Hey Everyone! My name is Charlie, I am an Aviation Enthusiast hoping to become IFATC one day and that is what I am working towards! I am based the AEST timezone. I would love to hear any feedback you have for me! Have a good day!
Current Airport: Toulouse (LFBO)
Frequencies: Ground & Tower
Runways in use: 32L, 32R
Metar: N/A
Next ATC session: N/A
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Hello, in my opinion, next time you shouldn’t open large airports like EHAM since it’s a “busy” airport and many pilots don’t know how to use ATC there. Unfortunately I can’t come, maybe next time :)
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Just trying to get my operations up! But, thank you for the advice!!
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Oh you’re very brave to open EHAM for the tracking thread! Good luck 😉
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OOF, there is a pothole next to the runway. Have you seen that?
Cool @Marcel001 I saw you!!
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Hi Charlie, some tips for your tracking thread:
- make you top post generic, about you, what you’re trying to achieve and inviting others to help and fly for you. No airport info in your top post.
- every time you open, do a reply to your own thread and provide specifics in the airport, runways, how long you’re going to open, etc. Every time your reply, your thread will appear on top in ‘Latest’.
- allow time. Be patient. Accept you sometimes don’t have many pilots
- open at different times of the day, to attract different people
- avoid giant airports such as LAX, SFO, LHR, AMS, JFK, etc. They can get really busy and have a tendency to attack misbehaving pilots.
- thank those who flew for you and for their feedback.
- open airports with parallel runways, such as EDDL. There you can practice the runway exit and cross procedure
- accept that pilots are also learning and don’t understand your instructions. Be patient. Use ‘thank you’ can help a lot.
- ignore idiots and people that deliberately misbehaving. Work around them if you can, but don’t let them get to you.
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Here are 10 golden rules you need to know, so you can do a good job controlling via your tracking thread.
- Watch aircrafts on your platform. Good Ground control is important. Use hold position and give way instructions. Give way instructions are sometimes given before a taxi instruction.
- Understand the concept of the Pattern. Know your departure, crosswind, downwind, base and final legs.
- every new inbound always first gets a pattern entry instruction, to inform the pilot how he should approach
- Every runway change always first gets a pattern entry instruction
- “ sequencing is your friend ”. Very important. It is used to tell pilots who to follow. Re-sequence if this helps to provide clarity. Extend downwind, I’ll call your base, and speed instructions are not meant for sequencing. Use sequence instructions, as many and as often as is needed .
- Use I’ll call your base , to delay the base turn of an inbound aircraft. Apply this to create space to allow outbound aircrafts to depart, or to avoid clashes with other aircrafts.
- aircrafts remaining in the pattern get clearance for a touch and go with an exit takeoff direction. This is needed only once. After this, the pilot will assume the same exit direction (number 1, cleared for the option, after the option make left traffic).
- Timely clearance for landing or for the option
- landed aircrafts all get a runway exit instruction . Know your exit procedures
- For aircrafts that need to fly through (not over/above) Tower’s airspace make sure you assign the correct Transition Altitude .
Have fun!
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Thank you so much!!! This will be really helpful for the future and I will try to do this! Cheers! <3
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Rip! 3rd times the charm!
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Really, thank you so much for this, it will be so helpful for the future.
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Sorry, but the pothole took too much time…
I’ll attend the next one
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Oh, Okay, Have a good day!
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I Will be Closingc EHAM in 5 Minutes, Thanks to all who came! today, I will open tomorrow and many more days to come!
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Closed for today! Will open tomorrow!
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I have just opened at EDDT if anyone would like to come down and do some pattern! :)
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