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LESSON2.SIM
00:00  Text
 This is a TRACON II
   Demonstration...

    Lesson 2 --
       Vectoring!
END
00:08  Text
This lesson will
concentrate on a
very simple scenario.
We will have one
departure and one
arrival and show you
how to safely vector
each one.
END
00:18  Text
This is for beginners
only!  If you are an
experienced TRACON
user, Air Traffic
Controller, or pilot,
you SHOULD know the
material we're
going to cover.
Let's get started!
END
00:28  Text
Separation is a factor
in any ATC scenario.
It is just as
important when you
have 2 aircraft, as
when you have 20!
END
00:38  Text
In TRACON II, there
are basically two
rules that you follow
to accomplish this,
when working your
traffic.
END
00:48  Text
First, you must have
at least 3 miles
horizontally between
aircraft that are at
the same altitude.
Second, if you can't,
then you must have at
least 1000 feet
vertical separation
between your aircraft.
END
00:58  Text
In order to separate
your aircraft, and
keep this 3 miles or
1000 feet, you have
to know how to VECTOR
an aircraft.  This
means getting them
from point A to B
without each hitting
the other!
END
01:06  Text
Let's go ahead and
get started, using
the Los Angeles
TRACON sector.
END
01:12  File
01:13  Down
01:15  Enter
01:16  L
01:17  E
01:18  S
01:19  S
01:20  O
01:21  N
01:22  2
01:24  Enter
00:00  Text
Our radar is working,
and looking good,
giving us coverage
from our airport out
to the limits of our
coverage area!
END
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N183S has appeared on
our scope and needs to
be radar identified.
Aircraft will flash
on the screen until
they are given radar
contact.
END
00:15  Up
00:16  N183S Enter
00:18  Text
Let's look and see
what his flight path
is going to be.  This
is the first phase of
your planning an
aircrafts approach
into an airport!
END
00:28  Detail
00:29  Down
00:30  Enter
00:32  Text
The current flight
path for him will take
him directly into LAX.
This is not the best
way to vector an
aircraft.  When he
gets right over the
airport, what next?
Does he drop out of
the sky?  Vectoring!
END
00:42  Text
Looks like N63Q is
ready to go at Van
Nuys.  Take a look at
his flight strip...
it shows he'll be
staying with radar for
a trip around the
'pattern'.  Let's let
him go!
END
00:50  Up
00:51  N63Q Enter
00:52  Text
Now is the time to
start thinking ahead.
Let's look at the map
names and find a 'fix'
that will allow us to
vector N183S to LAX
more efficiently!
END
01:02  Radarscope
01:03  Down
01:04  Enter
01:04  Text
Looks like STABO is
a good place to steer
N183S to.  This will
place him in a good
position for the turn
onto final.
END
01:14  Text
Remember, the more
turning and descending
you do to an aircraft,
the fewer points you
will receive.
END
01:22  N183S Home STABO
01:26  Text
Remember to always try
and find a fix that
you can send an air-
craft to that will
line it up with the
final approach.  Most
sectors have a fix
in a good location to
do that!
END
01:38  Text
For instance, in the
LAX area, VNY has
LANGE or SAUGS, SMO
has GESTE or STABO,
LAX has STABO or
DOWNE, TOA has ALBAS,
and LGB has ALBAS,
MIDDS, or SLI.
END
01:52  Text
In each case, your
goal is to use the
least amount of turns,
the most direct route,
and not have a
confliction with
another aircraft.
END
02:02  Text
In addition, you want
to place the aircraft
in a postion to make a
smooth turn onto final
approach.
END
02:14  Text
Well, N63Q is airborne
and waiting for our
instructions.  Let's
give him a turn or
vector and then climb
him to Van Nuys final
approach altitude.
END
02:19  Up
02:21  N63Q Left 360
02:25  N63Q Up 43
02:26  Text
You will notice that
giving this kind of
turn to N63Q will
cause him to pass
mighty close to
your other traffic.
What should you do?
END
02:34  Text
Well, vertical
separation is the
answer in this
situation.  Remeber,
if you keep 1000
feet between aircraft,
you are OK!  Besides,
N183S needs to start
his descent into LAX.
END
02:44  Text
END
02:46  Down
02:48  N183S Down 53
02:50  Text
Remember, you can pay
closer attention to
any area of the screen
by selecting the
aircraft, then
zooming in on that
area of the screen.
END
03:00  Text
There are two ways you
can do this.  By
pulling down the menu,
or by using the plus
and minus keys, or hot
keys.  Let's use the
hot keys for now and
start using some of
TRACON II's short
cuts.
END
03:15  Plus
03:17  Text
One of the most
difficult things
in becoming an air
traffic controller,
is vectoring.  You
must have a special
talent to visualize
placing yourself in
the pilots' seat.
END
03:30  Text
When you give headings
or vectors to an air-
craft, it must be from
the pilots vantage
point, not yours!
END
03:40  Text
Luckily, TRACON II has
a way to help you with
the headings.  Let's
call up the compass
and show an example.
END
03:50  Radarscope
03:51  Down
03:52  Down
03:53  Enter
03:54  Down
03:55  Down
03:56  Space
03:57  Enter
03:57  Text
Real air traffic
controllers have these
headings available on
their scopes, and use
them to assist in
giving the correct
vector to an aircraft.
Let's give an example
of what YOU have to
do!
END
04:10  Text
First, you must place
yourself in the PILOTS
chair when you give a
heading. For instance,
if you wanted N183S to
turn to the west
(heading 270), is it
a right turn or left?
END
04:22  Text
As you look at the
screen and compass,
you might think that
a left turn would be
correct.  However,
if you put yourself
in the PILOTS chair,
you will find that it
is actually a right
turn for him!
END
04:34  Text
Every time that you
give a pilot a vector
or heading, remember
to place yourself in
their position!
END
04:40  Text
Let's move the data
tag on N183S and on
N63Q to better
positions.
END
04:46  N183S Slash PgUp
04:48  N63Q Slash PgUp
04:50  Text
It's also time to
start thinking about
N183S's approach into
LAX.  Let's take a
look at the airport
information.
END
05:00  Text
END
05:00  Detail
05:01  Down
05:02  Down
05:03  Enter
05:05  Enter
05:13  Text
OK, the final approach
fix altitude for LAX
is 1900 feet.  Let's
start N183S down to
that altitude.
END
05:20  N183S Down 19
05:20  Text
OK, this is a good
point to pause the
lesson and think
about vectoring.  In
each of these
cases, you would
continue to vector the
aircraft until he
turned right into the
extended runway cone!
END
05:30  Simulation
05:31  Down
05:32  Down
05:33  Enter
05:35  File
05:35  Text
We hope that this
explanation of
vectoring will help
you understand this
important procedure!

For more detailed
information on
vertical separation,
try lesson three!
END
05:45  X
05:45  Enter