# Changelog

You will find all the updates that have happened on the website here.

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# v1.1.11 LATEST

Released: April 28, 2025

Added calendar feed
Added division events for calendar feed visible to staff only
Added e-mail notifications and custom time slot booking for instructors
Added OTS statistics page for division staff with Discord notifications
Discord event announcement will link the Discord event URL
Automatic quarterly PDF report sent by email to division staff
Monthly top facilities and controllers statistics sent to division staff at the start of each month
New feedback dashboard for division staff

Minor formatting and design updates
Front page top controllers names truncated if it's too long
Visitors are assigned roles automatically if linked with Discord
Attempted ticket optimizations
VATSIM API endpoints updated to v2. Resolved rate limits
Announcements tab removed
Tickets can no longer be spammed (aka duplicated)
Rare fatal bug involving tickets resolved

# v1.1.10

Released: February 3, 2025

New Training Availability Scheduling System! (Beta, please be patient)
New Document API
Discord roles automatically sync when integrated with the website

Resolved numerous issues regarding email broadcasts
Internal update for Nassau roster visibility

# v1.1.9

Released: December 22, 2024

New Zone Manager position established. Full feature information posted internally.

Facility events coordinator email autofills 'events@' instead of 'ec@'
Resolved issue regarding individuals who are already in VATCAR having to submit a division transfer request
Hitsquad email broadcasting fixed
Solo certifications are now visible to everyone logged in

# v1.1.8

Released: December 22, 2024

New events are automatically announced in the VATCAR discord with everyone tagged
Roster now has a visibility option for staff

Facility staff contact email button redirects to the appropriate facility-issued email address
Fix: Expanded middle bar to fix some text overlapping issues
Fix: Reduced number of VATSIM API requests to resolve activity tracking issues
Fix: Entry exam issues resolved
Instructor facility staff can now issue solo certs

# v1.1.7

Released: September 22, 2024

New Hitsquad Facility Logs
Added Operating Initials for San Juan CERAP
New controllers are hidden from the roster until manually activated

Feedback page updated
Caribbean Super Center documents are public
Instructors that are facility staff now have the ability to issue solo certifications
New community partner section
Fix: Facility Staff couldn't delete documents
Added TNCF_APP for approach sector recognition on front page

# v1.1.6

Released: August 19, 2024

New Staffing Request Form
- Sends an e-mail to VATCAR5 as well as a Discord message
Added Tier 2 Endorsement on Roster for TNCF and TJZS

Added TNCM to San Juan's approach list for accurate display of online facilities
Remove visitor flag automatically when transferred into academy
Resolved entry exam not being assigned due to user being in academy
List paginations updated so it is easier to navigate
Division Staff can now see all event rosters
Event roster only shows positions that are assigned within the facility
Front page carousel pictures randomly chosen between 9 options
Training Notes member dropdown shows all controllers for VATCAR Division Staff
Minor security updates and code cleanup for efficiency

# v1.1.5

Released: July 22, 2024

New Partners Page
Event roster system implemented
- Enhancements are still a work in progress, this is just the basic working progress
- Positions can be added from the event edit menu, NOT event create menu
- Any home/visiting controller can see roster and sign up/remove themselves
- Facility Staff, Event Coordinators, and Division Staff can force remove individuals

Premature solo certifications being deleted resolved
Visitor flag removed once accepted into VATCAR
Random documents being deleted resolved
Entry exam no longer automatically assigns everyone into VATCAR (breaks transfer page)
Appropriate notifications for division staff regarding tickets
Rating upgrade button removed
Caribbean tech page removed

# v1.1.4

Released: July 10, 2024

Added partners page

Feedback page accessible only when logged in
Training notes character limit is now 4000

# v1.1.3

Released: July 9, 2024

Mentors can now be assigned to students
- They have access to My Students page now
Document page now have multiple sub-categories
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Letters of Agreement (LOAs)
- Training Documents
- Policies
- Reference Documents
- Files
Controller Feedback page added

