One of the common things that we see is that people do not know either how to run a sweatbox or what all of the features on sweatbox are. So we thought that we would let you know about some of the useful features that we know and use. If Read more…
Recently we were speaking to some controllers and pilots about the different ways that you can push an aircraft back, and a lot of the other controllers were unaware that you could use some of the other ways detailed below. We also wanted to clear up what these pushback instructions Read more…
There are two types of SIDs that are utilised in the UK, the old convential style of SID and the new RNAV style of SID Conventional SIDs are the old style of SID where the departing aircraft navigates using “old” methods of navigation like VOR tracking that are not used Read more…
To many new controllers, a squawk code can appear like a list of 4 random numbers between 0 and 7 that do not mean much, however, squawk codes are the main reason why controllers can see callsigns on their radar screens through code callsign correlation. The range of callsigns is Read more…
Checking flight plans can seem quite difficult to do at first, so we want to try and create a nice and easy guide to make your life easier when it comes to checking flight plans at an aerodrome level as well as point out some of the key things that Read more…
A video covering one of the most tricky skills of a delivery controller, how to check a flight plan
A video on how to control delivery in the UK, along with a couple of hints and tips of how to make other controllers lives easier, created by the team here at Aviation Sim UK
A video looking at how to control at Stansted, with some hints and tips to make your life easier
A video covering how to coordinate as a tower controller, including for non-standard arrivals as well
A video looking at Metar decoding along with a couple of hints and tips that have been picked up from decoding hundreds of Metars.