Training Checklists
- Go through all information in the setting general tab
- Proper Arrival and Departure feilds in settings/general/airspace
- Proper selections under the view tab and diagrams tab
- Student understands how to use all the panels and how to access them. Weather, Arrivals/Departures, ETC
- Student understand how to text and use voice operations on VRC
- Student understands how to use the alias file for text communication
- Student understands the maximum radar distance for each posistion
- Student understands and has been instructed on the proper use of flight strips
- Student reads and understands information provided on GND data tags
Delivery
- National Airspace System Classes of Airspace
- National Airspace System Special Use Airspace
- Airways and Route Systems
- NAVAIDs and Fixes
- VFR/SVFR Weather Minimums
- Flight Rules (VFR, SVFR, DVFR, IFR)
- METAR Decoding
- TAF Decoding
- Phonetic Alphabet
- Aircraft Identification
- Altitude and Flight Levels
- VATSIM CoC Policies regarding Emergencies and Air Force One
- Emergency Squawk Codes
- Accessing and Amending Flight Plan Data
- Preferred Routing Paths
- Reading and understanding SIDs
- Squawk Code Assignments
- Cruise Altitude Selection
- Climb Via SID Understanding
- VFR Clearances outside Class Bravo
- VFR Clearances inside Class Bravo
- IFR Clearance Issuance (CRAFT)
- Full Route Clearances
- Climb Via SID Understanding
- Scratch Pad Entries if neccessary
- Listening to Readbacks and proceeding as neccessary
- Movement vs Non-Movement Areas
- Areas of Responsibility
- Finding an Aircraft utilizing "say position"
- Taxi Instructions without hold short instructions
- Taxi Instructions including Hold Short Instructions
- Taxi Instructions for Intersection Departures
- Altimeter Issuance When Appropriate
- Progressive Taxi Instructions
- Helicopter Taxi Operations - Surface Taxi
- Helicopter Taxi Operations - Hover Taxi
- Helicopter Taxi Operations - Air Taxi
- Coordination with Local Control
Prerequisites:
- Must have an S1 Rating or higher
- Must display all competencies of a Clearance Delivery and Ground controller defined in GRP
- Must be able to handle the increased traffic load
- Must pass the DEN Major Ground Exam on VATUSA
- Ensures accuracy of readback
- Understands the use of Climb via SID
- Able to amend flight plan to LOA routing
- Able to read and understand METAR
- Able to read and understand TAF
- Understands Class B VFR Clearance
- Able to issue 3 clearances per minute
- Understands movement areas
- Issues Taxi Instructions to appropriate runway
- Coordinates crossings with LC
- Maintains awareness of runway configuration
- Has adequate knowledge of DEN/D01 LOA
- Has adequate knowledge of ZDV interfacility LOAs that require specific routings from KDEN
- Able to Taxi aircraft at a rate of 3 aircraft per minute
- Local Airspace Area of Responsibility
- Selection of Runways
- Recording an ATIS
- Wake Turbulence Application
- L.U.A.W Procedures and Restrictions
- Call for departure releases
- Departure Procedures
- VFR Departure Procedures
- Arrival Procedures
- Communications Transfer
- VFR Traffic Patterns
- Missed Approach / Go Around Procedures
- Spacing and Sequencing of Aircraft
- Traffic/Safety Advisories
- Runway Visual Range
- Helicopter Operations (Arrival and Departure from Ramp)
Prerequisites:
- Must have an S2 Rating or higher
- Must display all competencies of a Tower controller defined in GRP
- Must be DEN Major Ground certified
- Must be able to handle the increased traffic load
- Must pass the DEN Major Tower Exam on VATUSA
- Must know all information associated with DEN Major Ground
- Must ensure separation
- Provide Wake Turbulence Separation
- Setup and maintain a complete and accurate ATIS
- Issue correct RNAV fix when required
- Assign appropriate headings
- Assign appropriate missed approach/go around instructions based on SOP
- Obtains release of VFR Aircraft
- Applies SRS rules and departs with minimum separation
- Uses radar separation when applicable
- Able to Radar Identify Targets
- Radar Modes and Radar Position Responsibilities
- Radar Separation Requirements
- Separation of Formation Flights (Standard and Non-Standard)
- Approach Separation Requirements
- Wake Turbulence Application
- Visual Separation
- Merging Target Procedure Understanding
- Traffic Calls and Safety Alerts
- Radar Identification Utilizing Primary Methods
- Radar Identification Utilizing Secondary Methods
- Cancellation of Radar Services
- SIDs (Radar Vectored, Hybrid and Pilot-Nav)
- STARs (Non-RNAV and RNAV)
- Reading Instrument Approach Plates
- Efficient Vectors
- RNAV vs Non-RNAV Vectoring
- PTACs (ILS, GPS/RNAV, VOR/TACAN, NBD, LOC, Visual)ILS Approach Clearance
- Circling Approach Procedures
- Climb out Instructions
- Uncontrolled Field Procedures
- VFR Flight Following
- Pop UP IFR
- VFR Arrivals at Class C/D Fields
- VFR Class Charlie Departure Procedures
- VFR Class C/B Transitions
- VFR-on-Top (v. VFR and IFR)
- Pop UP IFR
- Radar Handoff
- Holding Instructions
- Clearances from Holdings
- Speed Restrictions Utilizing Mach Number, Indicated Air Speed
- Procedures to Join Airways
Prerequisites:
- Must have an S3 Rating or higher
- Must display all competencies of a TMU controller defined in GRP
- Must be DEN Major Tower certified
- Must be able to handle the increased traffic load
- Must pass the D01 Major Approach Exam on VATUSA
- Must know all information associated with DEN Major Tower
- Ensures aircraft track on correct departure
- Provide a vector to join non-rnav departure routes
- Pointout departing aircraft to other controllers when appropriate
- IFR Clearance and void time of uncontrolled satellite fields
- Ensure separation with departures/arrivals of satellite aircraft
- Able to perform triple simultaneous ILS approaches
- Able to perform dual dependant and independant ILS approaches
- Uses SOP standard coordination when appropriate
- Able to maintain an arrival rate of at least 60 aircraft per hour
Prerequisites:
- Must be D01 Major Approach certified
- Must display all competencies of an Enroute controller defined in GRP
- Must be able to handle the increased traffic load
- Must know all information associated with DEN Major Approach
- Complete the SW Workout Sweatbox
- Able to sequence a line of arrivals within 15NM in trail
- Assigns Interfacility routings with accordance to LOAs
- Assigns Intrafacility routings with accordance to LOAs
- Uses Descend via when appropriate
- Issues Altimeter when appropriate