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v1.4.0
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| title                  = ATC-pie
| title                  = ATC-pie
| logo                  = ATC-pie-logo.png
| logo                  = ATC-pie-logo.png
| image                  = ATC-pie-screenshot-KSFOmess.png
| image                  = ATC-pie-screenshot-soloMode.png
| alt                    = ATC-pie at the KSFO mess
| alt                    = Playing solo with three coloured racks
| developedby            = Michael Filhol
| developedby            = Michael Filhol
| initialrelease        = February 1, 2015
| initialrelease        = February 1, 2015
| latestrelease          = 1.3.4 (August 6, 2017)
| latestrelease          = 1.4.0 (October 5, 2017)
| writtenin              = Python3
| writtenin              = Python3
| os                    = Any
| os                    = Any
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It is essentially designed for realism and simulates many tasks and situations of real-life ATC such as:
It is essentially designed for realism and simulates many tasks and situations of real-life ATC such as:
* strip rack and sequence management;
* strip rack and sequence management;
* transponder identification;
* radar monitoring and transponder identification;
* handovers to/from neighbouring controllers;
* handovers to/from neighbouring controllers;
* ATIS recording;
* ATIS recording;
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<gallery mode="packed">
<gallery mode="packed">
ATC-pie-screenshot-soloMode.png|Playing solo mode with three coloured racks
ATC-pie-screenshot-sectorView.png|Sector view around Geneva
ATC-pie-screenshot-sectorView.png|Sector view around Geneva
ATC-pie-screenshot-towerViewing.png|Tower viewing, following a departing aircraft
ATC-pie-screenshot-towerViewing.png|Tower viewing, following a departing aircraft
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* Online real world declination lookup for true/magnetic distinction
* Online real world declination lookup for true/magnetic distinction


FlightGear multi-player games:
'''FlightGear multi-player games''':
* Weather: real world METAR retrieval
* Weather: real world METAR retrieval
* Strip exchange: handovers with other ATC-pie and [[OpenRadar]] instances in range
* Strip exchange: handovers with other ATC-pie and [[OpenRadar]] instances in range
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* In-app announcement of ATC sessions on Lenny64's popular event page
* In-app announcement of ATC sessions on Lenny64's popular event page


Solo sessions (AI traffic):
'''Solo sessions''' (AI traffic):
* CTR control mode, or configurable combination of TWR, GND, APP and DEP positions in airport mode
* CTR control mode, or configurable combination of TWR, GND, APP and DEP positions in airport mode
* Voice instruction recognition (with Sphinx)
* Voice instruction recognition (with Sphinx)
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* Adjustable difficulty (traffic density)
* Adjustable difficulty (traffic density)


Tutorial sessions (teaching/learning):
'''Tutorial sessions''' (teaching/learning):
* Teacher spawns and manipulates traffic visible to student (flight and transponder settings)
* Teacher spawns and manipulates traffic visible to student (flight and transponder settings)
* Weather: wind control by teacher
* Weather: wind control by teacher
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GUI:
GUI:
* Floatable/dockable panels and toolbars (see [[:File:ATC-pie-screenshot-toolbars.png|screenshot]]), save/restore window layout
* Floatable/dockable panels and toolbars (see [[:File:ATC-pie-screenshot-toolbars.png|screenshot]]) and layout save/restore
* Multiple window workspace (radar screens, strip racks and bays) saved by location
* Customisable colours
* Customisable colours
* Notification system combining selectable sounds, status bar messages and time-tagged history
* Notification system combining selectable sounds, status bar messages and time-tagged history
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