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Definition The ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code is a two part categorisation of aircraft types which simplifies the process of establishing whether a particular aircraft is able to use a particular aerodrome. It is included in ICAO Annex 14. It has two 'elements...

Description The ICAO wake turbulence category (WTC) is entered in the appropriate single character wake turbulence category indicator in Item 9 of the ICAO model flight plan form and is based on the maximum certificated take-off mass, as follows: J (Super)...

Coordination is indispensable in the overall air traffic control system. This is particularly important in a highly complex airspace such as that over the Federal Republic of Germany with its numerous small sectors. There are a large number of problems that ca...

Already between tower and ground, in many situations communication and coordination are indispensable for smooth, safe and efficient traffic handling. Even though most standard operations are regulated in the form of SOPs, there are many situations that requi...

The proper handover is an important part of the controller's everyday life and is becoming more and more relevant for us at VATSIM due to hour-long events such as "Munich 11 to 11", "Berlin Overload" or "Frankfurt RFO". The following guide is intended to illu...

While the article "Handover Tower" has already examined the WEST-principle in detail, this article presents a more practical method for handover between approach and cente. The WEST principle can of course also be used in parallel, but there is a risk of forge...

In the following chapters some terms are used, which will be explained now. Upstream/downstream sector UPSTREAM SECTOR is the previous sector.DOWNSTREAM SECTOR is the following sector.In the flight profile of a pilot through the sectors A-B-C would be from t...

For coordination purposes, there are some keywords that give the coordination partner a rough idea of what is involved when the initial contact is made. One of these keywords is the "Approval Request". This can be used in the following cases. Direct request (...

As defined earlier, the TRANSFER OF CONTROL takes place when crossing the sector boundary plus half the radar separation value, unless otherwise specified. If the receiving sector wishes to give instructions changing the trajectory of the flight before the act...

Anything that cannot be handled with an approval request or a release falls under the coordination type "Reference". The most popular application for this is a request to the upstream sector. Whenever I want a flight to fly into my sector that deviates from t...

At some airports it is necessary to obtain a so-called Departure Release from the radar station above before each departure, as they are responsible for the separation between IFR arrivals and departures. Whether a release is required can be found in the corre...

In addition to Approval Request, Release and Reference, there are other types of coordination. However, for various reasons, these are neglected on VATSIM. Nevertheless, they will be presented briefly. Estimate During an estimate call, squawk, handover level...

Commands Command Description .chat + click on tag F1 + C + click on tag Opens a chat window with the selected pilot .am + click on tagF1 + A + click on tag Opens the flight plan window for the selected pilot that allows you to crea...

The EDMM setup offers two profiles:  TWR_PHX The profile to use when staffing positions up to TWR. There are two variants available: TWR_PHX_DAY (black-on-white) and TWR_PHX_NIGHT (white-on-black). It represents our take on the surface movement and surveilla...

Im Folgenden findet ihr eine Anleitung für die Pre-Departure-Clearance (PDC) bzw. Datalink Clearance (DCL) mit TopSky (auf Vatsim sind beide in der Umsetzung identisch). Im Starterpaket der RG München, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf und Bremen sind alle dafür nötigen E...

Nachdem ihr euch ganz normal bei VATSIM z.B. als EDDM_DEL angemeldet habt müsst ihr ein ASR-File auswählen, in dem die dunkelgraue Topsky-Menüleiste zu sehen ist (abhängig von der jeweiligen RG). Aus dem Starterpaket München bietet sich hierfür z.B. EDDM_APP a...

Nun wechselt ihr als Bodenstation zurück in die Tower- oder Bodenansicht. Erreicht euch ein PDC-Request, so bekommt ihr einen akustischen Hinweis und im Clearance-Flag erscheint ein Meldung. Dabei gibt es zwei Varianten: Es erscheint "RCD": Die Anfrage entspr...

Sofern noch nicht geschehen pflegt ihr SID, initial Climb und Squawk ein. Mit einem Klick auf das RCD in der Departure List öffnet sich das Departure Clearance Menü: Hier werden automatisch die Daten aus der Departure List übernommen, die aktuelle ATIS ...

You're a returning VATSIM Germany controller who's not currently on the Roster? This page is for you. What you will need to do to in order to be added back to the roster depends on your ATC rating. S1 If you have not been on the roster at any point since Mar...

Hallo und willkommen im Namen des Piloten-Mentoren-Programms. Wir wollen dir helfen einen angenehmen Start in die Online Fliegerei zu finden.  Bitte den Teil "Einrichtung" ausführlich durchlesen.  Du willst als Airline Pilot über den Wolken fliegen? Dann i...