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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_traffic_control Ground Control] on ground at the destination airport | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_traffic_control Ground Control] on ground at the destination airport | ||
automatically take precedence over whatever you have read, heard or want to do. So without any ATC anywhere on your way from your source gate to the destination gate, you would fly according to documents and regulations that you have read. | automatically take precedence over whatever you have read, heard or want to do. For a more detailled overview on how in particular ATC interacts with pilots see the [ATC Tutorial]. So without any ATC anywhere on your way from your source gate to the destination gate, you would fly according to documents and regulations that you have read. | ||
If there is ATC in place, they will hopefully and likely instruct you to operate, just like you would operate on your own. That means that they have read and act by the very same documents and regulations that you have read, but as opposed to you they have an overview over everything that is happening and might account for that, giving instructions on a per-case basis. In aviation, the ATC is the ''Executive'' of airspace while the according governmental insitutions, such as the [http://www.faa.gov/ FAA] for the U.S. are the ''Legislative''. | If there is ATC in place, they will hopefully and likely instruct you to operate, just like you would operate on your own. That means that they have read and act by the very same documents and regulations that you have read, but as opposed to you they have an overview over everything that is happening and might account for that, giving instructions on a per-case basis. In aviation, the ATC is the ''Executive'' of airspace while the according governmental insitutions, such as the [http://www.faa.gov/ FAA] for the U.S. are the ''Legislative''. | ||