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Instructions
ATCSIMisawebbasedairtrafficcontrolsimulator.Nopluginsoradditionalsoftwarearerequiredtoplay.
Objective
Controllersmustroutearrivinganddepartingaircraftbothsafelyandaccurately.
SafeSeparationStandards
Yourjobistoensurethataircraftareseparatedbyeitherofthefollowingcriteria:
Laterally3miles
Vertically1,000feet
Commands
Allcommandsareintheformat:
FlightID+Command+[CommandString].
Takeoff
FlightIDT
**Departingaircraftmustfirstbeassignedanaltitude.
Landing
FlightIDL[runway]
**Arrivalsmustbewithin3,000ftofgroundleveltoaccept
alandingclearance.
Clearances
FlightIDC[commandstring]
Samplecommandstrings:
3digits=Setcoursetoheadingxxx.
1or2digits=Clearedtoaltitudenx1,000ft.
OBK,DPA,...=SetcoursetoaVORstation.
Examples:
ANYIDC035=Setcourseto035degrees
Willcausetheairplanetoturntothisheading.
Notethatleadingzerosarerequired.
ANYIDC3=Clearedto3,000ft.
Willcausetheairplanetoclimbordescend
untiltherequiredaltitudeisreached.
ANYIDC12=Clearedto12,000ft.
ANYIDCOBK=ClearedtoOBK(Northbrook)VORstation.
WillcausetheairplanetosetcoursetoOBK.
ANYIDL27R=Clearedtointerceptandlandonrunway27R.
Willcausetheairplanetomaintainpresent
headinguntilitinterceptstherunwaycenter
line,thenfollowtheapproachpathtoland.
LeftandRight
Whereasaircraftwillnormallyturninthemostefficientmannertoreachtheirdestination,youcanalsosay:
ANYIDCOBKL
ANYIDC040R
etc.,andtheaircraftwillturnright/left(clockwise/counterclockwise),regardlessofthelocationofthebeacon/fixorthe
compassdirection.
Ofcourse,theL/Rsuffixcanalwaysbeomitted.
Expedite
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Optionally,altitudeclearancesmaybeexpeditedbyadding"X"or"EX"afterthecommandstring.Thiswillcausetheaircraftin
questiontoclimbordescendattwiceitsusualrate.(Thisdoesnotapplytoclearancesgiventoaircraftthatarestillonthe
ground.)Forexample,ANYIDC14EXwillbeunderstoodtomean"climb/descendto14,000feet,expedite".Itisconsidered
poorformtooveruse"expedite".
Limitationsonlandingclearances:
LandingclearanceswillonlybeacceptediftheACTUALheadingoftheairplaneiswithin+/60degreesoftherunway
centerline(for27R/27L,thisis270)andtheACTUALaltitudeis2,000ft(orcloseenoughtothisvaluetointerceptthe
approachglideslope).ClearinganairplaneforlandingPASSEDtherunwaycenterline(i.e.youclearedtheairplanetoolate)
maycausethepilottofailtodetecttheapproachglideslopeandcontinueontheinterceptionheading.Clearinganairplane
forlandingfromaheadingwhichdoesnotintercepttherunwaycenterlinewillcausethepilottokeepflyingonthisheading
withouteverdetectingtheapproachglideslope.
Speed
FlightIDS[speed]
**Arrivalswillautomaticallyslowforlanding.
LineUpandWait
FlightIDW
Thiscommandinstructsdepartingplanestoholdattheendoftherunwayandawaitfurthercommands.Accordingly,youcan
issuea"T"commandtooneaircraft,andonceitbeginsrollingyoucanhaveasecondaircraftholdbehindit,thuseliminating
anydelayforthesecondaircraft.
Notethatit'snotnecessarytoissuethe"W"commandbeforea"T"command"W"existsonlyforyourconvenienceinbusy
situations.
**AnidenticalLWcommandcanalsobeused.
Aborttakeoff/landing
FlightIDA
**Landingaircraftwillonly"goaround"iftheyarenotalready
ontheground.
ProgressStrips
FlightinformationsuchasFlightID,heading,altitude,aircrafttype,anddestinationareprintedonprogressstrips.

