option that we are looking at, but please review it and let me and/or Carly know if you have any questions or suggestions. We are continuing to look at options and come up with ideas, there will NOT be anything implemented until we have feedback from the floor. I will for sure let you know before a schedule is put forth to management.
Thanks - keep up the goodness
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi again,
I spoke with Jackie this week. He had a meeting with the temp ATM at LWS (they have a trainee, so hopefully this Tuesday closure thing will end soon…..) and the chief pilot at SKW and the aircraft ops director at SKW. There is a NOTAM for LWS to disregard the 5000’ crossing restriction at POTOR, but SKW will continue to work internally to ensure that this isn’t loaded into their FMS.
In the meantime, if you encounter a SKW departure leveling at 5000 over POTOR, please fill out the sheet in-between sectors 18 and 8 so we can let SKW know when this is happening.
If you were interested if we could have a shout line to YKM tower, tech ops did everything they could try to see if we had the capability to do that. I worked with them and tested it, but it did not work. At this point, it would be necessary to get funding and planning out of house to get a shout line installed at YKM. They aren’t going to push it unless we have really good reason to do so, so if you were who was requesting it and wanted to make a case for it, please let me know.
I haven’t seen QXE going SUNED PAPPS ZOOMR, so maybe we got this thing fixed…? If you’re still seeing it, please let me know.
Schedule - I hope by now you’ve had a chance to look over the new fatigue MOU. The schedulers and reps in the building have been discussing this at length to see what options we can come up with to satisfy all the new requirements. If you have any suggestions, please let me or Carly know. There are still 2 work groups that need to give us guidance on Overtime Tracking and other fatigue clarification, so until those are done, we can’t start talking about next year. I will keep you posted as I get more info.
GEG - Spokane approach has asked if there is a way that the routes we assign aircraft landing Spokane can get forwarded to them so they know where the aircraft is going. This shouldn’t impact how we do things, it’s mostly a formatting issue that will be done behind the scenes. At the very worst, instead of typing “ATOXE KGEG”, it will be a drop down menu option that will then send the routing to the TRACON. We still need to talk to GEG to see what fixes they want this built for, and I will keep you posted. The reason for this - aircraft are requesting an approach or fix with us, and the TRACON isn’t aware of this, so they tell the aircraft to plan for a visual or whatever advertised approach they have at the moment. Then the aircraft comes back telling them where they’re going, so it causes a lot of back and forth between the controller and pilot. If the controller knows where the aircraft is going, it can alleviate a lot of unnecessary transmissions.
Article 5 - Still looking for someone to please help out with the D side trainees starting 8/19. I am acting as the place holder for now, but we do need someone to please step up for this. Sun-Thurs or Mon-Fri schedules are available. If you have any questions, please ask me or your sup.
You guys have been working hard with the traffic, metering, and recently, addition of SO many TFRs. Thank you for all you do and know that your hard work is appreciated.
There is no new wave, only the C
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi C Area,
A while ago, I sent out multiple emails about using time wisely at the beginning of the mid shift. Management came out with the guidance after that requiring the C Area to be split until at least 11:30 and checking in with the OM desk before then if traffic might warrant a combination.
Lately, I am hearing that the C Area is combing up very early, that people are signing in and disappearing right away, and that some are even staying past their go home time because no one else would stay and help with the traffic volume.
Management is taking a lot of notes on this.
My suggestion to you is this: Please use the time at the beginning of the shift wisely. Work until combining it is at a safe level. Don’t ask to combine it at 10:30 when traffic numbers are high. We are going to have a hard and fast mandate come down that will result in a more permanent change than what we currently have if things don’t improve.
If you have any questions about this, please let me know. Traffic levels have picked up more than we realized and I will be addressing this when schedule negotiations begin. In the meantime, please support one another, take the help, and lets ensure that we are continuing to be safe in our operation.
Thank you for all you do,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi C Area peeps,
7/11 is when the chart change goes into effect, and when our new metering trial period begins. I will reiterate, giving someone PD FL240 when we are metering does not preclude you from your requirements to separate them from the metered aircraft around them. If you have not gotten briefed on this, please let me know.
Article 5 - the schedule has been published for our next set of D Side trainees in the lab. As of currently, I was placed on the detail to hold a spot off the floor, but we are in need of someone to please step up and help out for this detail. 2 D Sides (Robert & Scotty) and you can have either a Sun-Thurs or Mon-Fri shift (day shifts Mon-Thurs for the Dysim scenarios). This goes from 8/18-10/12. Please let me or your sup know ASAP.
I will be on vacation from Saturday 7/13-Sunday 7/21. If you are in need of anything while I am gone, please contact Travis at 253-569-7932.
QXE - I have given Airspace more examples of QXE flying SUNED PAPPS and they are forwarding this up again. Please let me know if you are continuing to see this.
