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Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 3 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 11 What is Radar Contact? ........................................................................................................ 11 Who Should Use Radar Contact? ......................................................................................... 11 What is New in Version 4 .................................................................................................... 12 What is in Radar Contact - Feature List ............................................................................... 13 Comparison Chart ................................................................................................................ 14 System Requirements ........................................................................................................... 17 Quick Start Guide ..................................................................................................................... 21 Step 1 - Install Radar Contact .............................................................................................. 21 Step 2 - Develop your Flight Plan ........................................................................................ 26 Step 3 - Load the Flight Plan into Radar Contact ................................................................ 26 Step 4 - Set Radar Contact Options ...................................................................................... 27 FSUIPC Setup .................................................................................................................. 33 Step 5 - Radar Contact and Other Add-On Software Incompatibilities ............................... 34 Step 6 - Fly the Flight Plan in FS X, FS2004 ....................................................................... 34 ATC Basics .............................................................................................................................. 37 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 37 Separation Minima and Traffic Calls ................................................................................... 37 ATC Airspace Structure ....................................................................................................... 38 Varying levels of ATC Service ............................................................................................ 38 The Front-end Flight Phase .................................................................................................. 39 Getting a Weather Briefing .............................................................................................. 39 Weather through ATIS ................................................................................................. 39 Weather through the Local FSS ................................................................................... 40 Your IFR Clearance ......................................................................................................... 40 IFR Clearance though Clearance Delivery (CD) ......................................................... 40 IFR Clearance through Ground .................................................................................... 41 IFR Clearance through FSS .......................................................................................... 41 Ground Operations ........................................................................................................... 41 Ground at Controlled Fields ......................................................................................... 41 Ground at Uncontrolled Fields (UF) ............................................................................ 42 The Tower and Departure Phase .......................................................................................... 42 Approaching the Runway ................................................................................................. 42 Tower ............................................................................................................................... 43 Departure .......................................................................................................................... 43 The Enroute Phase ................................................................................................................ 44 Center ............................................................................................................................... 44 Change of Destination .................................................................................................. 45 The Descent Phase ............................................................................................................... 46 Destination Airport Served by Approach ......................................................................... 47 Destination Airport not Served by Approach ................................................................... 47 Pilot Discretion Descent Clearances ................................................................................ 47 Crossing Restrictions ........................................................................................................ 48 Near-side / Far-side Crossing Restrictions ....................................................................... 49 NOTAMs and Crossing Restrictions ................................................................................ 50 Enroute Holding Patterns and Delay Vectors .................................................................. 50 Delay Vectors ............................................................................................................... 51 Holding Pattern ............................................................................................................ 51 Minimum Fuel .............................................................................................................. 53 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 4 The Arrival Phase ................................................................................................................. 54 Approach Control ............................................................................................................. 54 Vectored “Pattern” Approaches ................................................................................... 54 IAP Approaches ........................................................................................................... 56 Visual Approach ........................................................................................................... 56 Tower ............................................................................................................................... 56 Missed Approach .......................................................................................................... 57 Alternate Airport(s) ...................................................................................................... 58 Ground .............................................................................................................................. 59 EMERGENCY ..................................................................................................................... 59 Uncontrolled Field (UF) “Nice-to-Know” Info ................................................................... 61 Uncontrolled Field Departures ......................................................................................... 61 Uncontrolled Field Arrivals ............................................................................................. 62 Closing your IFR flight plan / Canceling IFR .................................................................. 62 Flight Planning ......................................................................................................................... 65 Navigation Aids .................................................................................................................... 65 VOR –VHF Omni-directional Range ............................................................................... 65 Non-Directional Beacon - NDB ....................................................................................... 67 Airways ............................................................................................................................... 67 Low Altitude Airways ...................................................................................................... 67 High Altitude Airways ..................................................................................................... 67 Airway Width ................................................................................................................... 67 Changeover Point ............................................................................................................. 67 Planning –With FS Navigator and FSBuild ......................................................................... 68 FS Navigator .................................................................................................................... 69 FSBuild ............................................................................................................................. 80 Planning – KLAS - KLAX ................................................................................................... 87 Departure Procedure (DP) ................................................................................................ 87 Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) .................................................................................. 91 Radar Contact User Interface ................................................................................................. 101 Input Screens ...................................................................................................................... 101 Load your Flight Plan ......................................................................................................... 101 Controller Info .................................................................................................................... 104 Controller Services, Alternate Airports, Frequencies .................................................... 104 Runways ......................................................................................................................... 105 NOTAMs ........................................................................................................................ 105 Gates ............................................................................................................................... 105 Transition Altitude ......................................................................................................... 105 Transition Level ............................................................................................................. 106 MSA ............................................................................................................................... 107 Departure Procedures ..................................................................................................... 107 Filing a DP ................................................................................................................. 