Endorsement page is now visible by Air Traffic Managers (typo that was resolved)
Attempt to DM users that have their Discord DMs closed will no longer cause a fatal error
Document categories appropriately aligned
Event discord notification fixed
Entry exam minor issues fixed
Edit and uploading documents limit increased to 50mb

# v1.1.2

Released: July 4, 2024

# v1.1.1

Released: July 1, 2024

Weather data API (internal)

# v1.1.0

Released: June 27, 2024

Released to the Public

Opened for public release
Added Policy
New Division API (internal)

Flight Track Map is Light Mode
Map shows callsign of online center facility

# v1.0.6

Released: June 26, 2024

Added Division Transfer Requests and appropriate Admin Panel
- If the member is not in VATCAR, the transfer page will show a division transfer request form
  - If the member is not in the Americas region, they will be prompted to submit a region transfer request
- If the member is in VATCAR, the transfer page will show an FIR transfer request form
Visitor requirement is now S3
Added UTC time to the topbar
Local time is shown for events
New flight board page
- Improved flight information and images
- Heart is depicted on ALL caribbean airports
New flight map, shows FIR boundaries, current FIR centers online, and current Caribbean flights
Added cloudflare for better responsiveness

Moved division dropdown to the right side for administrators
Removed auto-refresh (it caused issues with certain browsers)
Removed internal API
Fixed old.vatcar.net redirect message
Facility APIs updated
Top controllers and facilities were split into two different sections
FAQ page updated
Certification page shows if user is signed in or not

# v1.0.5

Released: June 12, 2024

Added Division Transfer Requests and appropriate Admin Panel
- If the member is not in VATCAR, the transfer page will show a division transfer request form
  - If the member is not in the Americas region, they will be prompted to submit a region transfer request
- If the member is in VATCAR, the transfer page will show an FIR transfer request form
Visitor requirement is now S3

Discord permission scopes reduced to just identify
Ticket and event link updated appropriately
Events FIR selection works as intended now
E-mail responses have been appropriately updated

# v1.0.4

Released: May 30, 2024

Added Discord Integration!
- This will allow users to receive website notifications through direct messages as well. Available notifications are as follows:
  1. New/Expired/Revoked/Extended solo certifications
  2. New response to active tickets
  3. New exam assigned
  4. Previous failed exam reassigned
  5. Visiting request update
  6. Transfer request update
New events posted on the website are now automatically posted in the VATCAR discord server
New announcements posted on the website are automatically sent in #vatcar-announcements.

Removed Caribbean FSS and Hit Squad from Event Management Page
Increased maximum character size for exam questions

# v1.0.3

Released: May 25, 2024

Exam questions now randomize multiple choice questions
OTS stats on division management page display correct data
Visiting ratio data removed from profile and activity page
Announcements are restricted to logged in users only
Unauthorized login text is updated
Resolved fatal CBT bug causing no access to the modules
Academy users can now apply to visit facilities (do not have to be a home controller in VATCAR)

Added documentation quick-link under profile

# v1.0.2

Released: May 22, 2024

Upcoming events on front page fixed
Visiting ratio displays correctly
Training notes no longer has a backdating option
Remove button on controller page now shows appropriate text
OTS exams can now be viewed by anyone that are able to manage training exams
Yellow banner on front page has a better sentence
Tickets page no longer shows non-existent closed tickets
Caribbean FSS and Hit Squad now show at the bottom of the FIR list
Updated Caribbean FSS logo

Tickets and transfer forms show remaining characters needed
Added Hit Squad - VATCAR6 has ATM-like permissions for Hit Squad

# v1.0.1

Released: May 21, 2024

Documents page should be accessible to users not logged in anymore
FIR members page is now accessible when users are not logged in. Only management team is visible
Entry exam notification no longer pops up when it is already assigned
Temporarily removed uploading/viewing ticket images until resolved
Removed custom hyperlink formatting for warning bar as it affected the FAQ page
Ticket assignment no longer shows staff members duplicated
Fixed a fatal bug in CBT page

# v1.0.0

Released: May 20, 2024

Initial v1.0.0 release