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We ask all pilots to also read the General section with information relevant to all pilots. Despite Düsseldorf's complex and restrictive airspace as well as the high amount of jetliner traffic, the airport also sees a lot of VFR traffic. While controllers wil...

Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) are responsible for providing the Air Traffic Control Service according to ICAO Document 4444 (Air Traffic Management - something like the bible of air traffic control, setting international standards) and ICAO Annex 11 (Air Nav...

The Delivery position is often massively underestimated and dismissed as a mere talking station without the need for critical thinking. If you’ve thought this way, we can tell you: Delivery is much more than that. In reality, Delivery controllers are also call...

With the increasing number of flights on the network, especially during events and online days, the role of Delivery is becoming increasingly important, and the workload is rising immensely. To handle departing traffic most efficiently, it is advisable to staf...

Difference Apron vs. Ground Apron and Ground, two terms that seem similar at first glance: Even upon closer inspection, the differences between the two remain subtle. Ground is responsible only for taxiing traffic in all areas outside the apron (the area wit...

The tower is generally responsible for all movements on the runways as well as within the control zone (CTR). Additionally, it determines the runway direction at the airport. Different or additional tasks are described in the respective airport SOP. Besides e...

The Approach/Arrival position oversees the vicinity around larger airports. It is typically responsible for all arrivals and departures from the respective airports. The main task is to merge the different traffic flows coming from various directions and guide...

With friendly permission of the DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Do not use for navigational purposes! (G: Controller; A:Pilot) Phrases in *asterisks* may be used additionally  Clearance Delivery A: München Delivery, DLH414, information A, ...

With friendly permission of the DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Do not use for navigational purposes! G: Controller Level instructions Phraseology EN Phraseology DE / Comment G: CLIMB/DESCEND TO (level) G: CLIMB...

The controller is responsible for the frequency, as only they know who needs to receive which instruction next. For this reason, the controller must be calm, friendly, but also assertive / self-confident on the frequency. Use Standard Phraseology For a...

Traffic information is needed whenever air traffic control wants or needs to inform a pilot about other traffic. Traffic information should contain precise information to make it as easy as possible for the pilot to identify the mentioned traffic. Structure o...

With friendly permission from the DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Do not use for navigational purposes! Below are excerpts from AIP Germany GEN 3.4. Language Radio communication is to be conducted in English or the language normally used by the ground stat...

The aviation community publishes regular updates to aeronautical data (airports, procedures, stands, etc.) in a coordinated fashion every 28 days on a Thursday. The schedule is available at Eurocontrol. At VATGER, we closely follow this schedule to bring upda...

Radar basics If you've ever flown in real life or on VATSIM, then you've probably come across the transponder and entered 4 digits. But why is all this necessary? There are two types of radar for monitoring air traffic: Primary radar: These are the hu...

For reasons of traffic safety and for identification purposes, German aircraft are subject to compulsory registration: Compulsory admission (Zulassungszwang) Compulsory registration (Eintragungszwang) Compulsory marking (Kennzeichnungszwang) German air...

In addition to the familiar ICAO Type Designator such as A320, B738, C172, ICAO Document 8643 - Aircraft Type Designators also contains the ICAO Type Description. This is a code that describes the characteristics of an aircraft, such as L2J, H1T, S1P. Euroscop...

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...