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 == Air Traffic Control ==
-{{ATC-navbar}}'''Air traffic control''' ('''ATC''') is a service mostly 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).
+{{Main article|Air Traffic Control}}
-=== FlightGear and ATC ===
+[[FlightGear]] provides various systems for [[ATC]] experience.
-[[FlightGear]] suppots several ATC systems.
-* '''ATC chatter:''' to hear some random records of real-ATC, enable "Chatter" at the <tt>File > Sound Configuration</tt> dialog.
+* '''ATC chatter''' (enable "Chatter" from the <tt>File > Sound Configuration</tt> dialog): plays random records of real ATC communications, probably best left disabled if going for multi-player mode with voice communications
-* '''ATIS:''' set COM1 to the ATIS frequency to hearr ATIS for the choosen airport. Unfortunately this is broken in FlightGear 1.9 and 2.0.
+* '''automatic ATIS''' generated from current METAR (tick the somewhat misleadingly named "ATC" sound configuration option): set COM1 to the ATIS frequency of the closest airport to hear a faint broadcast automatically generated by FlightGear—in a controlled multiplayer session and with FGCom turned on, you may hear a proper ATIS if it was recorded by the ATC, so always tune in first!
+* '''[[FGCom]]''' (enable it from the multiplayer menu): for voice communications over the [[Howto: Multiplayer|multiplayer]] network.
+<!-- OBSOLETE?
 * '''Multiplayer text-chat:''' occasionaly someone plays the "tower" at the [[Howto: Multiplayer|multiplayer]] server by using the [[ATC-aircraft]]. You can communicate with <tt>Multiplayer > Chat Dialog</tt> or by using [[Chat Menu|predefined messages]] with <tt>Multiplayer > Chat Menu</tt>.
-* '''[[FGCom]]:''' as an alternative to text-chat, there is the ability for voice communications over the [[Howto: Multiplayer|multiplayer]] network. Be aware that not all controllers/pilots have FGCom.
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-=== Related content ===
-* [[ATC-FS]] an ATC aircraft with flightstrips.
-* [[ATC phraseology]] lists common phraseology and their meanings.
-* [[ATC Tutorial]] to find out how ATC should be used.
-* [[ATC best practices]] lists a number of best practices to be followed in controlled areas.
 == ATIS ==