- Training
- Training Flows
- Before Requesting S1 Training
Observer Orientation
- Set up VRC for observing.
- Review basic ATC VATUSA material.
- Know how to navigate the FAA Order 7110.65, specifically references below.
- Review Minor Delivery and Minor Ground documents on the ZSE website.
ATC Fundamentals
- Phonetic Alphabet (including numbers)
- National Airspace System
- Classes of Airspace A/B/C/D/E/G
- Special Use Airspace
- Alert Areas
- MOAs
- Prohibited Airspace
- Restricted Areas
- Warning Areas
- NAVAIDs and Fixes – 7110.65 Chapter 2 Section 5
- Airways and Route Systems
- J/Q/T/V airways
- Flight Rules
- IFR/VFR/SVFR
- VFR/SVFR Weather Minimums
- METAR/TAF Decoding
- ATIS – 7110.65 Chapter 2 Section 9
- Aircraft Identification
- Tail number callsigns
- Airline/military callsigns
- Heavy and Super classifications
- Altitudes and Flight Levels
- Pronunciation (5,000 vs 10,000 vs FL180)
- Transition Altitude
- Controller Coordination
- Opening/Closing a position
- Position Relief Briefing
- Relieving a position
- Transferring control of a position
- Clearance requests
- VATSIM CoC Policies regarding Emergencies and Air Force One (Rule B6)
- Emergency Squawk Codes
- General Emergency/Radio Failure/Hijack
Clearance Delivery
- Accessing and Amending Flight Plan Data
- Right-click on aircraft, Edit flight plan
- CTRL+click on aircraft
- Flight Strip Bay (under Tools menu)
- IFR Clearances (CRAFT) – 7110.65 Chapter 4 Section 2
- Clearance Limit (full airport name)
- Route (initial portion, or full portion as amended)
- Altitude to maintain (Initial altitude per SOP_100)
- Frequency (Departure, Approach, Center, or UNICOM)
- Transponder code (Squawk Code Assignments per the POF file)
- VFR Clearances
- From Class C/D airspace
- Operating within Class B airspace
- Departing Class B airspace
- ZSE Preferred Routing
- Reading and understanding Departure Procedures - Useful Video
- Aircraft Equipment Suffices – Also 7110.65 Table 2-3-10
- Cruising Altitude Selection – 7110.65 Chapter 4 Section 5
- NEODD/SWEVEN
- Lowest Usable Flight Level
- Reading Routes
- Full Route Clearances
Ground Control
- Areas of responsibility
- Movement vs Non – Movement areas
- Taxi Instructions (3 flows of 3)
- Runway, Taxi via, Altimeter
- Taxi Instructions for Intersection Departure
- Runway at (intersecting taxiway), taxi via, altimeter.
- Altimeter Issuance when appropriate
- Listen to readbacks.
- Progressive taxi instructions
- Step – by – step guidance for aircraft taxing to the runway.
- Helicopter Taxi Operations
- Surface Taxi/Hover Taxi/Air Taxi (7110.65 Glossary)
- Coordination with Tower
- Runway crossing
- Coordinating Runway Crossings without Tower or above
- Cross [runway] at your own risk, use caution.
7110.65 references:
Chapter 2 – Section 1 = Radio Communications (Specifically 2-1-17)
Chapter 2 – Section 3 = Flight Progress Strips (Specifically 2-3-8 using TBL 2-3-10 it covers Aircraft Equipment Suffixes)
Chapter 2 – Section 5 = Route and Navaid Description
Chapter 2 – Section 9 = Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
Chapter 3 – Section 1 = General ATC Terminal (Specifically 3-1-3, 3-1-4, 3-1-6)
Chapter 3 – Section 7 = Taxi and Ground Movement Procedures
Chapter 4 – Section 2 = IFR Clearances
Chapter 4 – Section 3 = IFR Departure Procedures
Chapter 4 – Section 4 = IFR Route Assignment
Chapter 4 – Section 5 = IFR Altitude Assignment and Verification
Pilot/Controller Glossary (located at the end of the document) as needed for definitions