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1. utc current time Zulu Table 4 1 Alias variable fields 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 21 PVD Colors and Fonts Changing colors With the Color Schemes Editor you can change font type colors for labels VOR FIXES etc It s easy to use and you can save your favorite color profile Open the PVD options on the toolbar and select Color Scheme Editor Figure 4 10 Load Sector Load Colorscheme Load Soundscheme Aliases Colorscheme Editor Soundscheme Editor ATIS Block UTE Clock General Options PYD Options COMMbox Options ATCBox Options 10 Options Label Route Options Conflict Options Figure 4 10 Selection of Colorscheme Editor Under font for navdata and aircraft labels you can change the font and size for the respective O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 22 Colorscheme Editor Font for navdata labels Terminal 8 OK HE Apply Font for aircraft labels 000 Terminal w 5 vi QUES Objects ARTEC ARTCC high ARTCC low Aircraft Collision Alert Aircraft Label Assumed Aircraft Label Normal Aircraft Label Selected Aircraft Labelling Assumed Aircraft Labelling Normal Aircraft Labellne Selected Aircraft Reg Handotft Aircraft Reg Transfer Aircraft 50 Ident Aircraft Timeline Assumed Aircraft Timeline Normal Aircraf2. 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation The COMMBox Using the COMMBox Figure 7 48 shows the COMMBox SERVERS Welcome to the TAO Germany network Server SERWER gt Please visit wmm iwa org for further info SERVER You are now online and connected have fun Figure 7 48 COMMBox On top of the window you will see the Channel tabs IvAc s default is to have 8 Standard Comm channel frequencies open The first is your primary frequency Then you will find 2 secondary frequencies for monitoring purposes Transmitting on these channels is still possible though it s primarily intended for monitoring communications as the user may deem necessary Next to the frequencies you find the METAR tab see further Then you will find the GUARD tab This is your On Guard frequency Then you will find the ATC tab This channel shows all ATC messages The next tab is the BROADCAST tab which shows all broadcasted messages The last tab is the MSG tab Here all messages from the SERVER are shown Other information is shown too like requested METAR s requested COM frequencies and ATIS request notifications When a new message is transmitted on a channel the tab above highlights as shown in Figure 7 4 118 260 124 700 131 100 METAR GUARD ATC BROADCAST MBE Figure 7 49 Highlighting tab on message receive 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 62 Clicking on the tab removes the highli
3. e PVD options e General options You can create a Controller Profile for each ATC position you like controlling Profiles are saved with the callsign as the filename E g EBBR _APP cpr is the profile for Brussels Approach EBBR _APP Contents of the Controller Profile The layout of the file is in the standard windows xxx ini format The controller profile files contains different sections The purpose of these profiles is to be able to easily transfer your favorite profiles to another computer Files This section contains the files IvAc requires to load the profile The following files are stored e Sector file e Colorscheme file e Soundscheme file e Selection file contains list of selected items in the VOR NDB FIXES dialogs 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 70 Connection This section contains all information needed for the connection dialog The password is of course encrypted for your protection ATIS This section contains all fields entered in ATIS dialog Interface This section contains all settings concerning different items on top of the PVD clock flightstrip weather info PVD Selected This section contains all toggle selected values for the PVD buttons It stores the last used settings for displaying radar data like VOR NDB PVD Options Options concerning other PVD data settings are stored as set on the PVD Options dialog window COMMBox All settings for
4. e RVSM Check this box if your sector has Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum rules When checked the CFL dialog contains thousands above FL290 instead of two thousands e Show ALL by default When checked all flight levels are shown by default in the CFL dialog Squawk Codes e VFR Transponder Code Select the transponder code used in your sector This code is used to check for squawk code agreement e Show callsign on squawk STANDBY Check this item if you want to show callsigns for aircraft squawking standby on the ground This feature can be used to simulate modern ground radars Route e Hide route on deselect When enabled the route is hidden of the respective aircraft after deselection 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 18 Conflict Options When you select Conflict Options from the PVD Menu Figure 4 1 you get the Conflict Options Dialog Figure 4 8 Conflict Alert Settings E Conflict Alerts lanore Conflicts Below Oft 585 10000 ft 7 Vertical Separation z 500 ft 1000 2500 ft y Horizontal Separation e 2 nM 5 20 nM Cancel Figure 4 8 Conflict Alert Settings Conflict Alerts e Ignore conflicts below Scroll the slider to set the altitude in ft under which conflicts are ignored e Vertical Separation Sets the vertical separation altitude in ft e Horizontal Separation Sets the horizontal separation in NM O 2004 2006 International V
5. F6 Show FPL of selected aircraft Show Hide NDBs F7 Cleared Speed Show Hide FIXES F8 Cleared FL Show Hide FRQ F9 Low Airways Low Select Show Hide F10 High Airways High Select Show Hide F11 Zoom In F12 Zoom out TAB Show route of selected aircraft PGUP Select next aircraft PGDOWN Select previous aircraft num Cleared Flightlevel num TRANSFER selected num toggle No Voice num Cleared Waypoint 1 Zoom Level 1 2 Zoom Level 2 3 Zoom Level 3 4 Zoom Level 4 W Remove all clearances ALT Q Show Hide QDM QDM ALT V VERA VERA Table 7 6 Hotkeys 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 69 Chapter 8 Configuration and Data Files Controller Profiles You can save your favorite controller position for future use For storing information about the user IvAc uses controller profile files cpr e g KZFW _CTR cpr These are saved in the Profiles subfolder of IvAc These profiles contain all your user settings that are specific for a controller position and enable the user to quickly switch or setup a favorite ATC position The information saved in a controller profile contains e COMMBox settings e ATCBox settings e IO Window settings e Locations of extra files e Connection information e Label settings e Zoom settings e ATIS settings e PVD objects settings clock weather info e PVD navdata objects settings toolbar
6. Lo14 LO10 ROO4 ROOG Figure 7 46 VERA 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 59 The first line of the dialog contains e Callsign of target 1 e Callsign of target 2 e Time until loss of separation lateral distance between 2 targets drops below 8nm e minimal separation in nautical miles The second line of the dialog contains resolutions to obtain 8nm separation only if loss of separation predicted e Left turn in degrees of target 1 to resolve conflict no turn of target 2 needed e Left turn in degrees of target 2 to resolve conflict no turn of target 1 needed The third line of the dialog contains resolutions to obtain 8nm separation only if loss of separation predicted e Right turn in degrees of target 1 to resolve conflict no turn of target 2 needed e Right turn in degrees of target 2 to resolve conflict no turn of target 1 needed To close VERA just close the popup dialog or select VERA again in the aircraft context menu 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 60 Flightstrip SYJELUdY y N313H O219 NJ bZdN AIO SSENN YONIO OHAIN Yd OL OTAN NNSYT H2S SIHSONSIYS BBE3 Masice oipey einyedap jo aun pajeuns3 Viste ananybiy pajsanbay The following picture explains all fields in the flightstrip yulIodAem pajea o UBISILO enopy6iy pales Jewayy paeds asinio apoo ymenbs seins 34BI 4 Figure 7 47 Flightstrip explained 61
7. and speed restriction to Final Approach Speed IFAS Center UAC The label for use by center or UAC controllers a Basic Label Unconcerned 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 43 Figure 7 22 UAC Label Unconcerned On the first line e Callsign Mt e Voice Tag if not using voice if only receiving voice e Squawk Disagreement Symbol On the second line e flightlevel e climb descend marker 7 or gt e requested flightlevel b Assumed Label Concerned Figure 7 23 UAC Label Concerned The assumed label adds a third line e cleared flight level e cleared waypoint or arrival airport if no CWP c Extended Label 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 44 Figure 7 24 UAC Label Selected The extended label adds a fourth line e cleared speed d Transponder on without flightplan Figure 7 25 Squawking and no flightplan label This label contains one line the squawk code of the aircraft Working with Aircraft Labels Selecting an Aircraft The first step in working with a target aircraft is by selecting it e by clicking on the label NOT the target dot or RPS radar position symbol as in Procontroller e entering s lt callsign gt in the COMMBox e by selecting the corresponding line s in the IOWindow This action selects the aircraft and changes the color to the selected aircraft color shows the callsign in
