Welcome to my tracking thread
New to ATC, please don’t overload with traffic and apologies for mistakes, will appreciate any feedback
For departing aircraft please file flighplan before contacting ATC (unless flying patterns)
STATUS: CLOSED
AIRPORT: BIKF
SERVER: TRAINING
10R is open for departures and arrivals
Now at EGCC
I can come if you re-open or stay open for another 45 minutes.
Yea I will try
Now Closed at EGCC
Hey there!
Thanks for the service at EGCC
here some feedback to help you with basics commands…
✅ P/B
✅ Taxi
⚠️ Direction on clearance for take off:
→ When a plane request for pattern work (remaining in the pattern) it means that he will stay and play at the airport. You need to issue a direction for patterns.
⚠️ Pattern entry on r/w change:
→ When a plane arrives inbound or change runway, you have to issue a pattern entry so the pilot knows how and where to go.
⚠️ Clearance with new direction:
→ Same here. On a first landing on a runway, you have to issue a direction for pattern after the t n’ go, so the pilot knows where to go…
⚠️ Frequency change on departure:
→ Don’t forget to hand off planes departing your airspace.
⚠️ Transition formula:
→ A transition is a safe altitude to travel trough your airspace. A simple formula to calculate it is:
Airport altitude + 2500’ then round up to the nearest 500’
Example: EGCC is 257 so 257+ 2500 = 2757 rounded up is 3000’
⚠️ Pattern entry on inbound:
→ every pilot coming to land needs: a pattern entry, a sequence if required, and a clearance.
Pattern entry: tells the pilot where to go
Sequence: tells the pilot when to go
Clearance: tells the pilot that he can land
This is required for all new inbound or after a r/w change
⚠️ Exit command:
→ Try to aim between 70-90kt to issue the exit command. In this case, try to issue r/w crossing instruction all at once with the exit command.
Hope this will help you a bit in this ATC journey you’re beginning!
Edit:
When a plane come to turn on upwind and is going to create a conflict, extend it’s upwind before letting them turn after…
Hey there! Are you still open?
Oh this is fantastic, thanks a lot!!! I’ll try to improve with these pointers, however im still a bit lost with the patterns and directions for inbound aircraft and aircraft within the pattern/doing touch and goes
Ah just closed 10min ago, will be open again either tomorrow similar time or in 2 days similar time as quite busy the next few days
Alright, tag me next time you open
Maybe this could help you
Thanks, I’ll have a look now
Yea, will do (small chance I may be able to fit a 30-45min session tomorrow)
So in response to one of your pointers, when clearing an aircraft for takeoff that’s staying in the pattern, would I tell them to make left or right traffic? (And would left or right traffic be in relation to the active runway direction?)
Yes exact… in my schéma, let’s say plane #2 was taking off for patterns, it would have received clear for take off r/w 24, make right traffic
Aaaah I see
@Butter575 opening up at EGCC again for a short session
Closed now
@Butter575 opening up at BIKF