107 Forcing a DP ............................................................................................................... 107 No Altitude Restr ....................................................................................................... 108 Alt Restrictions ........................................................................................................... 108 No Speed Restrictions .................................................................................................... 109 Cruise Altitude ............................................................................................................... 109 RVSM ............................................................................................................................. 109 General Options .................................................................................................................. 111 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 5 Plane Data ...................................................................................................................... 111 Holding ........................................................................................................................... 111 Chatter ............................................................................................................................ 112 Deviations (Heading, Altitude, Speed) .......................................................................... 112 Other ............................................................................................................................... 112 Pause at Distance ........................................................................................................ 112 Display Text ............................................................................................................... 112 Chkpt Ding ................................................................................................................. 112 Play Pilot Wavs .......................................................................................................... 112 Interact with AI .......................................................................................................... 113 Pilot Auto Reply ......................................................................................................... 113 Tune on Contact ......................................................................................................... 113 Keyboard ............................................................................................................................ 114 Voices ................................................................................................................................ 115 Utilities ............................................................................................................................... 116 Rebuild Scenery Database .............................................................................................. 116 Check for Updates .......................................................................................................... 117 Debug ............................................................................................................................. 118 About .............................................................................................................................. 118 Save/Load ........................................................................................................................... 118 Starting RC ......................................................................................................................... 120 Working the Menus ............................................................................................................ 120 Controller Specific Menus ............................................................................................. 121 Weather Briefing/Clearance Delivery ........................................................................ 121 Weather Briefing/Clearance by Ground ..................................................................... 122 Weather Briefing by Flight Service Station ............................................................... 122 Clearance by FSS or Center ....................................................................................... 122 Clearance .................................................................................................................... 122 Ground ........................................................................................................................ 123 No Ground Controller ................................................................................................ 123 Tower ......................................................................................................................... 123 No Tower Controller .................................................................................................. 123 Departure Controller .................................................................................................. 124 No Departure Controller ............................................................................................. 125 Center ......................................................................................................................... 125 Approach .................................................................................................................... 126 No Approach Controller ............................................................................................. 127 Tower ......................................................................................................................... 128 No Tower Controller .................................................................................................. 128 Ground ........................................................................................................................ 129 No Ground Controller ................................................................................................ 129 Co-pilot Usage .................................................................................................................... 129 Advanced Users ...................................................................................................................... 131 Adding your own Chatter to Radar Contact ....................................................................... 131 Running Radar Contact on a Networked Machine Using WideFS. ................................... 134 Tutorial Flights ....................................................................................................................... 137 Tutorial Preflight Information ............................................................................................ 137 The Features Covered in the Tutorials: .............................................................................. 138 Routes of Flight .................................................................................................................. 138 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 6 Controller Info .................................................................................................................... 139 General Options .................................................................................................................. 139 Menu Navigation and Key Commands .............................................................................. 139 KDSM-KORD .................................................................................................................... 140 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 140 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 140 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 141 General Options .............................................................................................................. 141 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 142 DesMoines ATIS ............................................................................................................ 143 DesMoines Clearance Delivery ...................................................................................... 143 DesMoines Ground ........................................................................................................ 143 DesMoines Tower .......................................................................................................... 144 DesMoines Departure ..................................................................................................... 145 Chicago Center ............................................................................................................... 145 Time to Start Down .................................................................................................... 148 O‟Hare Approach ........................................................................................................... 149 O‟Hare Tower ................................................................................................................ 149 O‟Hare Ground ............................................................................................................... 150 KBNA-KMEM ................................................................................................................... 151 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 151 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 151 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 153 General Options .............................................................................................................. 154 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 154 Nashville ATIS ............................................................................................................... 154 Nashville Clearance Delivery ......................................................................................... 155 Nashville Ground ........................................................................................................... 155 Nashville Tower ............................................................................................................. 156 Nashville Departure ........................................................................................................ 156 Memphis Center ............................................................................................................. 157 Save/Load ................................................................................................................... 158 Time to Start Down – Holding ................................................................................... 160 Out of Hold ................................................................................................................. 160 Memphis Approach ........................................................................................................ 162 Memphis Tower ............................................................................................................. 164 Missed Approach and Alternate Airport .................................................................... 164 Memphis Departure ........................................................................................................ 