8. 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 51 Figure 7 35 Aircraft label with NO VOICE tag Cleared Flightlevel A new feature is the CFL or Cleared Flight Level This means you can assign a Flight Level to an aircraft This altitude is then shown in the label Assigning an altitude is performed as follows Press ALT on the keyboard left or right and click on the label or press F8 when the aircraft is selected Now you get the CFL dialog Figure 7 36 Select the appropriate level from the list or type the flight level on the numeric keypad WEST ALL Clicking on the West East or North South option has to be set in the PVD Options dialog button switches between odd and even flight levels When the dialog is first shown the levels for the current aircraft heading are shown By clicking on all you can show all levels Clicking on CLEAR removes the assigned flightlevel Clicking OK or pressing return selects the flight level selected in the list The label now shows the CFL on the second line Figure 7 37 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 52 Figure 7 37 CFL showed in label There are several conditions for the CFL field e Aircraft is descending the label shows before CFL e Aircraft is climbing the label shows before CFL e Aircraft is descending to CFL the label shows N before CFL e Aircraft is climbing to CFL the label shows 7 before CFL e
9. ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Copyright This software is Copyrighted by the authors of the program Bart Devriendt Filip Jonckers and Kenny Moens This software is Copyrighted by the International Virtual Aviation Organisation www ivao aero 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 6 Chapter 2 What do you need to be on line Flying online with IvAc on IVAO is quite simple You just need to get a few programs and set them up correctly This manual will help you with these points First you need a computer running Windows 2000 or XP only partial support for Windows 98 and ME IvAc impose a minimal load on your computer like any other Multiplayer session does You also need a user account on the IVAO network If you don t have an account yet you can create one at http www ivao aero members new Write down your VID and your IVAO password you will need them later Now you need to download some software e IvAc required to see the traffic in the radar download at http www ivao aero softdev IvAc download htm e TeamSpeak required for communication using voice download at http www ivao aero data files software ts2_client_rc2_2032 exe e ServInfo not required useful to have an overview about the activity on the network download at http www ivao aero data files software si202 zip Find more information about software used
10. Intercept Distance G Runway center line R 1nM 5 50 nM 1 nm 20 50 nM Intercept Angle p Range ting distance prange d 30 30 1 nh 10 50 nM i T3 Short FIX names Base Leg Distance 1hM 3 50 nk Performance 7 Redraw delay i oa i dd 7 Cancel Figure 4 3 PVD Options Visibility Visibility Range Select the desired visibility range for the PVD based on the ATC position that you will be controlling e g TWR 10 15 nm This must be as low as possible to avoid network overload Primary Altitude Filter Bottom and top altitude no aircraft labels are shown outside of this range only RPS Secondary Altitude Filter Bottom and top altitude no aircraft RPS are shown outside of this range only primary radar targets no label Vectoring T Other Intercept distance Distance at which the vectoring T connects to the Runway Centre Line RCL Intercept angle Angle in degrees at which the vectoring T should connect to the Runway Centre Line RCL standard 20 or 30 recommended 30 Base Leg Distance Length in nautical miles of the base leg line drawn at the end of the Vectoring T Runway Center Line Length of Runway Centerline RCL in nautical miles 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 11 e Range Ring Distance distance between each range ring range rings are only shown for the visual range e Short FIX names All FIX names are shown with 2 characters if this checkbox is enab
11. Names for VOR NDB FIXES and Airports SHIFT F4 L show hide Low Enroute Airways F9 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 31 hold SHIFT to select airways to show SHIFT F9 hold ALT to show hide airway labels ALT F9 H show hide High Enroute Airways F10 hold SHIFT to select airways to show SHIFT F10 hold ALT to show hide airway labels ALT F10 SID show hide selected SIDs hold SHIFT to select SIDs STAR show hide selected STARs hold SHIFT to select STARs Z1 select Zoom Position 1 ALT 1 hold SHIFT to define new favourite Zoom Position Z2 select Zoom Position 2 ALT 2 hold SHIFT to define new favourite Zoom Position Z3 select Zoom Position 3 ALT 3 hold SHIFT to define new favourite Zoom Position Z4 select Zoom Position 4 ALT 4 hold SHIFT to define new favourite Zoom Position Table 7 1 Buttons on the toolbar Zoom There are several ways in which you can zoom in and out on the PVD e Zoom using the mouse Use the mouse scrollwheel to zoom in or out press and hold the SHIFT key to zoom in bigger steps e Zoom using keys Use the F11 and F12 keys to zoom in or out e Favourite zoom positions The Z1 Z2 Z3 and Z4 buttons on the toolbar are programmable zoom buttons Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the Z1 Z2 Z3 or Z4 button to save your favorite zoom position example ground view zoom and or move the map to a di
12. Soundscheme Aliases Colorscheme Editor Soundscheme Editor ATIS Black UTE Clack General Options PYD Options COMMbox Options ATCBox Options IO Options Label Route Options Conflict Options Figure 7 14 Load Colorscheme Loading Controller Profiles Loading a profile can be done by clicking on the PROF button on the toolbar see Figure 7 15 and selecting load Profile Select the desired profile and click ok Now the profile will be loaded At startup the last used profile is automatically used by IvAc DISCON Pave PVD ATIS METAR Load Profile Save Profile Figure 7 15 Profiles 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 40 Saving C ontroller Profiles After changing some settings like a colors cheme as an example you can click on the PROF but also changed ton and select Save Profile to save the changes to the Profile see Figure 7 15 If you your callsign a new profile is created When closing the program the profile is automatically saved too Aircraft Labels IvAc contains a lot of different types of labels according to the status of a target What follows is a description of each label type Now it is also possible to see under which ATC the Aircraft is assumed You will see Characters like G T A C and U Each of those Characters have an own meaning G Ground The Aircraft is
13. When you click Update Server in the Connect dialog this file is not overwritten Aircraft File This file aircraft txt stored in the Data subdirectory of the IvAc folder contains a list of all aircraft types and their respective wake category Callsign Prefixes File This file prefix txt stored in the Data subdirectory of the IvAc folder contains a list of all airline prefixes SN for Sabena DLH for lufthansa and their full name This list is used in the flightstrip to display the radio callsign 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 73 Chapter 9 Sector Files For more information about the sector file format http www ivao org softdev ivac sectorformat htm As a side note many Beta testers have successfully used the existing ProController Sector Files either as is or with little modifications O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 74 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting and Error Messages FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 1 I get the error Error descending into file when using sounds IvAc only supports wav files at the moment You are probably using mid files 2 ATC COMMbox IO Window are flickering or disappear when transparancy is active We are aware of this issue but it depends on your graphics card We have limited solutions for every graphics card that is available 3 The heading of aircraft displayed by IvAc is not according to the reporte
14. data This line shows several anchor data Figure 7 6 31 0nm 503 198 718 210 lat051 14 49 lon 001 23 17 Figure 7 6 Anchor Data The following table Table 7 2 gives an explanation of all the different fields with their labels 312nm distance between mouse pointer and anchor 5 03 flighttime from cursor to anchored aircraft 198 heading from anchor 18 header to anchor z10 zoom level lat 051 14 49 latitude lon 001 23 17 longitude Table 7 2 Fields in the Anchor Data line The anchor is the small cross in the middle of the screen and can be used to measure distance and indicate the To From heading To move the anchor you first have to make sure the anchor is not locked To lock unlock the anchor right click on the radar and select Lock Anchor see Figure 7 7 When the anchor is unlocked you can re establish a temporary anchor point by moving it to a new position and then double clicking at the desired radar screen position You can attach the anchor to an airplane by rightclicking it and clicking Anchor In addition you can set the anchor to a specific object by using the c command in the COMMbox 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 34 Free Text Labels OCA The Occupied Area Active OCA labels can be used to place short notes cfr post it notes on the PVD In real life controllers these are used
