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'''Air traffic control''' ('''ATC''') is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct [[aircraft]] on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other support for pilots when able. In some countries, ATC may also play a security or defense role (as in the United States), or actually be run entirely by the military (as in Brazil). | |||
== | ==FlightGear and ATC== | ||
There is the limited possibility of ATC with [[FlightGear]] v0.9.10 and v1.0.0. | |||
Set the right frequencies and around your choosen airport you can read (or here with festival) the ATC-Messages. For that you have to check under options "enable ATC". If you check "enable AI Traffic" too, you will have some AI traffic (c172) around the airports. | ===Frequencies=== | ||
'''<tt>Menu > ATC/ AI</tt>''' <br> | |||
Set the right frequencies and around your choosen airport you can read (or here with festival) the ATC-Messages for [[AI-traffic]]. For that you have to check under options "enable ATC". If you check "enable AI Traffic" too, you will have some AI traffic (c172) around the airports. | |||
===ATC Chatter=== | |||
'''<tt>Menu > Sound Configuration</tt>''' <br> | |||
Check "ATC Chatter" to here some random records of real-ATC. For the right feeling! ;-) | Check "ATC Chatter" to here some random records of real-ATC. For the right feeling! ;-) | ||
==Frequency== | ===Frequency=== | ||
Set the right frequency to COM1 with '-key you will have the possibility in some areas to send messages | Set the right frequency to COM1 with '-key you will have the possibility in some areas to send messages | ||
==ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service)== | ===ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service)=== | ||
Set the right frequency of the ATIS to COM 1 and you will hear the ATIS for the choosen Airport (unfortunately a little bit low) | Set the right frequency of the ATIS to COM 1 and you will hear the ATIS for the choosen Airport (unfortunately a little bit low) | ||
==Multiplayer== | ===Multiplayer=== | ||
Sometimes | Sometimes someone plays the "Tower" at the [[Multiplayer Howto|multiplayer]] server with using the [[ATC-Aicraft]]. You can communicate with <tt>Menu > View > Chat</tt> or using [[Chat Menu|predefined messages]] with <tt>Menu > View > Chat Menu</tt>. If you want to talk, instead of type, you can use [[FGCOM]] too! But be aware not all controllers have FGCOM. | ||
'''There is not yet an artificial-interactive ATC implemented, so the ATC-system in [[FlightGear]] is still limited.''' | '''There is not yet an artificial-interactive ATC implemented, so the ATC-system in [[FlightGear]] is still limited.''' | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[ATC Tutorial]] to find out how ATC should be used | |||
* [[Howto: Be a contoller]] |