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Advanced ATC Techniques

ModernATCSeveral years ago a long serving VATPAC member, John Keech, delivered a series of presentations at our VATPAC Conference.  These presenations contained valuable tips and insights into techniques used to sequence and separate aircraft in both radar and non-radar environments.

They are a MUST READ for the VATPAC controller that wants to expand their knowledge of these techniques which are slowly becoming integrated into our everyday ATC training.

The presentations have been revised (slightly) to bring them up to date with modern ATC clients and procedures.  Please take the time to watch them and apply the knowledge next time you control.

Download these and many other useful resources in the Controller Manuals & Guides section.

 

Procedural Towers

 

The VATSIM Global Ratings Policy now restricts the operation of a Procedural Tower to Tower controllers who hold a special Procedural Tower endorsement, or those with a TMA Controller rating or above.  From 2013, VATPAC will be providing a special Procedural Tower course in the Moodle Training System to deliver structured training and assessment to Tower Controllers wishing to pursue this endorsement.

Procedural Tower

The following control positions are classified as Procedural Tower and must not be manned by those holding a Tower (S2) Controller rating without first completing the Procedural Tower endorsement.

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World Discovery Flights

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World Discovery  Flight - Greek Tour                 

Flight by : YMA7489  

Wednesday June 19th - 10.00 Zulu

Link > Makedonia to Athens

 

Co-ordination, Tower-Approach

TWRsmCommunication between controllers becomes very important during major events when there are many aircraft movements and broad ATC coverage.  During other times it is very important to practice these procedures so that when the time comes, you are properly prepared.  What to say and when to say it should become second nature to reduce frequency congestion and controller workload.

For Tower Controllers, the usual run of the mill auto-release jet traffic doesn't require much work.  Add to the mix VFR, IFR departures not following a SID or following a radar vectored SID, or the cancellation of auto-release and things get a whole lot more complicated.  Below are some general rules and examples of when co-ordination between Tower and Approach should occur and the correct phraseology to use.

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ServInfo V201205 Up-Date Released


Get it now from the Pilot Download Area  Here

 

Non-Radar Control – A Pilot’s Guide

radartowerVast areas of Australian airspace are not covered by radar surveillance. Radar coverage in Australia is largely limited to the “J-Curve”, a band of airspace covering the east coast to 300nm or so inland, plus a few pockets of airspace over western and central districts. There are other types of surveillance in use within Australian airspace such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) which rely upon special equipment on board to track the aircraft’s position. More on ADS-B later.

This article will attempt to present to VATSIM pilots some of the concepts an enroute controller will use when controlling aircraft without the aid of radar surveillance. Hopefully this will help pilots to understand what that controller is doing when he asks for an estimate for a particular waypoint or won’t let me change level when the nearest aircraft is 20nm away.

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VFR OPS

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VFR OPS - MILFORD SOUND to QUEENSTOWN

Flight Created by : Ross Francis [ VH-RJF ]

Friday 21st & Sunday 23rd June @ 1000Z

Click fo event >  MILFORD SOUND to QUEENSTOWN                                                                          

 

First Pilot Training Graduates Announced

First Graduates Announced: Promotions

To start your P1 training go to HERE
 

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