Escape to the Cape 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013 7PM-12AM local, (23-04Z)


On Saturday, May 25th, join the Boston ARTCC for its annual, Escape to the Cape, featuring the airports of Cape Cod and Southern New England. This event takes place in beautiful Cape Cod just as spring begins to make its way across the Northeast. this is the chance to fly into one of the most popular seasonal destinations in the United States. So, bring your favorite GA aircraft or jet and come discover one of the most beautiful scenes in the northeast! Who knows, you might want to stay!


Featuring:
Nantucket (KACK)
Martha's Vineyard (KMVY)
Hyannis (KHYA)
Chatham (KCQX)
Provincetown (KPVC)
and other Cape area airports


Any inquiries may be directed to events@bostonartcc.net.
Additional promotional materials available on request.

Sat 25 May 2013, 7-12PM EDT (23-04Z), Boston ARTCC Presents: Escape to the Cape 2013.
Join us as we feature a Saturday night flyin to "The Cape", featuring KACK, KMVY, KHYA, KCQX and KPVC.

Greetings from the Boston ARTCC! If you'd like to request the Boston ARTCC to host an event, or staff up for an event that your VA/group is holding, please send an email with the details (date, times, departure/arrival airports, number of participants, etc.) to events@bostonartcc.net

1303 CYCLE - Updated RNAV Departure Procedues:
Effective March 7, 2013, RNAV Departure Procedures, the standard departure procedures at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS), are now authorized for use with all major runways. Previously only the WYLYY RNAV DP was authorized for Runway 27 and no RNAV procedures were authorized for 33L. The updated RNAV Departure Procedures are the BLZZR2, BRUWN3, CELTK3, HYLND3, LBSTA3, PATSS3, REVSS2, and SSOXS3.

Pilots who know prior to requesting clearance they will be unable to comply with an RNAV departure procedure should file the current Radar Vectored Departure Procedure (LOGAN6) and/or advise the controller as they are requesting their clearance (e.g. "Boston Clearance Delivery, American 159 Heavy, requesting clearance to Los Angeles, unable to accept an RNAV Departure Procedure.").

All pilots are advised to review their departure clearances carefully, and if unable to comply with the clearance issued, advise the controller.

Default GPS Updates:
Updated March 2013:
With many thanks to fellow VATSIM pilot Matt Poet, the Boston ARTCC is pleased to make available a new scenery file containing all of the updated RNAV DP and STAR waypoints that can be found on the current KBOS RNAV Departure and Arrival Procedures.

This file will enable pilots who utilize their default MSFS GPS the ability to recognize the current KBOS RNAV waypoints in their GPS. Pilots can then fly waypoint to waypoint via their default GPS, enabling them to fly the KBOS RNAV Procedures.

The file may be downloaded here: Boston ARTCC RNAV Procedures Waypoints File

To install it, just place it in the Addon Scenery/scenery folder within your main FSX (or FS9) folder.

If you were using Matt's previous file (1210), or Trystan Verf's KBOS_RNAV.BGL, you need deactivate or delete that file before using this new update. Otherwise you will likely have many duplicate waypoints, with some of them being inaccurate as some of the waypoints recently moved.

Please email any discrepancy reports to atm@bostonartcc.net

For more than just Boston, a fellow VATSIM pilot, Graham Mitchell, has graciously developed and shared with the community updates for the default MSFS GPS. These can be found on his website: http://www.gbmitch.net A discussion can be found on the VATSIM forums: http://forums.vatsim.net/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=30992 With these updates, it is possible to fly the RNAV DPs (and STARs as well) by using the GPS. It's a bit of plugging in direct-to waypoints fast and furious right after takeoff, but it can certainly be done.

A discussion of RNAV DPs may be found here.