Lightblueindicatesadeparture.Inthisexample,SWA113isSouthwestAirlinesflight113.Itiscurrentlyholdingatrunway
12Randisatthefieldelevationof618feetMSL.ThisaircraftisaBoeing737700andhasrequestedclearancetofixFONTI.

"Buff"(paleyellow/lighttan)indicatesanarrival.AZA518isAlitaliaflight518.Ithasbeenclearedtoaheadingof261
degreesandanaltitudeof2,000feet.However,thedownarrowindicatesthatitisdescending(thatis,theaircraftisstillabove
2,000feet).TheaircraftisaBoeing767300,and"Arrival"meansthatithasrequestedclearancetoland.
**ClickingonprogressstripswillautomaticallyentertheFlightIDintothecommandtextbox.
FlightDataDisplays

Each"blip"ontheradarscreenwillhaveacorrespondingFlightDataDisplaythatshowsyoutheaircraft'srealtimealtitude
andspeed.Inthisexample,AmericanAirlinesflight810isdescendingthrough3,200feet,andiscruisingat240knots.
**ClickingonflightdatadisplayswillautomaticallyentertheFlightIDintothecommandtextbox.
SampleDeparture
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SWA113C19
Clearedto19,000feet.
SWA113CFONTI(optional)
ClearedtonavfixFONTIimmediatelyaftertakeoff.
SWA113T
Clearedfortakeoff.
SampleArrival
SWA113C2
Clearedto2,000feet.
SWA113C080
Clearedtocompassheading80degrees.
SWA113L12R
Clearedtolandonrunway12R.
Handoff
Whenadepartingaircraftiswithin1mileofitsrequestednavfix,andifitisatleast4,000feetabovethesurface,thenitwillbe
handedoffautomaticallytothenearestenroutecontrolcenter.
Messages
Everytimeyouissueacommand,abriefconfirmationmessagecanappearinthelowerleftofyourbrowser'swindow.
Ifyou'reusingFirefoxandcan'tseethemessages,youcanenablethembyopeningabout:configinyourbrowser(type
about:configintotheaddressbar)andsearchfordom.disable_window_status_change.Changeittofalse.Justclickonthe
entrytotoggleitsstate.
ForolderversionsofFirefox,gotothe"Tools"=>"Options..."menu.Pressthe"Content"(globe)iconontop.Next,pressthe
"Advanced..."buttontotherightof"EnableJavaScript".Finally,putachecknextto"Changestatusbartext"andclick
"OK".
Ifyou'reusingInternetExplorer7/8/9andcan'tseethemessages,youcanenablethembygoingtothe"Tools"=>"Internet
Options..."menu.Selectthe"Security"tabontop.Next,select"Customlevel"fortheInternet(orRestrictedsites)zone.
Find"Allowstatusbarupdatesviascript"andchangethesettingto"Enable".
MapScale
Toseescalemileagemarkersattheedgeoftheradardisplay,typeSCALE.TypeSCALEagaintomakethemarkers
disappear.
**Yes,therunwayshavebeendeliberatelyenlargedtofacilitateeaseofplay.
PerformanceStatistics
Ifatanytimeyouwanttoseehowwellyou'redoing,typeSTATStoseeabreakdownofyourperformance.
HighScores
Whenyouarefinishedwiththesimulation,typeQUITorEXITandyourstatisticswillbeenteredintothehighscoretable.
**Thisfeatureisavailabletoregisteredusersonly.
SlownessinWindows7andInternetExplorer9
IfyouarerunningaWindows7laptoponbatterypowerandplayingthesimusingInternetExplorer9,youmayexperience
slowness.Thiscanbefixedbyadjustingthe"JavaScriptTimerFrequency"intheadvancedPowerSettingswithinthe
WindowsControlPanel.

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