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BUEHLER ATC RADAR LAB PSEUDO PILOT

TRAINING GUIDE

Pseudo Pilot Training Guide 2 2011

FORWARD

Being a pseudo pilot for Broward College AT-CTI students is a vital part of our Air

Traffic Control (ATC) program. Operating the radar/enroute simulator as a pseudo pilot

requires attention to detail in order to help the radar/enroute students be successful.

You control the airplanes and perform the duties of a pilot under ATC control. As such,

you are expected to progress in ability with the radar student throughout the semester.

Your performance can affect the radar/enroute students’ grade. You will appreciate it in

a few semesters, when you are training on the other side of the simulator.

As a pseudo pilot, phraseology and rules learned in ATT1810 and ATT2820 will be

reinforced. This is a great opportunity to prepare for the radar and enroute courses.

There a few rules you must follow: 1. No food or drinks are allowed in room 219. 2. No electronic devices (cell phones, computers, etc). 3. You are required to have a headset. 4. Schedule your pseudo time as required by your syllabus. 5. Show for your scheduled time, other students are depending on you.


All students in the ATC program are required to have an operating headset. These

headsets must be compatible with the Adacel® simulator and are available in the book

store, on the web or from Sencom®.

These are the ones preferred by most controllers. If you are ordering your headset from

Sencom, contact your instructor for discount information.

Now you’ve received your headset and scheduled you pseudo pilot time, it’s time to

start training.

When you enter the lab, sign in on BC form 7230-4

When the radar/enroute student you are working with arrives and you are ready to

operate the pseudo pilot position, sign in on the green BC form 7230-10

You only sign on this form when you are working the position. If you are signed on and

not working the position you are falsifying documents.


Take push to talk and plug in your headset.

Ensure to plug the push to talk cord into the ® VCS box located under console.


You are ready to start a scenario. To open a scenario, select ―Session‖ at the top left

corner of the screen.

Select ―Open Scenario‖


Select ―BC-BRO‖ for a radar scenario

Or ―BC-ZBO‖ for an enroute scenario

Select the scenario of choice below and click ―OK‖


Look to see which pseudo station you working

Select the status (where it says ―NONE‖) of the ―Radar assistant‖ number corresponding

to your station.


Select ―G‖ for a radar/terminal problem or ―C‖ for an enroute problem.

Click where it says ―Free‖ to allocate the VCS position for your number.

Then go to the corresponding ―radar controller #‖ as the ―radar assistant #‖. (THEY

MUST BE THE SAME NUMBERS)


Click on the ―STARS‖ button for radar/terminal scenarios or click on the ―DSR‖ for

enroute.

Select student and click on the operating initials of the radar controller, then select ―G‖

for a radar/terminal problem or ―C‖ for an enroute problem. Click where it says ―Free‖ to

allocate the VCS position for your number.


Then go to the corresponding ―supervisor #‖ select student and click on your operating

initials, and then allocate the VCS position.

Click on ―Launch‖ at the bottom left of the screen.

Let the scenario load, anywhere from 5-10 seconds.


Look at the VCS screen and select appropriate frequency by touching the ―TX SEL‖ box

for the appropriate frequency for the scenario. (119.7 for terminal or 132.15/133.4 for

enroute)

Test to see if the controller can hear you on the radar side by saying ―Radio Check‖ by

clicking the button on the push to talk and releasing it when done talking. It works like a

two way radio.

If controller can hear you and you can hear them, go ahead and start the scenario with

the ―Start‖ button at the bottom of the screen.


To set up the map for the radar, right click anywhere on the scope and select ―range‖.

Then select ―50 NM‖. For enroute, ―range‖, click ―other‖ and type in 150. Center the

scope by selecting Center and placing the mouse at the point you would like centered

Once a pilot prompt pops up, go ahead and read off the words in ALL CAPS. Lower

case words are directions or instructions that you must perform as a pseudo pilot.


You can move the pilot prompt box around the scope and resize it as well. Once a

prompt is read and completed, you can right click the sentence and ―ACCEPT‖ it and

then right click it again and ―DELETE‖ it. This keeps the pilot prompt box organized and

lets you know when a new prompt comes up.

To pause the scenario at any time, click ―Pause‖ at the bottom of the screen.

To resume the scenario, click on ―Resume‖.


To end the scenario, you must ―pause‖ the problem and then click ―end‖. Then select ―Yes‖ to end the scenario.


When a controller issues instructions, you are required to enter those commands in the

scenario. Some of the commands you will be required to enter are;

―turn left/right heading 180‖- turns the aircraft left or right to appropriate heading

―fly heading 270‖- turns the aircraft to appropriate heading

―descend and maintain 2000‖- descends the aircraft to appropriate altitude

―climb and maintain 3000‖- climbs the aircraft to appropriate altitude

―increase/reduce seed to 170‖- assigns the aircraft to the appropriate speed

―squawk 0311‖- assigns the aircraft a certain beacon code

―Cleared ILS runway 8 approach‖- clears the aircraft for the ILS approach for

runway 8

―intercept the runway 8 localizer‖ –allows the aircraft to track the localizer to the

runway

In order to input the commands, you must first click on the aircraft, this will highlight it on

the scope or in the list at the top right of the screen. You can also click on the aircraft in

the list for the same effect.