166 Memphis Center ............................................................................................................. 167 Little Rock Approach ..................................................................................................... 167 Short Final .................................................................................................................. 168 Little Rock Tower .......................................................................................................... 168 Little Rock Ground ......................................................................................................... 169 KSDF-KATL ...................................................................................................................... 170 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 170 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 170 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 172 General Options .............................................................................................................. 173 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 173 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 7 Louisville ATIS .............................................................................................................. 174 Louisville Clearance Delivery ........................................................................................ 174 Departure Procedure ................................................................................................... 174 Louisville Ground .......................................................................................................... 175 Louisville Tower ............................................................................................................ 176 Louisville Departure ....................................................................................................... 176 Indianapolis Center ........................................................................................................ 177 Request Higher/Lower and RVSM ............................................................................ 179 Change of Destination ................................................................................................ 180 Emergency .................................................................................................................. 182 Vectors to Closest Airport .......................................................................................... 183 Request Direct ............................................................................................................ 184 Return to KSDF .......................................................................................................... 186 KSDF-KATL Flight (continued) .................................................................................... 187 Time to Start Down .................................................................................................... 188 Atlanta Approach ........................................................................................................... 189 Short Final .................................................................................................................. 189 Atlanta Tower ................................................................................................................. 190 Atlanta Ground ............................................................................................................... 190 KMQY-KSYI ..................................................................................................................... 191 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 191 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 191 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 193 General Options .............................................................................................................. 194 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 194 Preplanning ................................................................................................................. 194 Smyrna ATIS .................................................................................................................. 195 Smyrna Clearance Delivery ........................................................................................... 195 Smyrna Ground .............................................................................................................. 195 Smyrna Tower ................................................................................................................ 195 Smyrna Departure .......................................................................................................... 196 Memphis Center ............................................................................................................. 196 Shelbyville Approach ..................................................................................................... 197 IAP Approaches ......................................................................................................... 197 Missed Approach ........................................................................................................ 199 Tullahoma ....................................................................................................................... 200 Tullahoma Tower ........................................................................................................... 203 Missed Approach ........................................................................................................ 203 Fayetteville Approach .................................................................................................... 204 Missed Approach ........................................................................................................ 206 Fayetteville Approach .................................................................................................... 206 Fayetteville Departure .................................................................................................... 207 Smyrna Approach ........................................................................................................... 208 Smyrna Tower ................................................................................................................ 210 Smyrna Ground .............................................................................................................. 210 KPIE-KPIE ......................................................................................................................... 211 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 211 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 211 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 213 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 8 General Options .............................................................................................................. 214 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 214 Round Robin .............................................................................................................. 214 Pre-Planning and Departure Procedure ...................................................................... 215 St. Petersburg ATIS ........................................................................................................ 215 St. Petersburg Clearance Delivery ................................................................................. 216 St. Petersburg Ground .................................................................................................... 216 St. Petersburg Tower ...................................................................................................... 216 St. Petersburg Departure ................................................................................................ 218 Jacksonville Center ........................................................................................................ 218 Miami Center .................................................................................................................. 220 Time to Start Down .................................................................................................... 220 St. Petersburg Approach ............................................................................................. 221 St. Petersburg Tower ...................................................................................................... 221 St. Petersburg Ground .................................................................................................... 222 KPVU-KGCN .................................................................................................................... 223 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 223 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 223 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 225 General Options Tab ...................................................................................................... 226 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 226 Provo Weather (from Flight Service Station)................................................................. 227 Provo Clearance Delivery (from Flight Service Station) ............................................... 227 Provo UNICOM (Ground) ............................................................................................. 228 Provo UNICOM (Tower) ............................................................................................... 228 Provo Departure ............................................................................................................. 228 Return to KPVU (unplanned) ..................................................................................... 229 Provo Approach .......................................................................................................... 229 KPVU-KGCN (continued) ............................................................................................. 231 Salt Lake Center ............................................................................................................. 231 Los Angeles Center ........................................................................................................ 232 Center/Tower/Ground (CTG) Arrival Phase .................................................................. 233 Visual Approach ......................................................................................................... 234 Grand Canyon Tower ..................................................................................................... 236 Grand Canyon Ground ................................................................................................... 236 KGCN-KDRO ........................................................................................................................ 237 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 237 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 237 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 238 General Options .............................................................................................................. 