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DEMO.SIM
00:00  Text
 This is a TRACON II
   Demonstration!

TRACON II provides a
simulation of a
Terminal Radar
Approach Control
facility, complete
with realistic
sectors and traffic.
END
00:00  Escape
00:10  Text
You control aircraft
over Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Chicago,
Miami, Boston, or
Seattle.

To do so, you issue
realistic commands
from either a keypad,
menu, or mouse.
END
00:20  Text
This demonstration
will do all that
for you, so just sit
back and enjoy it!
END
00:27  Text
The top menu bar shows
File, Radarscope,
Detail, and Simulation
headings.  Each of
these helps control
some aspect of
TRACON II.
END
00:35  Text
This demonstration
uses some of these
menus, but LESSON1
goes into more
detail about what
each pulldown menu
controls.
END
00:42  File
00:43  Text
Let's start by using
the "File" menu to
activate a scenario.
Alt+F or a mouse press
pulls this menu down.
END
00:50  Text
We want to use a
predefined scenario,
so we choose the "Open
Flight Plans..."
option by pressing the
'O' key or moving the
highlight there and
pressing Enter.
END
00:57  Down
00:58  Down
00:59  Down
01:00  Up
01:01  Up
01:02  Enter
01:04  Text
Notice that choosing
that option popped up
a white "dialog box"
in the middle of your
screen.  TRACON II
uses dialog boxes to
display messages and
get more information
about some menu items.
END
01:14  Text
This box displays the
list of saved scenario
(SIM) files. Let's
choose DEMO.SIM using
up/down arrow keys.
You can also just type
in the filename.
END
01:20  Down
01:21  Down
01:22  Up
01:23  Up
01:26  Text
Choosing "Setup >>"
pops up another
dialog box that
allows us to change
weather, wind, pilot
proficiency, and other
aspects that influence
the difficulty of the
scenario.
END
01:30  Tab
01:31  Tab
01:32  Enter
01:44  Text
For now, let's just
go with the
relatively simple
standard settings
and start our shift!
END
01:50  Enter
00:00  Text
Our radar is working,
sweeping a radius
about 25 miles from
a centerpoint located
at Los Angeles
International Airport
(LAX).
END
00:09  Text
We can see the next
few inbounds posted
in the Pending stack.
END
00:17  Text
Entering aircraft
announce themselves
over the Comm and
show up blinking on
the scope.
END
00:25  FG Enter
00:25  Text
We accept each one
in turn using the
Enter key.
END
00:28  EQ Enter
00:28  Text
Although each
plane's strip lists
its flightplan, we
can also request
that a flightpath
be shown visually
on the scope from
the "Detail" menu.
END
00:37  N1EQ
00:37  Detail
00:38  Down
00:39  Enter
00:44  Text
We can also request
more detailed info
about any specific
plane from the
"Aircraft" option
on this menu...
END
00:50  N1EQ
00:50  Detail
00:51  Down
00:52  Up
00:53  Enter
00:57  Text
We can also request
more detailed info
about any specific
plane from the
"Aircraft" option
on this menu...

N1EQ is a LearJet that
can climb at 3000 feet
per minute!
END
01:02  Text
Let's repeat that
sequence for N16FG.

First, its intended
route of flight to
Long Beach airport...
END
01:07  FG
01:07  Detail
01:08  Down
01:09  Enter
01:15  Text
And now let's see just
what a TB-20 is...
END
01:19  N16FG
01:19  Detail
01:20  A
01:23  Text
And now let's see just
what a TB-20 is...

Ah-Ha!  It's one of
those fancy new French
4-seat retractables.
END
01:30  Text
END
01:33  Text
At any time, you can
popup a help window
showing what all the
keypad control keys
do.
END
01:36  F1
01:45  Text
And you can change
radarscope settings
using the "Display"
option on the "Radar-
scope" menu.
END
01:46  F1
01:48  Radarscope
01:50  Down
01:51  Down
01:52  Enter
01:55  Text
For instance, to see
the boundary of your
sector, check off the
"Boundary" item in
the dialog box.
END
01:58  Down
01:59  Up
02:00  Space
02:02  Enter
02:06  Text
For now, though, let's
keep the boundary off.
END
02:08  Radarscope
02:08  Down
02:08  Down
02:09  Enter
02:11  Space
02:13  Enter
02:15  Text
Oops, time to get back
to work and see what's
going on!  Looks like
two calls to make!
END
02:18  Text
First, we accept the
twin Cessna...
END
02:22  65G Enter
02:28  Text
First, we accept the
twin Cessna...