Select the appropriate function out of the ―Air‖ menu in the Macro panel to your right. Type in appropriate heading, altitude, or speed on the keyboard and click on enter.

Ensure you read back the command to the controller, this allows a chance to hear back

the instructions issued and gives him/her a chance to correct any erroneous

instructions.

You can only input one command at a time. When multiple clearances are

issued, input one at a time in the order the controller states.

If the button has a * at the end of it, you do not have to click ―enter‖ at the end of

the command, it happens automatically.

To send an aircraft direct to a fix – select the fix name – FISEL*, PERMT*, etc.

If the aircraft is currently highlighted, you do not need to highlight a second time

to put in another command/clearance.


How to input commands into computer

o ―turn left/right heading 180‖

Highlight aircraft

Select ―turn right‖ or ―turn left‖

Type in 3 digit heading

Click on enter

o ―fly heading 270‖

Highlight aircraft

Select ―fly heading‖

Type in 3 digit heading

Click on enter

o ―descend and maintain 2000‖

Highlight aircraft

Select ―Descend to‖

Type in 3 digit altitude

Click on enter

Examples:

3,000—030

2,500—025

24,000--240


o ―climb and maintain 3000‖

Highlight aircraft

Select ―climb to‖

Type in 3 digit altitude

Click on enter

Examples:

3,000—030

2,500—025

24,000—240

o ―increase/reduce speed to 170‖

Highlight aircraft

Select ―airspeed‖ do not use “increase/reduce speed to”

Type in 3 digit speed

Click on enter

o ―squawk 0311‖

Highlight aircraft

Select ―squawk code‖

Type in 4 digit squawk code

Click on enter

o ―Cleared ILS runway 8 approach‖

Highlight aircraft

Enter the heading assigned by the controller by typing in 3 digit

heading

As the aircraft approaches the localizer

Click on ―CLEARED ILS 8*‖

o ―intercept the runway 8 localizer‖

Highlight aircraft

Enter the heading assigned by the controller by typing in 3 digit

heading

As the aircraft approaches the localizer

Select ―INTERCEPT 8 LOC‖

Click on enter


As a pseudo pilot, you will have to act as a controller at different facilities in

addition to playing the part as a pilot. This is done by answering landlines.

Landlines

o Landlines are dedicated lines to a certain controller or facility. They are

just like phone lines, so you don’t need to key the push to talk to talk over

them.

o Used for coordination between controllers and/or facilities.

How to use landlines

o Menus of the different landlines are located on the right side of the VCS.

o Select the proper Menu for the appropriate landline.

- For terminal

On the ―Z500‖ menu, press the ―G‖ landline to call the

controller. It will flash and you will hear a beeping until the

controller picks it up.

When answered, the controller will say their sector name or

number.

Read the message to controller and wait for response.


When done with landline call, use your operating initials to

terminate the call.

Once both controllers give initials, hit the ―REL‖ button at the

bottom right of the VCS to hang up the landline.

- For enroute

On the ―Z500‖ menu, press the ―C‖ landline to call the

controller. It will flash and you will hear a beeping until the

controller picks it up.

When answered, the controller will say their sector name or

number.

Read the message to controller and wait for response.

When done with landline call, use your operating initials to

terminate the call.

Once both controllers give initials, hit the ―REL‖ button at the

bottom right of the VCS to hang up the landline.

Examples of Landline calls

o When using a landline, the controller initiating the call will identify who they

are calling first, followed by their sector name or number. In the example

below, the ―G‖ controller is handing off N808ML, a Lear jet, to the ―L‖

controller.

o Terminal

- Handoff

This type of landline call ―hands off‖ an aircraft from one

controller to another.

Ex: ―Lima, Golf handoff‖ –controller

―Lima‖—Pseudo

―Handoff two miles east of Fort Lauderdale Executive, Lear

eight zero eight mike lima, climbing to 3,000.‖—controller

―Lear eight zero eight mike lima, Radar Contact‖—Pseudo

―Mike Delta‖—controller

―Romeo Bravo‖—pseudo

- Pointout

This type of landline call allows the initiating controller to

―point out‖ an aircraft that will enter another controller’s

airspace, without changing communications to the next

controller.

Ex: ―Lima, Golf Pointout‖ –controller

―Lima‖—Pseudo


―Point out three miles northeast of Praiz, Cessna niner six

zulu, climbing to five thousand five hundred westbound.‖—

controller

―Cessna niner six zulu, Point out Approved‖—Pseudo

―Mike Delta‖—controller

―Romeo Bravo‖—pseudo

Written and illustrated by Ron Brinson and Matt Dillman Buehler ATC Simulator Lab [email protected] 954.201.8663


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