ATC Simulator (Standard)

Εξομοιωτής Εναερίου Κυκλοφορίας (ATC) Version 2.0

ATCsimulator®2 is the premier Air Traffic Control simulation on the market for the PC. ATCsimulator® has been at the forefront of ATC simulation since Feb/2001, and is still going strong. ATCsimulator®2 allows you to immerse yourself in the mysterious world of air traffic control. This is as close to the REAL THING! as you can get. Don't be fooled by cheap imitations or cheesy mockups! This is a SERIOUS SIMULATION! But, it can also be FUN!

ATCsimulator®2 provides you with the most comprehensive set of programs to help boost your air traffic career, or satisfy your thirst for experiencing the REAL THING! From incorporated speech recognition, to custom airspace creation, ATCsimulator®2 has it all! 

GAME OBJECTIVE
ATCsimulator®2 allows you to take on the role as Approach or Departure controller at your choice of over 120 Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities of the United States National Airspace System (NAS), or TRACONs as they are more commonly called. Your goal is to allow for the "safe and expeditious" flow of air traffic. It is your job to assist the pilots arriving at airports inside your airspace boundaries by lining them up for an approach (preparing for a landing). It is also your job to assist pilots departing your airspace by handing them over to the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) controller at the appropriate time or fix location.
EQUIPMENT

ATCsimulator®2 was modeled after the ARTS-IIIa radar equipment used at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center(MMAC) in Oklahoma City, Radar Training Facility. All of the dials and switches are simulated with photorealistic quality, and perform all of the functions of their real-life counterpart. Whenever possible, the keyboard functions of the ARTS-IIIa terminal are accessed in the same manner as in real life. 

There are no fancy shortcuts or Windows GUI interfaces (that do not exist on real ARTS-IIIa equipment) as is found on other so-called simulations...you use the keyboard using the same keystrokes as Real controllers. And by the way, radarscopes are round, not square. Most other simulations available for the PC present their software using the entire screen, instead of simulating the actual look and feel of the real equipment. We strive to keep the simulation as true-to-life as possible, allowing for you to experience what real controllers experience on a daily basis. So don't be fooled by cheap inaccurate imitations.

CONTROLLING TRAFFIC
ATCsimulator®2 provides many methods to allow the "safe and expeditious" flow of air traffic. There are rules governing separation laterally and vertically. You can issue climb and descents, turns, speed changes, holding instructions, visual and instrument approach clearances. You have every command you need to accomplish your task, but HOW you use those commands is entirely up to you. It's not what you know, it's how well you USE what you know.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98/98SE/2000/XP
DirectX 8.1 or later
128 megabytes of RAM 
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
200 megabytes of free hard drive space
Graphics card capable of 800x600 or higher resolution 
The following screen modes are supported;

800x600
1024x768 
1280x1024
Normal(96 dpi) or Large(120 dpi) only. 

Custom font settings and widescreen format monitors are not supported.
16-bit DirectX compatible sound card