Then let LAX tower
clear Scandinavian
Airlines Flight 190
for takeoff.
END
02:34  190 Enter
02:40  Down
02:40  Text
END
02:45  Text
Note N9565G's strip:
It is a Cessna 402
doing 210 knots level
at 12,000 feet.  It
came in at HASSA and
is going directly to
TANDY intersection.
END
02:57  Down
02:57  Text N1EQ
Lear 1 Echo Quebec's
strip tells us that
he's already at 5,000
feet and 250 knots.
Destination is LAX via
Victor Airway 23.
END
03:06  Text
We need to start him
down so that he will
be at the final
approach fix altitude
in time.
END
03:13  EQ Down 19
03:15  Text STABO
Let's also clear him
to STABO to set him
up for an approach
into LAX.
END
03:20  EQ Home STABO
03:25  Text N16FG
We also need to start
the French Trinidad
down.  Let's give him
3000 feet for now.
END
03:35  FG Down 30
03:38  Text SK190
The Scandinavian
airliner has lifted
off and we're picking
him up on radar now.
END
03:45  Text N39F
Here's another Lear
inbound for LAX,
this time from over
COVINA.
END
03:55  39F Enter
04:00  Text
We can position its
"leader line" on the
scope in any of eight
directions.
END
04:10  N39F Slash End
04:11  N39F Slash Down
04:12  N39F Slash PgDn
04:13  N39F Slash Right
04:14  N39F Slash PgUp
04:15  N39F Slash Up
04:16  N39F Slash Home
04:17  N39F Slash Left
04:18  N39F Slash End
04:19  N39F Slash Down
04:23  Text N8W
We finally have time
to talk to the Seneca
inbound to Van Nuys at
10,000 feet.
END
04:27  8W Enter
04:33  Text VNY
You can request more
info about any airport
using the "Airport..."
item on the Detail
menu.
END
04:39  Text
Let's look up the
final approach fix
(FAF) altitude for
his destination -- the
Van Nuys airport
(VNY).
END
04:45  Detail
04:46  Down
04:47  Down
04:48  Enter
04:49  Down
04:50  Enter
04:53  Text
It's 4300 feet.

We can now descend
Seneca Eight Whiskey
to that altitude.
END
04:59  8W Down 43
05:00  Text
END
05:05  1EQ Slash Home
05:15  Text SMO
There's been a
departure ready for
takeoff at Santa
Monica.  Let's check
the airport info for
SMO first.
END
05:20  Detail
05:21  Down
05:22  Down
05:23  Enter
05:24  Down
05:25  Down
05:26  Down
05:27  Down
05:28  Enter
05:31  Text
Tell Santa Monica they
can let that Mooney
roll!
END
05:36  41K Enter
05:40  Text
END
05:45  Text N39F
Notice: Cessna 65G and
Lear 39F are close
together but separated
by 4000 feet
vertically.  No
problem here.
END
05:55  Text
Let's adjust N9565G's
data tag out of the
way...
END
06:00  65G Slash Left
06:05  Text
END
06:15  Text
Time to get Lear 39F
down to FAF altitude
and start a vector
to intercept the
LAX approach course.
END
06:23  39F Down 19
06:28  39F Left 200
06:28  Text
END
06:50  Text
Now let's turn Lear
Echo Quebec south to
intercept the LAX
centerline.
END
07:00  1EQ Right 170
07:05  Text N841K
Mooney 41K is climbing
out of Santa Monica
and turning on course
direct to HASSA.
Let's check that
route!
END
07:13  41K
07:13  Detail
07:14  F
07:15  39F Slash Left
07:16  65G Slash Right
07:22  Text
END
07:24  FG Slash Home
07:26  190 Slash Down
07:28  Text
Now turn Lear 1EQ from
base onto final and
reduce his speed...
END
07:34  1EQ Right 250
07:37  1EQ Insert 150
07:43  Text
Now turn Lear 1EQ from
base onto final and
reduce his speed...

...and hand him off to
LAX tower.  He must be
at the FAF altitude
heading inbound when
handed off, or he will
miss the approach.
END
07:52  1EQ End
07:54  Text
END
08:00  1EQ Slash Down
08:19  Text
The Seneca is still
navigating directly to
Van Nuys field.  Let's
start a vector to set
him up for the VNY ILS
approach.
END
08:29  8W Right 30
08:30  Text
The second Lear into
LAX is coming up on
the centerline of the
runway.  Turn him
back toward LAX.
END
08:36  39F Right 250
08:39  Text
END
09:05  Text
Now we hand off Lear
39F to LAX...
END
09:12  39F End
09:15  Text
We can watch him more
closely using the
Zoom command on the
Radarscope menu.
END
09:20  Radarscope
09:21  Down
09:22  Down
09:23  Down
09:24  Down
09:25  Enter
09:33  Text
You can zoom in twice
as required to sort
out close-together
targets and fine-
tune your commands.
END
09:38  Radarscope
09:39  Down
09:40  Down
09:41  Down
09:42  Down
09:43  Enter
09:50  Text
You can bring it
back out again using
that command's "hot
key" -- the minus key.
END
09:57  Minus
09:58  Minus
10:02  39F Slash Down
10:02  190 Slash Left
10:03  Text
The Scandinavian
747 is nearing our
sector boundary, so
we can hand him off
to the center
controller now.
END
10:09  190 End
10:13  Text
END
10:28  Text
If the radar sweep or
range rings get in
your way, you can
always turn them off
via the "Display..."
option on the
"Radarscope" menu or
by pressing '*'
END
10:38  Asterisk
10:48  Text
But let's leave them
on now by pressing
the star key again.
END
10:50  Asterisk
10:58  Text
That's enough for now.

We've handled
arrivals, departures,
and overflights
without causing any
separation conflicts,
near misses, crashes,
or other errors.
END
11:00  File
11:01  Down
11:02  Down
11:03  Down
11:04  Enter
11:15  Text
We hope you have
enjoyed this short
sampling of TRACON
II's capabilities.

If you need more
information, ask your
dealer or call
1-800-634-9808.
END
11:27  Text
This demonstration
will automatically
repeat until you stop
it by pressing Alt+F
then 'X' to choose the
"Exit" option from the
"File" menu...
END
11:45  Enter