15. key of which button is found in the Table 7 1 bellow button function key CONN Connect Disconnect to the IVAO Network DISCON Connect Disconnect to the IVAO Network PROF Save Load Controller Profile PVD PVD Plan View Display options menu ATIS ATIS settings METAR METAR query FSTR show hide flightstrip I O show hide INbound OUTbound flights F3 COM show hide COMMbox F1 ATC show hide ATC list F2 L increase Leader line length L decrease Leader Line Length 0 8 Speedvector line timeline CC show hide ARTCC boundaries HS show hide ARTCC High Sectors LS show hide ARTCC Low Sectors AP how hide selected Airports SHIFT F1 hold SHIFT to select airports to show hold ALT to show hide airport labels GEO show hide GEO data SHIFT F2 RR show hide range rings RWY show hide runways RCL show hide runway center line SHIFT F3 T show hide vectoring T s VOR show hide selected VOR s SHIFT F5 hold SHIFT to select VOR stations to show hold ALT to show hide VOR station labels hold SHIFT ALT to show hide frequency NDB show hide selected NDB s SHIFT F6 hold SHIFT to select NDB stations to show hold ALT to show hide NDB station labels hold SHIFT ALT to show hide frequency FIX show hide selected FIXES SHIFT F7 hold SHIFT to select FIXES to show hold ALT to show hide FIXES labels FRQ show hide Frequencies VOR NDB SHIFT F8 N show hide
16. on IVAO network at http www ivao aero network so Controlling online requires you to be connected to the Internet during your session unsurprisingly so Please note that certain low bandwidth connections such as GPRS might give less than optimal results particularly for voice communication with added delays and poor voice quality Try to be online using at least a 56k modem connection if possible to achieve good results in your online flying experience Remember that the official forum where to ask for support about IvAc is the IVAO Forum available at http forum ivao aero forum asp FORUM ID 184 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 7 Chapter 3 Installing IvAc Installation of IvAc is very simple Unzip the downloaded setup files and run the setup program Install IvAc to a directory of your choice After setup run IvAc by selecting it from the windows start menu or by double clicking the icon on the desktop When you start IvAc for the first time it will ask you to load a sector file Sector files are located in the SectorFiles subfolder and contain all the data needed to draw a radar screen Go to the directory where you stored your previous sector files and load the sector file of your choice 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 8 Chapter 4 Configuring IvAc Before continuing make sure you have loaded a sectorfile General options Open this dialog box by clicking on the PVD bu
17. the COMMBox and shows the selected aircraft s flightplan in the Flightstrip Figure 7 26 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 45 Figure 7 26 Example of a selected aircraft Aircraft Menu All actions concerning the selected aircraft are grouped in one menu shown by right clicking on the aircraft label Figure 7 27 or by right clicking on the flightstrip when the aircraft is selected ASSUME TRANSFER RELEASE FORCE ACT Cleared FL Cleared WP Cleared SP No Voice Show FPL Show Fioute Add to 10 Reg COMM Reg FPL Anchor VERA ODM Chat Info Kill Figure 7 27 Aircraft Options Leaderlines 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 46 The leaderlines connect the label to the RPS radar position symbol Use the L toolbar button to increase the length of the leaderline of the selected aircraft Use the L toolbar button to decrease the length of the leaderline of the selected aircraft When you hold SHIFT and click L or L leaderlines of all aircraft are in or decreased Speedvectors Speed vectors are the lines in front of the target showing the last heading of the aircraft The length can be changed by using the numeric buttons on the toolbar By pressing a numeric button the end of the speed vector line shows the point were the target will be after n minutes at current groundspeed You can disable the speed vectorline by selecting the 0 minutes button Labe
18. the aircraft selected was SLR24K COMMBox 119 560 118 500 113 900 GUARD ATC BROADCAST mso Chat 1 EBKT_TWR gt SLR24K Switch to UNICOM 122 800 Good day ET Figure 7 30 release radio message note The handoff Release radio message is only sent to aircraft with the NO VOICE tag selected or when you select the option Send handoff message when on voice in the Commbox Options 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 48 COMMbox Options IE No Highlight Y Figure 7 31 Send handoff message when on voice Transfer Control Transfer or handoff aircraft under your control to another controller online Select the aircraft concerned and right click Select TRANSFER in the aircraft menu The select controller window will become visible The list is populated with the controllers visible in the ATC Box Select the controller you want to handoff the aircraft to in this example LFRSY_TWR and press OK Figure 7 32 or double click on the controller callsign O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 49 t Figure 7 32 select controller for transfer On top of the aircraft label you will see a red color REQ TRSF Once the other controller accepted the handoff the label will switch to the basic label style If you want to undo transfer you can right click the label and select CANCEL TRANSFER Handoff R
19. 0 Cleared Waypoint in the flightstrip Cleared Speed Next to flightlevel and heading waypoint you can also assign a cleared speed to an aircraft Right click on the label and select Cleared SP from the menu or press F7 when the aircraft is selected You get a similar dialog as the Cleared FL screen Select a speed from the list or type a speed on the numeric keypad and click OK or press return To cancel the CSP dialog press escape on the keyboard Restricting an aircraft to Final Approach Speed can be done by selecting FAS in the dropdownlist press F the label will show IFAS Indicated speed is Final Approach Speed Request COMM When we want to know the frequency a PIC is on we can select Request COMM and this will identify the frequency the PIC is monitoring So after selecting the Request COMM you will know if the PIC is already on your frequency or on the frequency of an adjacent controller 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 54 ASSUME TRANSFER RELEASE FORCE ACT Cleared FL Cleared WP Cleared SP No Voice Show FPL Show Route Add to 10 Reg COMM Reg FPL Anchor VERA QDM Chat Info Kill Figure 7 41 Req COMM Select the aircraft and then right click and choose Req COMM from the popup menu The frequency will be shown on the MSG tab in the COMMBox DAT007 is tuned to 122 80 Request FPL When you want to re request a flightplan of
20. 06 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 75 10 Will IvAc be translated in other languages No We won t translate IvAc into other languages Only the manual will be available in other languanges than English Other IVAO Divisions may submit a translated version to IVAO HQ s for review prior to adoption by that Division 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 76
21. 4 Set Centerpoint Reset Centerpoint OCA OCN y Short Fix v Lock Anchor FYD Options Label Route Options Contlict Options Load Sector Load Colorscheme Figure 7 12 Radar Menu 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 38 In the window shown in Figure 7 13 select the folder containing your sector files click Open and the sector that you have selected will become visible on your screen in IvAc For more information about the sectorfile format http www ivao aero softdev ivac sectorformat htm Ce als Look in SectorFiles m elm Ee ebbu03 Go To Last Folder Visited Y Amsterdam Radar v 1 sct eEHMC Y e EPEUROCONTROL_WEST NOAIRWA EP SBXP_APP sct gt File name sbbs ctr sct Files of type livAc Sector Files sct y Cancel Open as read only 7 4 Figure 7 13 Loading Sectorfiles Loading Color Profiles Color Profiles are stored in the ColorSchemes subfolder of the IvAc program folder and contain font and color settings for the PVD Plan View Display You can load or reload a different Colorscheme by e Right clicking on the PVD Plan View Display and selecting Load Colorscheme See Figure 7 12 e Clicking on the PVD button on the toolbar and selecting Load Colorscheme see Figure 7 14 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 39 Load Sector Load Colorscheme Load
22. CFL is max 200 ft above under current altitude FL CFL is not shown When you select a CFL the CFL is sent to all controllers in your neighbourhood area The basic label also shows CFL so when an aircraft is being transferred between 2 controllers the target controller already has CFL To cancel the CFL dialog press the escape key on the keyboard To clear an aircraft for the Approach you can also select APP from the list Cleared Waypoint Heading This field is primarily used to indicate an enroute waypoint clearance but you can also use it to indicate the departure clearance An airplane will receive a clearance from you or from another controller online Lets take for example you give a clearance to a pilot to proceed COA4C SID as Published at Brussels How does this work FORCE ACT Cleared FL Cleared WP Mo Voice i Figure 7 38 select Cleared Waypoint 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 53 Select the aircraft label and right click select CLEARED WP or press F5 when the aircraft is selected A small popup window come s on your screen were you can enter the cleared waypoint Waypoint COA4C CLEAR ENTER Figure 7 39 Cleared Waypoint Entry Write in the text bar COA4C and click enter The aircraft label will indicate the COA4C SID Also your colleague controller will see your aircraft that you have cleared on a COA4C SID It s also indicated in the flightstrip Figure 7 4