Followed up again with Airspace about the SKW departures off LWS leveling at 5000 at POTOR. I asked the last SKW if they were assigned it, they said no, but their FMS is seeming to take the “may be restricted to cross POTOR at 5000” as a crossing restriction. I’ll let you know what I hear back.
VOTE! If you haven’t, I highly encourage you to get your ballot filled out and mailed in. It takes moments to compete. If you still haven’t received your ballot, please email natcaelection2024@natca.org. You need to make this request by 7/16 and ballots need to be received by 7/30. If you have any questions on this, please let me know!
Have a great rest of your week, thank you for all you do!
I’ll have a side of the C with my morning coffee,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
248 years ago, the very eloquently scribed Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress before the signing process began with John Hancock in August. I had the fortune of getting to see this original document at the National Archives this past week, and it was a humbling reminder to be grateful of the things that we have been blessed with by those who came before us. To those who are working today, thank you for being here and for your continued commitment to the safety of the flying public. To those who have the day off, I do hope today is spent with those whom you hold dear. To all of you, let today be a remembrance of everything our ancestors fought for to gain the independence and freedoms that we hold so very dear today. Seeing our nations capitol this close to the 4th really brings new meaning and weight of this holiday for me.
“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
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To move on to a couple of things…
A - it is summer and the overtime season is upon us. If you receive a call from work and you are incapable or not wanting to come in…. YES LISTERS - If you answer your phone and say you don’t want or can’t take the overtime, you will be charged with an opportunity for overtime (8 hours). NO LISTERS - If you answer your phone and say you don’t want or can’t take the overtime, you will not be charged with the 8 hours and stay at the top of the call out list. SUGGESTION - don’t answer if you’re not sure. Don’t answer the phone call, let the person calling leave a voicemail and call back if you so desire. There should be time for you to review the voicemail and call back before they call the next person (sometimes there isn’t enough time for this, or whomever calls back first will be assigned the overtime if many have been called). If you have any questions or need any clarification on this, PLEASE ASK ME.
2 - Vancouver Center is having some staffing issues for the next 4 days, so we will be taking some of their arrival traffic into the Vancouver area. There is routing that has been agreed to for this, and while it will increase our traffic count (estimated 50-60 aircraft/day), we will only be receiving their arrival traffic to that area. TMU is putting a MIT restriction on these aircraft, and there will be no EGRET times. There will be (what sounds like) a pretty aggressive GDP in effect for those airports, and I have told management, we do need to be at full guides, at the very least. **If you are finding that you need more MIT or support, please tell your sup. TMU will reach out to ZLC for more spacing if we need it. This begins Friday at 2pm and will go until 2200L Friday night, then 0600-2000L Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
D - I didn’t really have anything, but had to include this or it wouldn’t make sense.
Have a wonderful and safe 4th, and thanks to you all for all you do.
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi C Area,
Some updates for you….
First - a big ol’ congrats to Miguel for certifying on D07/11! Well done to everyone who aided him in his conquering of the D Sides for all the highs!
LWS - The ATM at LWS has left for another job, so the tower will continue to be closed for periods of time until they can get more staffing. Thank you for your flexibility with all this. Additionally, we are still seeing SKW level at 5000 at POTOR. Since we don’t seem to have a point of contact at LWS any longer, I have talked to airspace and they are reaching out to SKW to see if there is anything we can do to alleviate this. Airspace is also trying to see what we can do to get the note about issuing 5000 at POTOR changed or removed. I will keep you posted.
QXE - QXE flying SUNED PAPPS ZOOMR is being followed up with by airspace, hopefully we won’t see many more of those.
Solicitations - We have a few things we will need help with coming up…..
Article 5 - 2 D Sides 8/18-10/12
IST Cadre - 9/10-11 or 9/12-13 IST is from 11/03-11/16
Heads up - QA/QC is reviewing relief briefings. I tell you this to say, please address and follow the list to the best of your ability. The last thing we want to see is a CAP for this and them really zooming in on us. Additionally, management is taking note of when and where (like, maybe wait until you’ve passed the OM desk to get your phone out if you absolutely can’t wait until you’re out of the area) people are using their phones in the operations area. Please be smart about this.
Thank you for all you do! I leave tomorrow (Thursday) evening until Tuesday evening, so Devin will be waiting to solve all your problems until I get back.
Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the C
Crumbley
360-635-8244
My sense of direction leads me one way: To the C
Happy summer to you all! I started typing this on the first day of summer. Super happy for sunshine and summer activities!
As always, lets start with a few big bits of news…
Chase Griffin has handed his news anchor mic to the next generation, as his wife delivered a healthy baby girl 6/12! Congrats Griffin family on the arrival of baby Quinn!
A big ol’ congrats and high 5’s to our newest 18/8/9 D Sides - Christopher Costanzo and Alex Fontaine! Well done to everyone who helped on their journey to success!
There are still a few items in back of the operational area that are looking sad and lonely. If you know where they belong or want to take them home with you, please feel free to do so sooner than later.
