ATC academy

General

The ATC academy manages the education of VACC-Austria's permanent and visiting controllers. The main purpose consists of the training of new controllers, quality control of our active controllers, arrange CPT's and over the shoulder sessions. The current ATC academy management, can be found on our homepage.

Becoming a Controller is different from becoming a pilot at VATSIM. As pilot, you log on and fly - you might want to study documents or do a pilot training, but you don't need to. Becoming a Controller is different:

• You learn, you pass tests, you earn degrees that allow you to staff certain stations step by step.
• You are part of a team which works with you, shares opinions, has disputes and fun together.

Therefore, there is a formal path for your education. With these steps (defined in VATSIM regulations), it is ensured that you are able to do the job you want to do, and have fun together with fellow controllers and pilots.

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How to start your education

1. How to become a VACC controller
   
2. How to become a visiting controller
   

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How to become an Student 1 controller

Required theoretical lessons

1. Basic lesson
2. Eurotest under its new name: ATSim Test
3. Theoretical lesson for the clearance/delivery position
   
4. Theoretical lesson for ground control

• A lot of theory is done allready, now you have your first VATSIM controller rating and its time to gather some practical experience, well done.
  

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Required practice lessons and trainings

1. Practical lesson LOWW_DEL
2. Staffing LOWW_DEL
3. Practical lesson LOWW_GND
4. Staffing LOWW_GND
5. Training high traffic procedures for ground controller

• Please note, additional training due to the traffic situation and your knowledge can be required.

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How to become an Student 2 controller

Required theoretical lessons

1. Theoretical lesson for tower control
2. Eurotest

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Required practice lessons and trainings

1. Practical lesson LOWW_TWR
2. Tower CPT
3. Staffing LOWW_TWR
4. Theoretical & practical lessons LOWG_TWR/LOWK_TWR/LOWL_TWR and LOWI_TWR
   
5. Practical lesson uncontrolled airfields (info station)
   
6. Staffing a tower of your choice
   
7. Training high traffic procedures for tower controller
   
8. OTS training
9. OTS Tower

• Please note, additional training due to the traffic situation and your knowledge can be required.

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How to become an Student 3 controller

Required theoretical lessons

1. Theoretical lesson for approach and departure control
2. Eurotest

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Required practice lessons and trainings

1. Practical lesson LOWW_APP
2. Approach CPT
3. Staffing LOWW_APP
4. Theoretical & practical lessons LOWG_APP/LOWK_APP/LOWL_APP and LOWI_APP
5. Practical lesson flight information service
   
6. Staffing an approach position of your choice
7. Training high traffic procedures for approach controller
8. OTS training
9. OTS approach

• Please note, additional training due to the traffic situation and your knowledge can be required.

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How to become an C1 controller

Required theoretical lessons

1. Theoretical lesson for the center position
2. Eurotest

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Required practice lessons and trainings

1. Practical lesson LOVV_CTR
2. Practical lesson flight information service
   
3. Center CPT
   
4. Staffing an center position of your choice
5. Training high traffic procedures for center controller
6. OTS training
7. OTS center

• Please note, additional training due to the traffic situation and your knowledge can be required.

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• Congratulations, your education is done. You are now free to staff ANY station within our airspace.

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Library of ATC academy

General

Diese Bibliothek stellte eine Sammlung aller Trainingsdokumente in einer Bibliothek dar, jedes Dokument behandelt ein oder mehrere Themen, die in deiner Ausbildung von großer Bedeutung sein werden. Diese Dokumente werden überwiegend zum Selbststudium bereitgestellt, bei Fragen wende dich gerne an den Mentor oder an das Trainings Team. Wir wünschen viel Spaß beim Lesen.

Overview

1. The Study Guide is the right place to start, especially...
2. Training Checklist for the topics that should be covered in the relevant lessons.

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Documents for clearance/delivery controllers

1. Study Guide:OBS for your first glance into Euroscope, radiotelephony and more.
2. Study guide clearance/delivery
3. METAR guide
4. Squawk codes

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Documents for ground controllers

1. Study guide for ground controllers
2. METAR guide

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Documents for tower controllers

1. Study guide for tower controllers
2. Reduced runway separation
3. Special VFR procedures
4. Night VFR procedures
5. METAR guide
6. Squawk codes
   
7. LOWI Primer for learning to control Innsbruck

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Documents for approach/departure controllers

1. Study guide for approach/departure controllers
2. Controlled VFR procedures
3. Night VFR procedures
4. Special VFR procedures
5. Flight rule change procedures
6. METAR guide
7. Letters of agreement

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Special Airport Documents

1. LOWI_Primer for ATC in Innsbruck
2. LOWW_Primer for ATC in Vienna (under construction)

1. QRS LOWS
2. QRS LOWW
3. QRS LOWK
4. QRS LOWL
5. QRS LOWG
6. QRS LOWI
7. Wien Information

Other documents

1. Role of a mentor
2. Role of a examiner
3. Controller practical test (CPT)
4. Over the shoulder (OTS)

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