23. IvAc IVAO virtual ATC client User Manual 12 March 2006 Manual developed with IvAc v1 1 8 in mind Some screenshots may display older versions but in these cases nothing changed in that part Developers Bart Devriendt Filip Jonckers Kenny Moens Manual by Alain Debrouwer Allen W Sindel Bart Devriendt Filip Jonckers Kenny Moens 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 1 Preface Hello friends Back at the end of 1998 IVAO was created as alternative to the SATCO network Its main goals were and still are to provide a friendly and fun environment for Flight and Air Traffic Control simulation while still maintaining it as real as it gets as much as possible Starting with a few dozen friends IVAO has now grown to one of the biggest flight simulation communities in the world with nearly 60000 members During these past 8 year numerous people have helped build IVAO to what it is today Great work has been done providing many services to our members both at the IVAO headquarters level as well as in the various divisions that are part of IVAO Now we ve come to a new milestone the creation of a new software suite replacing the glorious but somewhat outdated ProController and Squawkbox by a new generation of software With great pride I m happy to announce the availability of the first component IvAc IVAO virtual ATC client Also other components are now being developed and or tested Thi
24. a e nda 7 41 WORKING WITH AIRCRAPT LABELS a a a E aE EEN N TE 7 45 A a re ene ee i 7 58 VER A EPE E deck Sak decida dao 7 59 FGC ii dad 7 61 THECOMMBOX dd doe aus 7 62 TEA TEBA ide E 7 66 THE LO WIND MV dd dt 7 67 USING METAR 0 A a dd db 7 68 HOTREYS 4 a da aid deta 7 69 CHAPTER 8 CONFIGURATION AND DATA FILES w ssscccssssccssssccccssscccssssccccssccccecssccccssseccccssnaccccssceccesacccesssseces 8 70 CONTROLLER PROFILES 0 a 8 70 O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 4 COLORES ia ias di 8 72 SOUND S CHEMES dolia 8 72 ALTAS PID Be tia 8 72 NETWORK SERVERS ELE tania 8 73 TEAMSPEARK SERVERS HIER decia 8 73 STATICTP ADDRESS FTE 30 td dd dt dd 8 73 ATRORABT ELE Addis 8 73 CALESIGN PREFIXES FIEL tddi decia 8 73 CHAPTER 9 SECTOR FILES wove sccsccsekcsicccsscacssccantsesessvsocsaceee cesevsvvsecouetstesevsvecstececscetevevsccsecesbusbesses codecs vabedsceascasevosbctescosccseeoese 9 74 CHAPTER 10 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ERROR MESSAGES eesseseessesesssecssoceessoceessecesssecsscocessoceessecsscseessooeessesee 10 75 FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS cc cccssssecessescecesessececsesaececseeeecesaececsenaececeaeecsesaeeecseaeecesneeecsesaececseasesesseeecseaeeesseaaeens 10 75 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 5 Chapter 1 License This version of the IVAO virtual ATC client hereafter called IvAc is distributed under a PUBLIC license This means that the user of this sof
25. d heading by the pilot This is probably because the magnetic deviation at the pilot s location is not the deviation where you are controlling This phenomenon can happen in northern and southern parts of the world where significant magnetic deviations occur 4 Can the flightstrip be moved outside the window No the flightstrip is programmed in OpenGL and is limited to the IvAc window Also the clock and the weather info block are limited this way 5 Is there a way to zoom faster Yes use SHIFT scrollwheel to zoom faster or configure the Favorite zoom positions 6 I only see altitude and cleared flight level Where are the speed and destination IvAc has basic labels for aircraft not under your control When taking control of an aircraft you can right click on the label and click assume Now the label is extended with the extra fields 7 I have no cursor in the COMMBox I lose focus on COMMBox when mouse is moved outside COMMBox IvAc is programmed this way When the COMMBox has no focus you STILL can type If you continuously want to type on your frequency you don t have to set focus on COMMBox Just select aircraft and type your message 8 IvAc gives an error on my sectorfile Check the links in chapter 9 for more information on the sector file format 9 IvAc shows different wind information than stated in the METAR report We get wind deltas from the server changing wind direction and speed every 10 20 seconds 2004 20
26. eneral e ATIS Active Check this to enable your ATIS When you are logged in as Observer only the remarks line is available Then the ATIS only contains IVAO Observer No Active ATC Position and the remarks e ATC Position Fill in the text name of your position e g Brussels Approach e Voice Check this box to enable voice You can select a voice server from the list O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 28 Airport e TMA ATIS When this is checked no airport data is shown in the ATIS e METAR Station Sets the station used for the METAR report This also becomes the default weather station in the upper left corner of the PVD e Takeoff Fill in the active runway s for Departure e Landing Fill in the active runway s for Arrival Airspace e Transition Level Fill in the current Transition Level e Transition Altitude Fill in the current Transition Altitude Other e Remarks Fill in any relevant remarks 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 29 Chapter 7 The Plan View Display PVD EGNM Figure 7 1 Radar Overview Toolbar The toolbar Figure 7 2 is found on the top of the IvAc Window DISCON PROF PyD ATIS METAR FSTR 10 Plate 1 L of1 2f4 el cejusiLsfaPiceo AA RWYACL T vOR NDS Fi lt fFRO N L H SID star z1 Za zZa zal Figure 7 2 Toolbar O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 30 The function and the short
27. equests When another controller wants to transfer an aircraft to you the label of the aircraft announces REQ HO Figure 7 33 Figure 7 33 Handoff request 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 50 To accept the transfer select ASSUME from the aircraft context menu If you want to reject transfer select the REJECT TRANSFER option from the aircraft context menu FORCE ACT When an aircraft is in your airspace and he isn t tuned to your frequency and doesn t respond on guard messages you can send a force act to the aircraft Right click the label and select FORCE ACT from the menu The pilot now gets a private message instructing them to contact you on your frequency NO VOICE tagging If a pilot comes online would it not be nice to know if he s on voice yes or no When he doesn t have voice Teamspeak you can now make a small note for your colleagues online called the NO VOICE tag ASSUME TRANSFER RELEASE FORCE ACT Cleared FL Cleared WP Cleared SP No Voice Show FPL Show Route Add to I0 Reg COMM Reg FPL Anchor VERA ODM Chat Info Kill Figure 7 34 Aircraft menu NO VOICE tag Select the aircraft and right click From the menu select NO VOICE and in the aircraft label just behind the callsign a minus sign appears The minus sign is also shown on the screen of the next controllers online so they are aware of the voice capabilities of the pilot 2004
28. fferent viewing position Press the just programmed zoombutton and the PVD will jump back to the programmed zoom position Moving the map You can move the map by left clicking on the map and keeping the left mouse button pressed dragging while moving the map around The same procedures are valid for dragging the Clock Weather Info and the Flightstrip around on the map 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 32 Clock UTC Time The clock shows the current UTC time calculated from the local time on your computer Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 UTC Time You can drag the clock to any position you want on the PVD or show hide the clock in the PVD menu UTC Clock option Figure 7 4 Load Sector Load Colorscheme Load Soundscheme Aliases Colorscheme Editor Soundscheme Editor ATIS Black UTE Clack General Options PYD Options COMMbox Options ATCBox Options IO Options Label Route Options Conflict Options Figure 7 4 Current METAR Report The Figure 7 5 shows the current METAR report for the default weather station defined in the sector file or selected in the ATIS Options For center controllers the default METAR can be set through the METAR request window or via the COMMBox EBER 1520202 26007KT 9999 FEWOS1 BENOSS 04 02 01025 NOSIG Figure 7 5 METAR 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 33 Anchor
29. flickering effect on most video cards this is a known problem caused by the redrawing of the PVD screen If this occurs leave transparency at 100 Highlight You can choose a different highlight color for every group of tabs in the COMMbox Note As an example if no color is set for the COM1 frequency the COM button in the toolbar will loose the hightlight color when a message is received on this frequency The order is from right to left e Active The active tab e COMI The main frequency e COM2 COMS3 The COM2 and COM3 tabs e GUARD The GUARD tab e Other non chat Broadcast ATC and MSG tabs e Chat All private chat tabs Radio e Unselect aircraft after radio transmission When this option is enabled the aircraft you send a message to is unselected after transmission e Select aircraft after incomming transmission When this option is enabled the aircraft transmitting a message to you is selected after receiving the message O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 14 ATCBox Options When you select ATC Options from the PVD Menu Figure 4 1 you get the ATCBox Options Dialog Figure 4 5 ATCBox Options X Show Prefixes to show Y Name EB EHAA EHAM_ W EGTT EDFF EDLL LFFF LFEE Ivi Rating z r Look and feel Opacity Font Lucida Console v fi 0 100 0 0 window not visible 100 window fully visible 100 j Cancel Fig