239 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 239 Grand Canyon ATIS ....................................................................................................... 240 Grand Canyon Clearance (from Ground) ....................................................................... 240 Grand Canyon Ground ................................................................................................... 240 Grand Canyon Tower ..................................................................................................... 240 Abort Takeoff ............................................................................................................. 241 Grand Canyon Ground ............................................................................................... 242 Grand Canyon Tower ................................................................................................. 242 Los Angeles Center ........................................................................................................ 242 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 9 Denver Center ................................................................................................................ 243 Arrival Pre-Planning ...................................................................................................... 245 Cancel IFR and Closing Flight Plans ......................................................................... 247 Let‟s not Cancel IFR .................................................................................................. 247 On the Ground ................................................................................................................ 248 KDRO-KPVU .................................................................................................................... 249 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 249 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 249 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 250 General Options .............................................................................................................. 251 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 251 Durango Weather (from Flight Service Station) ............................................................ 252 Clearance Delivery (IMC – from Flight Service Station or Airborne) .......................... 252 Durango UNICOM (Ground) ......................................................................................... 253 Provo UNICOM (Tower) ............................................................................................... 253 Durango Departure ......................................................................................................... 253 Denver Center ................................................................................................................ 254 Time to Start Down ........................................................................................................ 256 Arrival Preplanning ........................................................................................................ 256 Salt Lake Center ............................................................................................................. 257 Provo Approach .............................................................................................................. 257 LFML-LSGG ..................................................................................................................... 260 Preview ........................................................................................................................... 260 A couple of tips .......................................................................................................... 260 The Plan .......................................................................................................................... 260 Controller Info ................................................................................................................ 262 General Options .............................................................................................................. 263 Maximize FS and Preflight ............................................................................................ 263 Marseille ATIS ............................................................................................................... 269 Marseille Clearance Delivery ......................................................................................... 269 Marseille Ground ............................................................................................................ 269 Marseille Tower ............................................................................................................. 270 Marseille Departure ........................................................................................................ 271 Marseille Control ............................................................................................................ 271 Time to Start Down ........................................................................................................ 272 Geneva Approach ........................................................................................................... 272 Geneva Tower ................................................................................................................ 273 Geneva Ground .............................................................................................................. 273 FAQ‟s .................................................................................................................................... 275 Glossary ................................................................................................................................. 279 Links to ATC and FAA Web Sites ..................................................................................... 288 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................................... 289 Company and Contact Information .................................................................................... 289 Credits ............................................................................................................................... 289 Beta Testers .................................................................................................................... 289 Other Software Developers ............................................................................................ 289 Flight Sim Sites .............................................................................................................. 289 Graphics Designer .......................................................................................................... 289 Documentation ............................................................................................................... 289 Radar Contact Table of Contents Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 10 Audio Engineering ......................................................................................................... 289 Video Engineering .......................................................................................................... 289 Chatter Files ................................................................................................................... 290 FSDO .............................................................................................................................. 290 Pilot Voices .................................................................................................................... 290 Controller Voices ........................................................................................................... 290 Online Help and Resources ................................................................................................ 290 Radar Contact Introduction Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 11 Introduction What is Radar Contact? Radar Contact is the most complete Air Traffic Control (ATC) add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Previous versions of Radar Contact (RC) were based on adventures, which provided a realistic ATC environment. With the introduction of FS2002, adventures were no longer a viable option for RC. Beginning January 2001, we rewrote RC in Visual Basic. Version 3 was released in November 2002. Two years ago, we released Version 3.1 which supported FS2004, and started working on Version 4. We believe that Radar Contact Version 4 will take Air Traffic Control to the next level. By implementing current 7110.65 FAA Rules, with more in-depth implementation of real world procedures, and many of the ICAO rules, Radar Contact puts you in the left seat where you will fly under today's current ATC jurisdiction. Whether you like flying the heavies, such as the 747 or the Airbus 340, turboprops, or general aircraft, RC is ready for you. RC provides the appropriate controllers who give you the current weather, clearances, taxi instructions, takeoff clearances, ascent and descent clearances, vectors to the active runway, clearances to land, ground clearances, and traffic calls for any aircraft in your flight path. RC allows you to fly Departure Procedures, will accurately handle emergencies, give you the option to file and fly specific approaches, allow you to practice those approaches, and allow you to fly to your alternate airport when the weather is below minimums. RC also supports an in-flight change of destination to any airport in the world. Since RC is not an adventure, Flight Simulator‟s AI traffic is active, and our controllers will give you traffic calls when an AI plane comes too close. RC will also move AI before they become a conflict, slow or speed up AI planes while you are on final, freeze ground traffic so they do not cause runway incursions. In short, RC is as close an approximation of what real pilots experience as is currently possible. RC is a program that runs with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and FSX. Fire up FS, load a flight plan with RC and off you go. Who Should Use Radar Contact? RC is meant for people who take their flying seriously. If your idea of fun is crashing your plane as quickly as possible, this is not the program for you. If you are or would like to be a rated pilot, by all means, try RC. Doug Thompson, a real air traffic controller, is one of the developers of the program. Pete Pitman is a controller based in England, who has helped with the ICAO rules that were implemented in Radar Contact. A number of real world pilots, in Australia, Europe, and North America are on the beta team providing John Dekker, the programmer, with feedback on real world procedures. Be warned: RC is not a game. You have to be prepared for a learning curve. However, real world pilots go through one as well. It is only after years of study that a fully qualified pilot is allowed to control a multi-million dollar aircraft with a couple hundred passengers, or even a small GA aircraft with no one else on board. Radar Contact Introduction Version 4 December 2, 2007 Copyright JDT LLC 2005 Page 12 RC does not require years of study. Only a few hours reading this manual and flying the tutorials will provide you with a solid base of knowledge that will give you years of flying pleasure. |
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