YVR Arrivals - If you have an aircraft filed on the CANUC Arrival, please do not take them off and put them on the GRIZZ. It is creating some issues with sequencing and meter times for YVR arrivals coming from the south, specifically restrictions YVR has on their sector saturation policies. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
We got the ZLC LOA back and there are some things that were supposed to be changed that weren’t. I am following up with this to put them into the next change after this one is briefed.
I am also following up with the A Area about some changes we wanted to try for metering and sequencing that have not been briefed to the floor yet.
I have sent emails inquiring about LWS departures still stopping their climb over POTOR at 5000 and QXE aircraft who are flying PAPPS SUNED ZOOMR but it’s not on their flight plan. I will let you know what I hear.
VOTE - please make sure you have sent in your ballot! The agency is paying attention to the turnout of this election, and we want to make sure we are presenting a united and strong front. Every member has the right and the option to vote in this election!
If you have not received your ballot - email natcaelection2024@natca.org ASAP
If your ballot goes missing - You can get it replaced as long as the request for a duplicate is received by 7/16
All ballots are due by 7/30, but please get them mailed in ASAP so they can be counted.
If you have any questions about the election or who is running, please reach out to one of your E-board members and any one of us would be happy to go over the candidate info with you.
I will be gone 6/28-7/2, but Devin Callisto will be around and available should you need anything (619-818-5335).
There are a couple new NATCA shirts for purchase if you’d like to check them out! https://www.customink.com/fundraising/supporting-military-families-a-mission-of-hope-and-healing
https://www.customink.com/fundraising/nnm-pride-fundraiser
Summer traffic is not messin around, and I thank you all for your continued hard work and dedication. Keep on keepin on and know that you are appreciated!
Have a great week,
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hi there C Area!
Although I wish I had more to update you with, this is a friendly reminder and voice of encouragement to make your voices heard. It took me less than a minute to cast my vote, put it back in the envelope and seal it.
There is no need to affix postage, either.
If you have any questions about those running for office, please let me know. I’m happy to help so you can ensure your voice counts.
If you haven’t noticed, traffic has rapidly increased the past few days. Our guides don’t go up for another week or so, but know that I will be filing this away when it comes time to fight for our guide numbers for next year. Our guides increase a lot faster this year than last, but I will continue to work hard to ensure we have the staffing we need to do our jobs and keep the flying public safe. Thank you for working together and keeping a good attitude with everything! I appreciate you all!
Happy voting!
You’re not a wave, you’re a part of the C
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hey C Area,
The stuff behind the operations are WILL BE CLEANED OUT and you can purchase them again at the local GoodWill after 6/3.
PLEASE locate any items that you find near and dear to you that are back there, and take them out of the area.
They don’t have to go home, but they can’t stay here.
They are going to put more sign in computers back there to facilitate looking at TEAM before you start your shift.
Let me know if you have any questions about this.
Thanks!
Crumbley
360-635-8244
Hey C Area,
A few firsts for ya -
A big ol’ CONGRATS to Miguel for certifying on D47/48!! Well done to everyone who helped him out with this!
A big ol’ CONGRATS to Jun for certifying on D18/8/9!! All done with the D sides and he will be available to help us get through the summer. Well done all!
A big ol’ CONGRATS to Andreas for losing that -IT at the end of his CPC status! Well done and a big thanks to everyone who assisted in his success!
I want to extend a thank you to our OJTIs. I know you guys have been working hard, and it isn’t going unnoticed. I will continue to monitor how our trainees are doing in the area, and I especially want to thank you who are training our newest members of management. Mark is now certified and will take his place on Thurs/Fri off, and I know training new sups presents it’s own challenges. You are appreciated!
Fatigue - I know it’s still a hot topic, but there is no new guidance on this. Know that as soon as we hear anything, it will be shared right away.
Article 5 - We are in need of an Article 5 for 2 D sides from 8/18-10/12. If you are interested, please let a sup or me know.
We are still waiting on some new changes to come through, including the trial period for a new metering procedure, the SLC LOA to come back to us, and some potential changes to the Route Chan. As soon as I have more solid info, I will share it with you.
I reached out to you to verify your address, as the ballots for this years elections will be going out soon and we wanted to make sure we had the correct address to send them to. (Thank you for your timely responses!! :)) I highly encourage you to do your research on the candidates that are running for your NATCA leadership positions, and make your voice heard by voting. If you have any questions about who is running (I would be happy to give you names of the candidates so you can look into each one and form your own opinion), please reach out to me or one of your E-board members.
The Clock has gone Tango Uniform. I checked today and a new one has been ordered, they are hoping it arrives by tomorrow or Monday (Amazon!). A new battery was tried, but the clock itself has ticked its last tock and is now OTS UFN.
If you need me, I’ll be staring at my watch to verify the real local time. But - I will pause to make myself available for you if you have any questions, comments, concerns (but no complaints, hard pass).
Did you hear about the hungry clock? It went back four seconds.
Have a. great rest of your week!
Crumbley
360-635-8244