30. for active sectors used frequencies atc atc coordination notes coordinated direct routes which is not allowed unless coordinated Add a text label by right clicking at the required position for the OCA label and selecting OCA in the PVD menu If you want to remove or hide the OCA use the OCN Occupied Area Not active option Set Centerpoint Reset Centerpoint OCA OCN y Short Fix v Lock Anchor FWD Options Label Route Options Conflict Options Load Sector Load Colorscheme Figure 7 7 Radar Menu PVD Centerpoint The PVD Centerpoint is the center point of your radar visual range The radar visual range is a circle around this point with a diameter equal to the range in nautical miles as selected in the PVD Options Always remember up is North 360 Deg down is South 180 Deg and etc You can set or reset the centerpoint in the PVD popup menu by right clicking on the PVD map display Figure 7 7 and selecting set centerpoint or reset centerpoint Reset Centerpoint will set the centerpoint to the default setting in the loaded sectorfile O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 35 Weather info ATIS Information Figure 7 8 Weather Info Important data for the controller Figure 7 8 is gathered from the current ATIS information and labeled as follows e The current ATIS information version A alpha B bravo Z zulu e Local QNH from pri
31. ght from the tab as shown in Figure 7 4 Figure 7 shows a chat channel This window differs from the normal message channels by the list of current ATC on the channel COMMBox 118 250 121 700 131 100 METAR GUARD ATC BROADCAST MSG Chat 1 EBBR_APP Figure 7 50 Chat channel At the bottom of the window you see 2 input boxes The one on the left shows the current selected aircraft and is not editable The one on the right is the main command box All commands and messages have to be typed here We have already defined some commands shown in Table 7 3 Chat lt CALLSIGN gt Opens a new chat window with the callsign added to the list on the right a lt CALLSIGN gt Adds a callsign to the list on the right t lt CALLSIGN gt Removes a callsign from the list on the right A lt gt Deletes a channel stands for the chat channel number shown in the tab E g d 5 lt freq gt Changes the frequency of the current frequency tab only possible on first 3 tabs Make sure the new frequency is not yet selected in one of the tabs atis lt CALLSIGN gt Request the ATIS for station lt CALLSIGN gt s lt CALLSIGN gt Select a target with callsign lt CALLSIGN gt if in range You can enter a part of a callsign c lt SECTORDATA gt Center on a specific VOR NDB FIX or AIRPORT ping lt CALLSIGN gt Ping a client kill lt CALLSIGN gt lt REASON gt Kill a clie
32. has an arrow pointing down SABIGG 1 F127 110 Figure 7 17 target climbing above the CFL If a target is climbing above below the cleared flight level the climb descend arrow changes to a plus above and climbing or minus below and descending sign b Assumed Label Concerned Figure 7 18 assumed label The assumed label adds a third line e Aircraft performance category H heavy M medium or L light e Current groundspeed in knots e Cleared waypoint or heading c Extended Label Figure 7 19 extended label The extended label is shown when a target is selected and adds a fourth line e Destination airport icao code or cleared speed speed restriction prefixed by I IAS 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 42 e Aircraft type icao code e g A320 The destination airport is replaced with the cleared speed CSP when a speed restriction has been applied prefixed with I for Indicated Air Speed IAS When Final Approach Speed FAS has been assigned you will see IFAS Figure 7 20 CFL equals Transition level and speed restriction Example Figure 7 20 target has been speed restricted to 210 knots and cleared for descend to FL55 Transition Level Also notice the squawk code disagree marker behind the callsign Figure 7 21 target on final approach Example Figure 7 21 Target on final approach cleared for ILS approach runway 25R APP
33. ign on squawk STANDBY T Use UAC label T Always show extended label if observer gt Route IV Hide route on deselect Cancel Figure 4 7 Label Route Options Label e Auto placement of labels When this box is checked IvAc automatically calculates the placement of the labels This placement is based on heading and does NOT avoid overlapping of the labels e Show history dots When checked the history dots trail are drawn behind each target on the PVD e Show inbound outbound arrow When checked an up down arrow is shown next to the callsign to indicate inbound or outbound flight e Always show altitude information Toggle flight level next to RPS radar position symbol for targets inside the primary secondary altitude filter range e Always show speedvector When checked the speedvector line is also shown for targets inside the primary secondary altitude filter range e Remove clearances on RELEASE When checked the clearances of the aircraft are removed when it is released to UNICOM 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 17 Label Type e Use UAC label When checked the alternative UAC label is used e Always show extended label if observer When observing this shows the extended label instead of the basic label Cleared Flight Level e Odd level direction Choose between East West North South or South North to define the direction in which the odd levels are in use
34. irtual Aviation Organisation 19 Aliases Aliases are used to reduce the typing of the controller You can define your own commands These pre defined messages will be sent to you chat dialog box Alias File editing Open the PVD menu and select Aliases the Aliases edit window Figure 4 9 will open Alias Definition xl Defined Aliases Command E ancel bru contact Brussels callsign on com1 c climb to FL cfl d descend to FL cfl id Hello identified land Cle to land rwy 1 wind winds me This is callsign at cormmi Delete Figure 4 9 Aliases You can add additional entries in the empty line at the bottom of the list or delete the selected line by pressing the delete button Alias variable fields An alias has 2 parts name and content The name is defined without the dot You can use these variables and define an additional 9 arguments by using 1 up to 9 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 20 1 2 9 arguments aircraft selected aircraft callsign callsign controller callsign your callsign metar current default metar com1 com1 frequency com2 com2 frequency com3 com3 frequency winds active winds detail metar cfl cleared flightlevel of selected aircraft cwp cleared waypoint of selected aircraft csp cleared speed of selected aircraft qnh current ONH
35. l Position You can change the position of the aircraft label in a very quick and easy way click on the dot the label is moved clockwise When you hold SHIFT and click on the dot the label is moved counter clockwise It s that simple Thanks Belgocontrol for this wonderful idea Position of the label can also be changed freely according to the controllers wishes You can do this in 2 ways e Click with the middle mousebutton scrollwheel on the label and drag e Hold shift and click with the left mousebutton on the label and drag Assume Control To take over control of the aircraft select ASSUME from the aircraft menu The label changes to the assumed version as shown in Figure 7 28 Figure 7 28 Assumed aircraft Release Control If no further ATC control is available online you have to release the target aircraft also known as Radar Services terminated switch to UNICOM Releasing an aircraft under your control can be done following these steps Select aircraft label right click and select RELEASE O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 47 ASSUME TRANSFER RELEASE FORCE ACT Cleared FL Cleared WP Cleared SP No Voice Show FPL Show Fioute Add to 10 Reg COMM Req FPL Anchor VERA ODM Chat Info Kill Figure 7 29 Aircraft menu release In the COMMBox you will see a text message send to the concerned pilot SLR24K Switch to UNICOM 122 800 Good day In this example
36. l bring up the ATC Menu Figure 7 5 Here you can request the ATIS of a controller or open a chat channel in the COMMbox The requested ATIS is also shown in a chatbox Click Options to set the options of the ATCBox E ee 19 228 PT Fausi Art H Chat pot Request TIS Options Figure 7 54 ATC Context menu 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 66 The IO Window Instead of using a flightstrip list as in ProController IvAc uses only one flightstrip on the PVD and provides an IO Window with a list of all incoming and outgoing flights Figure 7 5 In Out I EHAM 16 46 PH PuU Brar EHAM 11 16 F GHJB LJ45 Figure 7 55 IOWindow This list is split up in 3 sections separated by an empty line 1 Incoming flights These lines start with an I Next to the I are the following fields e Destination airport e Estimated arrival time e Callsign e Aircraft type e Cleared flight level e Cleared waypoint 2 Outgoing flights These lines start with an O Next to the O are the following fields e Departure airport e Departure time e Callsign e Aircraft type e Cleared flight level e Cleared waypoint 3 Manual added flights These lines start with an Next to the are the following fields e Destination airport e no time calculated e Callsign O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 67 e Aircraft type e Cleared flight level e Cleared waypoint When you right click o
