ATC academy

General

The ATC academy manages the education of VACC-Austria's permanent and visiting controllers. The main purpose consists in 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.

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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. Theoretical lesson for the clearance/delivery position
   
3. Theoretical lesson for ground control
4. Eurotest
   

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

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Required practice lessons and trainings

1. Practical lesson LOWS_DEL
2. Staffing LOWS_DEL
3. Practical lesson LOWW_GND
4. Staffing LOWW_DEL/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 LOWS_TWR
2. Practical lesson uncontrolled airfields (info station)
   
3. Staffing LOWS_TWR
4. Practical lesson LOWW_TWR
5. Tower CPT
6. Staffing LOWW_TWR
7. Theoretical & practical lessons LOWG_TWR/LOWK_TWR/LOWL_TWR and LOWI_TWR
   
8. Staffing a tower of your choice
   
9. Training high traffic procedures for tower controller
   
10. OTS training
11. 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 LOWS_APP
2. Practical lesson flight information service
   
3. Staffing LOWS_APP
4. Practical lesson LOWW_APP
5. Approach CPT
6. Theoretical & practical lessons LOWG_APP/LOWK_APP/LOWL_APP and LOWI_APP
7. Staffing an approach position of your choice
8. Training high traffic procedures for approach controller
9. OTS training
10. 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.