Seattle ARTCC Spotlight Night

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (KCOE)
March 25, 2004

Invitation

On Thursday, March 25th, Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) will be in the VATUSA Western Region Spotlight, and we invite everyone to head to the home of America's most beautiful golf courses, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (KCOE). We'll be providing staffing both at KCOE and at nearby Spokane, Washington (KGEG). The weather in this area can be best described as 'capricious', so you'll either get an eyeful of beautiful terrain on the way to an easy approach, or a challenging test of your IFR skills!

The event will run from 6 p.m. local (0200Z) until we just can't stay awake any longer!

Procedures

Since KCOE is such a small field, we don't have any published preferred routes for it in specific so you'll have to construct your own (see below), but there are plenty of preferred routes for KGEG on our Routes Page. We are happy to add new routes, so let us know if you don't find one you want.

You don't need to reserve a slot for arrival or departure; just show up and enjoy our great Northwest Hospitality! To learn more about the Seattle ARTCC, visit our website. If you have questions about this Spotlight event, please contact Tim Krajcar, ZSE's Events Director.

If you want to create your own route into either airport, feel free to do so. Here's some guidelines to help you construct your routing:

KCOE - Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal

Charts & General Info
- ILS Rwy 5 Chart (also contains mini-facility chart)
- Great Falls sectional (requires IE 6 or Firefox 0.8)
- KCOE's main runway is 7,400 feet long and the field elevation is 2,300 ft MSL, so plan your aircraft type and fuel/passenger load accordingly.
- While in real life KCOE is not a towered field, for this event we will be providing COE_TWR on 119.1, and thus the field will be like any other Class D field.
Arrival & Departure Procedures
- KCOE has no STARs or SIDs, due to its small size. Therefore, please plan your routes to either terminate (for arrivals) or begin (for departures) at one of the following VORs.
- Arriving from or departing to the West or North: GEG (Spokane)
- Arriving from or departing to the East or South: MLP (Mullan's Pass)

KGEG - Spokane International Airport

Charts & General Info
- Facility Chart
- Approach Charts
- Seattle sectional (requires IE 6 or Firefox 0.8)
Arrival Procedures
- Arrivals from the West: ZOOMR ONE
- Arrivals from the East: HILIE ONE
Departure Procedures
- All departures should file the SPOKANE SIX departure with an appropriate transition.

For Controllers

We won't use any pre-sign-ups for this event; just show up and request a position from the highest controller connected. Visiting controllers will be welcome, however, please email us beforehand.

Background on the Spotlight Series

Every Thursday, VATUSA invites pilots to fly in the Western Region of the United States, with extra ATC on hand to show you around this beautiful area.

To help us showcase the Western U.S. airspace and our talent, we have established the "Spotlight Mini-Event". Our Western Regional Wednesdays may be used by an ARTCC to feature an area or operation in their space. Other adjacent ARTCCs may be involved in supporting the area by providing departure services.

Pilots, of course, may fly anywhere they wish on a Spotlight Night, but we hope you will visit the Western Region, and make a flight in the Featured Area.

VATSIM Seattle ARTCC - Spotlight Events - Tim Krajcar

Seatle ARTCC