37. led Performance Select the wanted refresh rate of the PVD The lower the value the faster the PVD redraws itself This value can have an effect on general performance of IvAc You can adjust this setting if you have an older computer or slow video card Note A 3D card with OpenGL support is strongly recommended 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 12 COMMBox Options Select from the PVD menu COMMBox Options Figure 4 1 The COMMBox Options window Figure 4 4 will open and you will see 5 groups of options to customize e Functionality e Handoff e Look and Feel e Highlight e Radio COMMbox Options Mino Highlight mr Lavender Figure 4 4 COMMbox Options You can also open this screen by selecting Options from the context menu 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 13 Functionality e Frequencies Select the number of COMM Frequency tabs you would like to use 1 3 e Show Minutes Show Hide the clock minutes the message was received Handoff e Auto accept Accept a Request for Handoff automatically auto ASSUME e Send handoff message when on voice Also send the handoff text message when a target is NOT tagged as NO VOICE Look and Feel e Font Select the font and font size for the COMMbox text e Opacity Set the transparency level of the COMMbox 100 disables transparency Note Transparency is known to give a
38. les files The Colorscheme files contain a number of lines each tab separated Every line contains a objectname of an item in IvAc and separated by a tab the corresponding RGB red green blue values If you manually edit these files make sure all object codes are in the file Otherwise the default color green will be used You can create and use as many color schemes as you want by making a copy of the default files and editing them Sound Schemes Sounds chemes are stored in the SoundSchemes subdirectory of the IvAc folder They have the extension ssf The file contains a list of sound definitions for different events in IvAc Alias File The alias file alias txt is stored in the Data subdirector of the IvAc folder It contains all the user defined aliases used by all Controller Profiles 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 72 Network Servers File The network servers file ipaddr txt contains the list of all IVAN Network Servers and is stored in the Data subdirectory of the IvAc folder Teamspeak Servers File The list of teamspeak servers is saved in tsaddr txt stored in the Data subdirectory of the IvAc folder Static IP Address File This file ipstatic txt has also to be placed in the Data subdirectory Here you can add your own static servers This content of this file is loaded in the Servers dropdown list in the Connect dialog These servers are not pinged by IvAc
39. mary METAR information e Current wind direction and speed in knots updated every 20sec from the server The ATIS information block is completely moveable and can be placed anywhere on the PVD VOR NDB FIXES Using the toolbar buttons VOR NDB FIX you can hide or show the VOR NDB or FIXES on the PVD Clicking the FRQ button will show the frequencies of the applicable navigation aids To hide individual frequencies you can click on one of the buttons while pressing ALT SHIFT If you would like to hide some of these navaids you can deselect it from the list by holding the SHIFT key and pressing the button on the toolbar The next screenshot shows the VOR selection window which is shown by pressing SHIFT VOR Figure 7 9 You can also hide the labels of the navaids by clicking on the VOR NDB or FIX button while holding the ALT key Cancel Select All Select None Figure 7 9 Selecting VOR NDB Fixes 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 36 Airways Using the toolbar buttons L or H you can hide or show the High Enroute or Low Enroute airways on the PVD If you would like to hide some of these airways you can deselect it from the list by holding the SHIFT key and pressing the button on the toolbar The next screenshot shows the Low Airways selection window which is shown by pressing SHIFT L Figure 7 10 You can also hide the labels of the airways by clicking on the butt
40. n the IOWindow entries a popup menu appears e Remove Removes the selected line from the IOWindow e Show FPL Shows the ICAO Flightplan of the selected aircraft e Show Route Shows the route of the selected aircraft e Chat Open a chat window for the selected aircraft e Show IN Enables disables listing of incoming flights e Show OUT Enables disables listing of outgoing flights e Options Opens the IO Options dialog The ICAO flightplan of the selected aircraft can also be opened by double clicking on the corresponding line Using METAR To request the current METAR report for a particular station airport click on the METAR button in the toolbar Enter the ICAO code in the dialogbox Figure 7 5 and press OK The requested METAR report will be added to the list in the METAR tab of the COMMbox If you check Make default the entered ICAO will be used as default weather station for the ATIS and for the weather info on the PVD Request WX IAG Make default changes ATIS Cancel Figure 7 56 Weather Request 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 68 Hotkeys Key function SHIFT ALT F1 Show Hide COMM box Show Hide Airports F2 Show Hide ATC box Show Hide GEO F3 Show Hide I O Box Show Hide Runway Center lines F4 ASSUME TRANSFER selected Show Hide NavAid Names F5 Cleared Waypoint Show Hide VORs
41. nd Check the Show Inbound flights box to enable the listing of inbound flights in the IO Window In this input field you have to define a list for the destinations you want to show Again like in the ATCBox Options dialog you can use the first two letters of an ICAO code Outboud Check the Show Outbound flights box to enable the listing of outbound flights in the IO Window In this input field you have to define a list for the origins you want to show Again like in the ATCBox Options dialog you can use the first two letters of an ICAO code Look and Feel e Font Change the font type and size e Opacity Set the transparency level Remark Transparency is known to give a flickering effect on most video cards this is a known problem caused by the redrawing of the PVD screen If this occurs leave transparency at 100 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 16 Label Route options When you select Label Route Options from the PVD Menu Figure 4 1 you get the Label Route Options Dialog Figure 4 7 Label Route Options x Label Cleared Flight Level T Auto placement of labels East west east odd Y Show history dots C North South north odd M Show inbound outbound arrow C South North south odd IV Always show altitude information M RVSM M T M Show ALL levels by default MV Remove clearances on RELEASE Squawk Codes VFR Transponder code oo y y Label Type I Show calls
42. nt only for supervisors inf lt CALLSIGN gt Request info of a specific client only for supervisors wallop lt MESSAGE gt Sends the message to all online supervisors z lt zoomlevel gt Sets the zoom level to the provided value 80 up to approx 200 valid 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 63 selcal lt CALLSIGN gt Opens the SELCAL dialog for this pilot alias lt parameters gt Use of aliases defined in the alias file lt text gt Sends a message to the selected channel Table 7 3 Commands available in COMMBox You can clear the history of a channel by clicking with the right mouse button on the tab and select Clear history from the menu Figure 7 5 When used on the METAR tab this clears the list of METARs Chat channels can also be deleted by selecting Delete tab from the same menu Finally clicking Options from the menu opens the COMMBox Options dialog Po MEG Vitis 1 Delete Tab H Clear history oa Options Figure 7 51 Delete tab and clear history In the CHAT channels you can also remove a member by clicking on the callsign with the right mouse button and select Remove from the menu Figure 7 5 EBBP 4B2 Remove Figure 7 52 Remove member from CHAT channel METAR Tab The metar tab contains a table with METARs defined by the user On startup the primary METAR is added to the table When controlling you can m
43. odify the table lt ICAO gt Add METAR to the list lt ICAO gt Remove METAR from the list lt ICAO gt Set default METAR changes ATIS metar too Table 7 4 Commands for METAR tab 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 64 These commands have to be entered in the COMMBox inputline You can combine these commands together in one line E g EBBR EBOS EHAM EBFN EBAW This adds EBBR EBOS and EBAW to the list removes EHAM and sets EBFN as default METAR 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 65 The ATCBox After connecting to the server the ATC View is populated with ATC within your neighbourhood range Figure 7 5 he ns clAlolT fofo EHAA OBS 126 750 OBS Martijn Yeuger IW A0 T A 199 399 lz Fernando Jeronimo 1 251 LFPG_APP 113 850 53 Bastide Fhilippe LFFG_DEP 124 350 SUP Ludovic Potier 1 25 Figure 7 53 ATC View The list contains the callsigns of each ATC position frequency rating and full name The list can be filtered using any combination of the buttons on top of the window Table 7 5 show hide center positions show hide approach positions show hide departure positions show hide tower positions show hide ground positions show hide observers and other callsigns show hide all buttons OO 0 gt 10 Table 7 5 Toggle buttons ATC View Using the Right click on a position wil
