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Radar Contact ATC Basics
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ATC Airspace Structure
With few exceptions, the airspace of the Air Traffic Control system is comprised of many hundreds of Terminal Areas, usually at large airports. Terminal Airspace encompasses the airspace 40 miles around the airport from the ground up to and including 150. Outside Terminal Airspace lies Center (ARTCC) Airspace structured as follows:
Varying levels of ATC Service
RC no longer subscribes to the “all or nothing” format; “All Terminal Controllers”, or “none at all”. This is a huge leap in realism. RC uses a database which provides the realistic ATC service levels, for your departure and arrival fields, your alternate airports or any change of destination (COD) field. Now, far more realistic than previous versions, you may find your arrival airport has no Approach controller, but does have Tower and Ground services. Or, a field may provide radar service but there are no Tower or Ground controllers. This information is automatically preset after you choose your .pln or .apl flight plans. What controllers can be expected to be where, can be viewed on the Controller Info within the program. You are welcome to make changes, or leave your controller checkboxes default. You may change the frequency for a given controller, or add a departure controller because you wish to use the Departure Procedure(s) feature, or simulate EHAM, KJFK as fully uncontrolled fields. IMPORTANT NOTE - If an airport has an Approach controller, that field will have a Departure controller as well. You cannot select one without the other. If an airport has a Tower controller, the Ground controller field is populated. As an example, choose a flight plan then click the Controller‟s Info button. You see several “Controller” options along the left header. These fields are automatically (and realistically) “checked”.
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If there is a clearance delivery service at your departure airport for instance, you will see the corresponding checkbox selected along with a frequency. If your arrival airport has no Approach controller, but does have a Tower (possibly an FAA contracted VFR Tower operation), the Approach checkbox will not be checked while the Tower/Ground fields will be filled out. IMPORTANT NOTE - You will not be able to make changes to the Controller fields after starting your flight. However, returning to the Controller Info after you launch is permitted. If you wish to know what controller services you can expect going into a field you are unfamiliar with (company called with an in-flight Change of Destination; Emergency, etc.), visiting this tab tells you exactly what to expect. The following section(s) explain what to expect of, and how to handle, the varying combinations of controllers and different levels of control services.
The Front-end Flight Phase
This section takes you from the ramp to the end of your takeoff runway. We will get a weather briefing, receive our IFR clearance, and (if applicable) setup to call the Tower controller. All RC “contact” or “frequency switch” functions default to #1 on the Menu Display, except receiving your IFR clearance or getting a weather briefing under varying circumstances. Unless listed otherwise, you will use #1 on your Menu Display for these “contact/frequency switch” functions. It couldn‟t be easier than following the prompts on the Menu Display.
Getting a Weather Briefing
Getting your weather is very simple and easy to follow using your Menu Display. Your first priority and responsibility as pilot in command, is to get an accurate weather briefing.
Weather through ATIS
ATC provides a weather reporting service in the form of ATIS (Airport Terminal Information Service). ATIS is available at all fully controlled airports. ATIS provides information about the weather, the runways in use, and other pertinent details about the airport, whether certain taxiways are closed, building activities, perhaps with cranes in the area, etc. RC ATIS provides:
clouds
altimeter setting or barometric pressure
winds
visibility
precipitation
temperature and dew point
active runway
alphabetic identifier (“Information Kilo”)
There are two important moments for you to tune in to ATIS. The first time is after starting Radar Contact. At this moment, as a part of the cockpit preparation, you get the latest weather
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info, and write down the pertinent information. Set the altimeter according to the ATIS report, and program the FMC (Flight Management Computer) according to the temperature given. The other important moment is when you are descending to land, usually when you are about 50 nautical miles from your destination airport. This will be covered in the Descent Phase section.
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