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Phraseology and procedure notes.

Worked examples with the paragraph numbers they come from. Written alongside the simulator, so every guide is something you can go and practise immediately afterwards.

Independent notes. They do not replace official material or a facility's training program.

Release guide 1 guide
1.0 SEP 28, 2026 ProjectATC 1.0: a complete field guideKBUR, Career, ground movement, procedures, radio tools and accessibility — explained with gameplay captures and clear diagrams. Read
Start here 1 guide
NEW UPDATED OCT 3 Free online ATC simulator: your first KSAN shiftWhat is free, how the five positions work and how to run your first short shift after creating a free account. Read
Clearance delivery 2 guides
CD JUL 10, 2026 The CRAFT clearance, line by lineClearance limit, Route, Altitude, Frequency, Transponder — a complete IFR clearance at a real airport, what each line means, how PDC changes it, and the readback to listen for. Read CD JUL 10, 2026 Climb via SID or maintain? What to say on an IFR clearanceThe three altitude forms of a departure clearance and exactly when each applies — with real charts (ZZOOO4, PEBLE6, KENNEDY FIVE) and the readbacks to listen for. Read
Ground 1 guide
GND UPDATED OCT 3 ATC taxi clearance examples: route and hold shortAssign the runway, name the route, stop at the right point and clear crossings explicitly. Then practise Ground at KSAN. Read
Tower 4 guides
NEW AUG 29, 2026 Wake turbulence: controller separation standards & minimaThe 2-minute departure clock, the 3-minute intersection penalty, RECAT radar separation minimums, and mandatory phraseology under FAA JO 7110.65. Read TWR JUL 13, 2026 Tower 101: LUAW, takeoff & landing clearancesWhat line up and wait actually means, who gets the runway first, the wind check, and the go-around — with the quick-reference table. Read TWR AUG 4, 2026 LAHSO: land and hold short clearancesAvailable landing distance decides it, not the gap you are trying to save. Phraseology, the readback that is not an acceptance, and the plan B before you ever offer it. Read TWR JUL 11, 2026 How to write an ATISEach part of the broadcast in order, a complete example from a METAR, and the checks used by the simulator. Read
Approach & departure 3 guides
APP JUL 24, 2026 How to vector an aircraft for an ILS approachBuild a stable intercept in the right order: altitude, speed, base leg, 20/30-degree geometry, until-established clearance and Tower handoff. Read APP AUG 1, 2026 Approach speed control: which aircraft do you slow first?Build the interval before final, use FAA speed phraseology correctly and know what an approach clearance does to the previous assignment. Read APP JUL 29, 2026 ATC holding instructions and EFC timesBuild a complete hold clearance, know what “as published” can replace, and understand why an EFC is an expectation—not permission to leave the hold. Read
Airport primers 2 guides
TWR UPDATED OCT 3 KSAN Tower: arrivals and departures on one runwayCheck the runway, build a safe arrival and departure order, then practise it in a free KSAN Tower shift. Read NEW LIVE Los Angeles (KLAX) is liveFour runways in two complexes with the terminals in the middle: arrivals outboard, departures inboard, and an arrival stream that has to cross a live departure runway to reach a gate. Read
Network training 1 guide
NOTE UPDATED OCT 3 VATSIM S1/S2 practice between mentored sessionsSolo drills for clearances, taxi routes, readbacks and Tower decisions, alongside your division's syllabus. Read