44. ons while pressing ALT on the keyboard Select All Select None Figure 7 10 Selecting Airways Hiding Navaids Names You can hide the names of the navaids by clicking the N button on the toolbar Standard Instrument Departures SIDs amp Standard Terminal Arrival Routes STARs Enable or disable the selected SID s and or STAR s on the PVD by clicking on the SID or STAR toolbarbuttons By default no SID s or STAR s are selected so you need to define these first by holding the SHIFT key while clicking the SID or STAR button Figure 7 11 Make your selection in the list of SID s or STAR s and click OK 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 37 SIDs Selection i xx Available SIDs 25R4L CIV 7C Cancel i 25R L COA 4C 25R L DENUT 1C 25R L HELEN 1C i Select All 25R L SOPOK 1C 25R L SOPOK 1D x _ Select None th Figure 7 11 Selecting SID s or STAR s Loading Sectorfiles When you start IvAc for the first time it will ask you to load a sector file Go to the directory where you store your sector files and load the sector file of your choice The selected sector file will be loaded and displayed on the screen Loading another sector file can be done by e right clicking on the PVD Plan View Display and selecting Load Sector See Figure 7 12 e clicking the PVD button and selecting Load Sector from the popup menu See Figure 7 1
45. rrent session of IvAc thus it is only removed after a restart of IvAc If you are using voice check the voice checkbox and select the IVAO voice server you are connected to The voice information will be added automatically in your ATIS by the AUTO ATIS system See chapter 6 Do not add your callsign IvAc will automatically add this for you WARNING IvAc will NOT create the channel on TeamSpeak for you it will only startup and connect to the correct server The channel creation is planned but not supported by TeamSpeak SDK yet O 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 27 Chapter 6 Auto Atis IvAc contains an AUTO ATIS generator The only thing you need to do is fill in the ATIS settings see Figure 6 1 When a new METAR is retrieved from the server or when you change the ATIS settings IvAc automatically updates the ATIS to the next version letter e g Bravo Charlie etc This ATIS letter is shown in the upper right corner next to the weather information and Clock ZULU TIME With the preview button you can preview the ATIS as it will be shown to the pilot When a pilot requests your ATIS this is shown in the MSG tab in the COMMBox ATIS El General ATIS Active ATC Position Brussels Center srargeecasonen Receenececsen Airport Airspace Transition Level FL METAR Station Transition Altitude ft Take off Landing Other Remarks Figure 6 1 ATIS Settings UL G
46. rting aerodrome departure time LFRS 1512 15 cruise speed level route NTS ANG CHW V4DOM SOTOR BEGEL TSU CTL ARDEN LENDO 16 destination aerodrome total EET altemate aerodrome JEDDL 0o00 LTES 18 Other info remarks E PASSENGERS ARE ONBOARD oes 19 endurance persons on board pilot in command real name E P er Jess Cancel Figure 7 43 ICAO Flightplan Window You can change some fields and click OK The changes are sent to the pilot and then the pilot resends his flightplan with the changes Note To be able to change a flightplan you have to be at least S3 Remark This feature is only available for pilots using IvAp and X IvAp 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 57 Show Route A new feature of IvAc is that you can show the route of an aircraft based on the flightplan Figure 7 4 IvAc has a complex algorithm to draw the filed flightplan route on the PVD It s very important that the airways in the sector file are defined correctly For the rules check the definition on http www ivao aero softdev IvAc sectorformat htm A validator for the sectorfiles can be found here http www ivao aero softdev IvAc download htm Figure 7 44 Show route Add aircraft to IO Window Because the current sector file format limits our possibilities it s not possible to detect overflights at the moment Therefore you can add an aircraft to the IO Window manually Select Add to IO from
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48. s includes voice support server components and more Many thanks to all the people who made all this possible Let s make the best and oldest network IVAO even better Erwin Lion President of IVAO 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 2 Acknowledgments A lot of people contributed to IvAc in various ways We would especially like to thank all IvAc beta testers for the hours of work they spent in debugging and commenting IvAc and of course all the IVAO members who contributed ideas to the project In particular we would like to thank Alain Debrower Kortrijk Tower Guy Visel Belgocontrol Luca Bertagnolio Milano Radar Ren Foppes Amsterdam Radar Fernando Geronimo Eurocontrol and Filip Vanstraelen Eurocontrol for allowing us to visit and or giving information about their ATC systems Allen W Sindel and Alain Debrower for their help with the manual Sebastien Boutry Miguel Teixeira Walter Peeters and Jan Cuypers for the public presentations of IvAc Gustavo Hernandez Alain Debrouwer Keith Ryan Erwin Lion and Fabio Ferragi for trust in and support to our project And finally we would like to thank our friends and families who respected our situation and gave us the time we needed for the project Thank you Bart Devriendt Filip Jonckers Kenny Moens 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 3 Table of Contents CHAPTER LIGENS E A A saastsetsvasessssechetuase
49. se for the event You can test the selected soundfile by pressing the play button Don t forget to save the sound scheme file using the Save As button 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 26 Chapter 5 Connection to IVAO Server When you press the Connect button on the toolbar you will get the Connection dialog screen Figure 5 1 IYSO Network bonnect Callsign fIyA0 5DA2 r Controller Account Real Name Kenny Moens V Hide SUP ADM rating if applicable Password icin V Remember VID Password Server Server Address IVANNL y Port 6809 e WATAT ps note for maximum performance use the preselected servers coc Figure 5 1 Connection Dialog Screen Fill in your name correct IVAO account password information and if applicable you may want to hide your SUP ADM rating by checking the Hide SUP ADM rating box Although you are not visible as SUP ADM when you hide your rating you still will get WALLOP messages At startup IvAc downloads information about all IVAN network servers and starts pinging them When opening the Connect screen IvAc proposes a server to use It is recommended to use this server to spread load on all servers A default range is setup for the selected position When you check the Remember VID Password box your VID Password is reminded the next time you start IvAc Note that your password is always reminded in the cu
50. so load another color scheme for editing by using the Load button The loaded color scheme will now become the active color scheme 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 24 Sound Schemes You can add sounds to different events using a Sound Scheme Open the Sound Scheme Editor via the PVD menu Figure 4 13 Load Sector Load Colorscheme Load Soundscheme Aliases Colorscheme Editor Soundscheme Editor v ATIS Block v UTC Clock General Options FYD Options COMMbox Options ATCBox Options 10 Options Label Route Options Conflict Options Figure 4 13 SoundSchemes If no sound scheme was previously loaded a file open dialog will appear You can select an existing Sound scheme or press the cancel button to create a new sound scheme Next the Sound scheme editor will open Figure 4 14 Soundscheme Editor Objects OK ATC Message Broadcast Message Cancel Chat Message Connect Guard Message Handoff Approved Handoff Requested Radio Message System Message Save As enabled Sound file of Selected Object play IV F lvAc Sounds alert wav Figure 4 14 SoundScheme Editor 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 25 For example we would like to add a sound when we get disconnected from the network a select the Disconnect entry b check the sound enabled checkbox c click browse and select a wav file to u
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52. t Timeline Selected Airport E Airport Labels ell m e n Color of Selected Object a q Figure 4 11 Colorscheme Editor There is a whole list of items where you can selectively change the color In the following example we are changing the Airway High Label to Bright Green Select the label under Objects and in the Color of the Selected Object scroll until you find Bright Green Press the APPLY button and you will see the Airway High Label has changed color Saving color Scheme Now it s time to save your settings for your next controller session online Press Save As name your new color scheme and press Save Be sure that you save the scheme under the map Colorschemes subdirectory The Apply button will save your changes to the current color scheme so before changing colors use save as to create your own color scheme 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 23 Hint We have provided several real life color schemes As you already noticed the colors used in real life are very soft and monotone Try to keep your color scheme as real as possible Opslaan als Opslaan n S ColorSchemes e aa belgocontrol clr canac clr ls default clr eurocontrol clr E ivao clr IVAO TD example clr Bestandsnaam vA0 TD example Opslaan als Color Schemes ck X Annuleren Figure 4 12 Saving Loading Colorschemes Loading color scheme You can al
