Beruflich Dokumente
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AMENDMENT HISTORY
Edition
Amendment
Amended Pages
Date
3.0
July 2010
4.0
May 2011
4.1
October 2011
4.2
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Section 1 Contents
Section 1
Contents.......................................................................................................................................... 3
Section 2
Handover Brief................................................................................................................................. 4
Section 3
3.1
APC - Director...................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2
3.3
3.4
Section 4
4.1
4.2
Section 5
5.1
Pushback in a Cul-de-Sac...................................................................................................................... 6
5.2
5.3
5.4
Taxiing - Departures............................................................................................................................. 7
5.5
Section 6
6.1
Arrivals ............................................................................................................................................... 9
6.2
Departures.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Section 7
Section 8
8.1
8.2
Pushback........................................................................................................................................... 10
8.3
Taxi................................................................................................................................................... 11
8.4
8.5
Arrivals / Landing............................................................................................................................... 11
Section 9
Contact Us ..................................................................................................................................... 12
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Format
1. INFO / LANDING RUNWAY
Confirm the current ATIS information and arrival ("down") runway, or state "easterlies".
e.g. "Information Alpha, Easterlies" or "Information Bravo, 27R down"
2. TRAFFIC
This part is vital. Talk through each item of traffic so that the new controller can update their scratchpads
and status' as they may be out-dated/missing if the new controller logged on after you entered
information.
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Aircraft will appear in the "Arrival List" when they are within 10miles of the airfield on final approach. Make
sure you keep an eye on this list for aircraft that are not showing a stand. Watch for the last column, ID,
displaying as - -. This indicates that Approach has dropped the tag and the aircraft is with Tower.
Choose a free stand using the Crib Sheet. Click in the S/Pad column and type the stand number in, with an S
in front of it (eg. S513) then hit ENTER. The stand will display in the column to the left, Stand. You can also
use the INSERT key to enter this information in the same way.
IF a stand is not allocated after an aircraft lands, GMC will park the aircraft on a taxiway and come chasing
you for one, so keep this list up-to-date.
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When the aircraft calls for clearance, before issuing that clearance you MUST ensure you have obtained the
following:
Aircraft Type (check it against the Type column)
Stand Number (enter it into the S/Pad ONLY once they have given it to you. It is OK to enter the correct
stand number if the pilot gives the wrong one).
QNH read-back
Once a correct read-back of their clearance is received, tick the clearance received flag (a clear box to the left of the
cruise column). If the QNH changes or you change runways, go down the list and un-tick the clearance received
flags to remind you to get a new read-back of something before handing to GMC.
In the scratchpad, completely replace the stand number with the letter of the taxiway for the cul-de-sac they are
pushing into. This tells you that this cul-de-sac is blocked to other aircraft.
push to face. So "stand 513, push and start approved, face south" would be entered in the scratchpad as 513.S.
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GMC1 enters //EURO// into the scratchpad but DOES NOT select PUSH in the status.
GMC2 will check that no taxiing aircraft will affect, then changes the status to PUSH.
GMC1 can then grant the push and re-enters the stand number and direction of push as for the pushback
onto a taxiway.
As GMC1 in control of these stands, when the aircraft calls for pushback, you will need to ask them to standby until
you have obtained this approval from GMC2. Make sure you never mention the word "push" or "pushback" when
telling the aircraft to standby or they might get confused.
"Airfield north/south side" is ALWAYS indicated by ".N" or ".S" when there is the potential for confusion.
This is the case when the aircraft is on taxiway ALPHA or BRAVO holding short of any taxiway which
connects to ALPHA and BRAVO on both the north and south side of the airport.
The taxiway that the aircraft is actually on is ONLY given IF the "holding short of" could be in more than one
place. So the holding points at the runway area (e.g. PLUTO, OSTER etc) do NOT need the taxiway the
aircraft is actually on, as there is only one possibility.
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Some examples
/PLUTO no current taxiway needed as it can only possibly be on ALPHA. This stands for "holding short of
PLUTO".
/E1 no current taxiway needed as it can only possibly be on ECHO. This stands for "holding short of E1".
A/H current taxiway required because it could be either on ALPHA or BRAVO. This stands for "on ALPHA
holding short of HOTEL".
A.N/E current taxiway and the side of the airfield required because it could otherwise be in 4 different
places (ALPHA north or south and BRAVO north or south). This stands for "on ALPHA north-side holding
short of ECHO".
B.S/D as above. This stands for "on BRAVO south-side holding short of DELTA".
/N5W no taxiway required as they are holding short of the runway, ready to cross. This stands for "holding
short of N5W".
27L used when an aircraft has been cleared to cross, showing that the runway is blocked. This stands for
"occupying 27L".
PROG... used when the aircraft is under progressive taxi instructions. This alerts the other GMC controllers
to an incoming aircraft that will increase their workload and informs GMP to slow-down your work-load
temporarily.
IMPORTANT - you must NEVER enter a scratchpad entry that is just an S or an H followed by just numbers or the
system will get confused and enter it into the Stand/Slot column, or into the system as a Heading.
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Watch for no stand being allocated a while after Approach dropped the tag. Chase GMP to input a stand in
case they have forgotten.
Give initial taxi clearances to keep the aircraft moving and record the CLEARANCE LIMIT ONLY in the
scratchpad for the GMC controller to see.
Remember DO NOT delay the handoff to GMC but also remember to keep the aircraft moving.
6.2 Departures
You update CLEARANCE LIMITS ONLY in the scratchpad in the same way as for GMC. Your specific procedures are
given below:
Keep an eye on the stream of aircraft approaching your runway holding area. Taking into account their
AOBT and trying to make the most efficient use of the runway in accordance with the Departure Separation
Table, set the aircraft's status' to DEPA in the order you will depart them. Doing this in advance may allow
GMC to help you by altering the aircraft's routing.
Use the Seq. number that appears as you set to DEPA to sequence the aircraft in your runway holding area.
When you clear an aircraft to enter the runway (EITHER just as a line up OR a takeoff) clear the CTOT
column (click the CTOT and click - - -) and then clear the scratchpad.
You will need to become good at using BOTH the SMR and the STRIP BAYS to monitor the situation and
make decisions.
The STRIP BAY is your memory aid. Keep it updated. Make a transmission, then whilst listening to the readback check what changes need to be made to the strip. Usually a TRANSMISSION = STRIP CHANGE.
Make sure that you NEVER make a scratchpad entry that contains JUST an S or an H followed by ONLY
numbers. The system will allocate these entries to the Stand/CTOT or Heading columns incorrectly.
Aircraft that disconnect will lose most of their information so keep an eye on "re-connects".
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8.2 Pushback
"VIR146, push and start approved, face south"
For aircraft in a cul-de-sac stand:
"VIR146, push and start approved"
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8.3 Taxi
Format:
e.g.
For longer taxi routings, use the 'left' and 'right' instructions to compliment the instruction:
"BAW14H, taxi via Link 51, left on Alpha, hold at LOMAN"
or
"AAL357, taxi left on Echo, left on Alpha, hold short of Foxtrot"
Remember to only use left and right instructions when there is a possible left or right turn. If you can only turn
left down a taxiway then don't say 'left'.
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Taxi-In
After landing
"BAW45H, vacate left, taxi right onto Alpha, contact Ground on 121.7"
or if no handoff is required
"BAW46H, vacate left, taxi right onto Bravo, stand 537"
Section 9 Contact Us
If you have any questions, or spot an error with any of our documentation then please contact us heathrow@vatsim-uk.co.uk
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