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* a controller filling a particular position also fills the positions below him/her (the one listed before in the table above) if no one else is covering it; for example, if ''EGKK_TW'' (a Gatwick Tower Controller) is online, but there is no ''EGKK_GN'', the Tower controller acts also as Ground controller; | * a controller filling a particular position also fills the positions below him/her (the one listed before in the table above) if no one else is covering it; for example, if ''EGKK_TW'' (a Gatwick Tower Controller) is online, but there is no ''EGKK_GN'', the Tower controller acts also as Ground controller; | ||
* as an exception to the rule above, Tower controllers often act also as Approach controllers for the respective airports. | * as an exception to the rule above, Tower controllers often act also as Approach controllers for the respective airports. | ||
== IFR vs VFR flights == | |||
{{Main article|Flight rules}} | |||
A distinction you should know for flying in controlled areas is the one between IFR and VFR flights, as flight planning and some phraseology are different. | |||
* VFR (Visual Flight Rules) can apply when a pilot is able to orientate and recognize other aircraft and obstacles visually (that means he must maintain a low altitude, where at most just a few clouds are present, the light must be sufficient, and there must be little or no fog at all); they are used mainly in general aviation; | |||
* IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) apply in all the other cases. | |||
== Getting and reading charts == | |||
{{Main article|Getting aeronautical charts}} | |||
You should [[Getting aeronautical charts|get aeronautical charts]] for the airports you intend to fly from/to, specifically: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! scope="col"| Chart type | |||
! scope="col"| Description | |||
|- | |||
| Ground (aerodrome chart/airport diagram) | |||
| Depicts the taxiways and runways of a specific airport; used while taxiing from and to the terminal. | |||
|- | |||
| SID/STAR | |||
| Used for instrument departures and arrivals. | |||
|- | |||
| VFR | |||
| Those charts are used for VFR flights and usually depict minimum safe altitudes for each area, as well as reporting points (you must report your position to ATC when flying over them). | |||
|} | |||
== Phraseology == | |||
We will teach the phraseology through an IFR sample flight from KRNO to KBIH | |||
=== A sample IFR flight === | |||
==== Planning the flight ==== | |||
==== Getting the departure clearance ==== | |||
==== Starting up and pushing back ==== | |||
==== Taxiing to the runway ==== | |||
==== Taking off ==== | |||
==== Approaching the destination airport ==== | |||
==== Landing ==== | |||
==== Taxiing to the stand and shutting down ==== | |||
=== A sample VFR flight === | |||
<!-- Refer to http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=19600 --> | |||
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== Lesson 3 == | == Lesson 3 == | ||