53. the COMMBox window ZoomPosition Contains saved zoompositions Z1 Z2 Z3 and Z4 buttons ATC Settings for the ATCBox In Out Contains settings for the OWindow Label Contains the label settings General Contains the general settings Loading Controller Profiles Loading a profile can be done by clicking on the PROF button on the toolbar see Figure 8 1 and selecting load Profile Select the desired profile and click ok Now the profile will be loaded At startup the last user profile is automatically read by IvAc 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 71 DISCON een ATIS METAR Load Profile Save Profile Figure 8 1 Loading saving profiles Saving Controller Profiles After changing some settings like a color scheme or etc you can click on the PROF button and select Save Profile to save the changes to the profile see Figure 8 1 If you also changed your callsign a new profile is created When closing the program the profile is automatically saved too Color Profiles Color Profiles are stored in the ColorSchemes subfolder of the IvAc program folder and contain font and colorsettings for the PVD Plan View Display The files have the extension clr A colorscheme is automatically created when editing the assigned colors to each object in the Colorscheme editor or you can manually edit these color files using a text editor like Notepad Contents of the Color Profi
54. the aircraft menu and a new entry will be made in the IO Window ODM To activate the QDM Distance and Heading Measurement rightclick an aircraft and click QDM in the popup menu The QDM measurement for the target Aircraft is now shown attached to the cursor To remove the QDM select QDM again in the context menu of the same aircraft If you would rightclick a second aircraft and click QDM the ODM between both targets will be shown The QDM label contains two values the heading and distance from the first selected target to the second target aircraft or cursor position To deactivate QDM rightclick one of the QDM selected targets and select QDM again The QDM Option is now also possible on the PVD map You can now select the QDM between an Aircraft and a Position or between two Positions 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 58 Figure 7 45 QDM VERA VERA Verification of Separation Range is a system used at Eurocontrol Maastricht for Loss of Separation prediction and avoidance Loss of Separation Lateral distance between two aircraft is less than 8nm The system calculates the track between the two selected targets based on the current speed and heading It draws two predicted ghost RPS were both targets will lose separation a QDM between the 2 targets and popups a dialog box with details about a possible solution for the Loss of Separation END3aa9 4 F251C VERA ES TCWSO2 EMD3009 Oo 004nm
55. the selected aircraft right click on the aircraft and select Req FPL The flightplan will now be updated SELCAL When you select the SELCAL option the SELCAL dialog pops up Cancel SSR 7327 aca ABCD reseica only A 5 except I and O atone can only be used one time first tone must be lower than second Figure 7 42 SELCAL dialog 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 55 The dialog contains the callsign of the pilot and the squawk code of the target The SELCAL code is parsed from the flightplan When you press the TX SELCAL button the SELCAL code is transmitted to the pilot which will hear a ding dong sound if the SELCAL code entered by the ATC matches the code of the plane Note you can only send a SELCAL to a pilot once a minute and the SELCAL feature is limited to CTR and FSS positions ICAO FPL Apart from the Flightstrip you can also view a complete flightplan of an aircraft Right click the label and select Show FPL from the menu This window can also be opend from the I O window by double clicking the corresponding line or right click the line and select Show FPL Now you get the ICAO Flightplan window 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 56 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT PLAN 7 aircraft ident 8 flight rules type of flight lt lt PPL forno ft oe fs 9 number type of a c wake turb cat 10 equipment transponder 13 depa
56. tton on the toolbar and selecting General Options Figure 4 1 Load Sector Load Colorscheme Load Soundscheme Aliases Colorscheme Editor Soundscheme Editor ATIS Black UTE Clack General Options PYD Options COMMbox Options ATCBox Options IO Options Label Route Options Conflict Options Figure 4 1 General Options In the general options dialog you can change the look of the windows in IvAc You can set the background color and the fontcolor of the IO Window COMMBox and ATCBox Figure 4 2 If you are behind a proxy server you can also enter the necessary configuration parameters in this dialog This is necessary because IvAc downloads an updated server list from the internet on startup 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 9 General options Colors Background color windows C white Font color windows E Black Frosy settings Server Port Username Password Figure 4 2 General Options 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 10 PVD Options In the PVD menu select PVD Options The PVD Options dialog pops up Figure 4 3 E 13 PVD Options Visibility Visibility range ES r 5 in 200 1500 nl Primary Altitude fiter EDT 0 50000 Secondary Altitude fte LLO H 0 50000 Vectoring T 1 Other _______
57. tware product shall comply in all respects to the following Terms and Conditions Terms This end user license and your right to use this software is effective upon installation of the software and will terminate if you fail to comply to the Terms and Conditions of this agreement By using this software you agree that upon such termination of this agreement you will destroy all copies of the software and documentation you received Usage and Distribution of the Software You may use this program free of charge on ANY compatible computer as long as you are a member of the International Virtual Airline Organisation www ivao aero and use it on their network authorized servers You are NOT ALLOWED to distribute rent lease or sublicense this program or its documentation to other users Limitation of Warranty THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN
58. under control of the Ground Controller T Tower The Aircraft is under control of the Tower Controller A Approach The Aircraft is under control of the Approach Controller C Center The Aircraft is under control of the Center Controller U Uncontrolled The Aircraft is not under any Control Tower Approach First we discuss the label format for Tower or Approach controllers a Basic Label Unconcerned On the fir SABIG4 1 F101 7110 Figure 7 16 The basic unconcerned label st line Callsign No Voice tag dash Squawk Disagreement Symbo 1 MAS In Out marker arrow 7 or J On the second line flightlevel F or Altitude A if below transition level current altitude in hundreds of feet climb descend marker 7 or N 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 41 e cleared flight level altitude in hundreds of feet APP if cleared for approach e TL if cleared flight level is equal to transition level If the squawk code disagrees with the type of flight a is shown behind the callsign E g a pilot files an IFR flight and his squawk code is 7000 1200 USA which is used by VFR flights this can be set in the label route options dialog the is shown The In Out marker is shown when the aircraft is departing or arriving at an airport set in the IO Options dialog Note Out symbol has precedence on In symbol An Outbound flight has an arrow pointing up an Inbound flight
59. ure 4 5 ATC Options Here you can change some preferences for the ATCBox Show e Name When checked the name column is shown e Rating When checked the rating column is shown Prefixes to show In this input field you can enter prefixes that override the ATCBox filter buttons see chapter 4 You can also enter the first two letters of ICAO codes E g EB for all stations in the Brussels sector In the example above all ATC stations in EB Belgian FIR and surrounding center controllers EHAA EDFF EGTT will always be shown in the ATCbox whatever filter button is enabled However the two letter ICAO code option will not work in the USA Look and feel e Font Change the font type and size e Opacity Set the transparency level Remark Transparency is known to give a flickering effect on most video cards this is a known problem caused by the redrawing of the PVD screen If this occurs leave transparency at 100 2004 2006 International Virtual Aviation Organisation 15 IO Options When you select IO Options from the PVD Menu Figure 4 1 you get the IO Options Dialog Figure 4 6 10 Options x m Inbound Outbound JV Show inbound flights M Show outbound flights ICAO 1240 i EL i EL Look and feel Font Lucida Console y fi 0 X Opacity i 0 100 100 0 window not visible 100 window fully visible i Cancel L Figure 4 6 IO Options Inbou
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