All,
I hope everyone is having a good week. I've been gone for the past week but I have been doing my best keep up with what is going on in the area and here is what I have for you this week.
Map Changes
Garret has been hard at work in airspace trying to add some stuff to our maps. This has been a tedious process for him but he is making some headway now and we wanted to try to get some feedback. Here are the proposed changes:
a. Add the following roads to our "EMER" map button:
1. I-5, starting 30 nm north of EUG to northwest of RDD.
2. US-97, starting 30 nm north of the sector 10/05 boundary to its termination point in Weed, CA.
3. US-199, from Grants Pass, OR to Crescent City, CA.
b. Add the following lakes to a new button labeled "LAKES/RIVERS":
1. Crater Lake
2. Upper Klamath Lake
3. Shasta Lake
4. Summer Lake (NW of LKV)
5. Lake Albert (NE of LKV)
6. Crump Lake (SE of LKV)
7. Big Sage Reservoir (NW of AAT)
8. Lake Malheur (near Burns, OR)
c. Add the following rivers to the same new "LAKES/RIVERS" button:
1. Rogue River, from northwest of Crater Lake to Gold Beach, OR.
2. Umpqua River, from just north of OTH to just west of Mt. Thielsen.
3. Trinity River, from just south of Weed, CA to the mountains east of ACV
4. South Fork Trinity River, from the mountains east of ACV to just southeast of Dinsmore, CA.
5. Sprague River (NE of LMT)
6. Suislaw River, from Florence, OR to 20 mile south of EUG.
d. Remove the "NRS WAYPNTS" map button. These are the "K" fixes that we rarely use anyhow. They will still be viewable using the GPD on the EDST (D-Side) if necessary. Removing this button will make room for our new "LAKES/RIVERS" button.
e. Add TUNGS southeast of FOT on V27 (IAF for the RNAV-B approach at EKA). We don't have anything on the map now in that area so clutter won't be an issue.
I have attempted to attach a map to this email showing these but we'll see how that goes...
Let me or Garret know what you guys think about all of these proposals either via email, in person, or in slack (button below).
LMT Hours
We had previously agreed to amend LMT's operational hours effective 5/1. They have lost another controller and need to push that up so we have agreed to have the new hours take affect on 4/1. The new hours are 0700-2200 Local. You can expect that in a briefing this week.
Line Waterfall
We completed the line waterfall and for those who care it went as follows:
MK to AL
KR to MK
AM to KR
CH to AM
KD to CH
YJ to KD
ZK to YJ
GR to ZK
KX to GR
These changes should take place in PP11. No change in the plan for AW's line. I will let you know when I know more.
Shift Change Request Reminder
Remember that shift changes for an entire pay period can be done 28 days before the first day of that pay period. So the actual day of the request could be 40 days out but as long as it is within 4 weeks of the Sunday that starts the pay period, it is legit. A simpler way to look at it is that at midnight on Saturday night/Sunday morning is the first second that you can put in a request for a pay period that is two ahead.
Overbid Leave
There is growing concern in the area and amongst the FLMs that some of you have overbid your leave. I have on many occasions assured mgmt that we will police that ourselves and we will make sure we are not over bid. Please don't make me a liar. If you are close on your leave then please double check it to make sure you didn't over do it. Keep in mind that when requesting credit, you must currently have the credit in the bank. Having an approved request to work the credit to earn it does not count. Mgmt has been pretty loose with this but we all need to make sure we know the rules. If mgmt decides to do a leave audit and you are overbid, they will likely pursue discipline and that is really not fun for anyone even if we are able to stop it.
Schedule Issues
If you come across a schedule issue and it is something that the FLM can easily fix, feel free to pursue it yourself. However, if you do not get the answer that you want, please let me know and I will deal with them. This is easier than beating your head against a wall with certain FLMs.
In Solidarity,
Drew