IVAOs NEW ATC Client Iv Ac Presented by

IVAO’s NEW ATC Client – “Iv. Ac” Presented by: Allen W. Sindel, Public Relations Director

Who is IVAO? The International Virtual Aviation Organization is a dedicated, independent, free of charge, service to enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight simulation community worldwide. The International Virtual Aviation Organization was formed to supply high quality services to its users on demand. Providing the Flight Simulation community a highly realistic aviation environment, is IVAO's prime objective. This includes, a real-time system for online flying (as pilot) and controlling (as an air traffic controller), databases with aviation information, and organizing training and online events. New Members: IVAO allows you to fly or control in the most realistic environment available - with real world weather and ATC. You can join immediately for free, take training and enjoy our online community! Website: www. ivao. org AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Headquarters Organization The Council: Morten Hansen, President Gustavo Hernandez, Vice President Alain Debrouwer, Director Ingo Richardt, Assistant Director AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Membership Information • Active Country Divisions: 35 • Number of Members: Over 38, 000 • ATC Training Available: Yes, Progressive with written and practical testing. • Pilot Training Available: Yes, Progressive with written and practical testing. • Events Available: Yes, World and Division Tours, VA Events, and Fly-Ins • VA System Available: Yes, with PIREPS, Flight Tracking, and VA web pages AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Iv. Ac Background Information IVAO Virtual ATC Client, nicknamed “Iv. Ac” for short, is the new software that we released in April 2004 to replace our previous ATC client software, Pro. Controller Our intent was to provide an up to date but realistic ATC Client for our members, and to move a step ahead of reality! This new ATC client is mainly based on the current layout and procedures used by Eurocontrol. In detail, Iv. Ac combines the proposed standards from Eurocontrol as well as Belgocontrol, to name a few, with ideas and suggestions from professional Air Traffic Controllers. Installation: Approximately 3 MB of disk space, Windows© Platform AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Development Staff and Technical Writers Developed by: Filip Jonckers, Kenny Moens, Daniele Pistollato, and Bart Devriendt Manual Created by: Alain Debrower, Allen W. Sindel, Bart Devriendt, Filip Jonckers, Kenny Moens Beta Testers: Over Forty Staff and Senior Staff members AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Main Topics For Discussion QController Profiles QIn/Out Window (Depart/Arrival) QMETAR Information QSector Files QNew Features “QDM & VERA” QThe COMMBox QUsers Manual QFlight Strip QAutomatic ATIS Updates QRadar Display QAircraft Labels AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Controller Profiles • Controller Profiles are convenient way to save all of your configuration settings for a specific ATC position, e. g. KZFW_CTR versus KDEN_APP • The profiles are saved in a windows format, xxx. ini. • The files save are: Files (Sector, Color Scheme, Sound Scheme, Section of Files), Connection, ATIS, PVD Toggled Values, COMMBox, Zoom Position, ATC, In-Out, A/C Label, and General Options. • The profile can be easily moved to another PC. • Automatically loads voice channels, i. e. Team. Speak. AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Sector Files • Previous sector files from Pro. Controller 2. 2 are being used with little to no modifications being made to them. • Sector files can be modified with any text editor. • A verification program is available by IVAO to check a sector file. AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

The COMMBox A maximum of three ATC frequencies can be added. Handoffs can be set to Auto-Accept and text handoff message can be automatic. AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Flight Strip Flight strip is transparent and can be moved to any location on the radar screen AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Automatic ATIS Updates ATIS Automatically updated! AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Radar Display AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Aircraft Labels Aircraft label can show call sign, altitude, GS, cleared fix, cleared IAS, aircraft type, indicates climb/descent, and squawk code disagreement! AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

In / Out Window Departure/Arrival ETD, ETA, Call sign, Aircraft type, cleared Altitude, cleared FIX AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

METAR information can be requested for another airport, easily changed to a default location, and listed in the COMMBox METAR tab window via the +KDEN command. AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

New Features “QDM and VERA” VERA-Loss Separation Prediction Avoidance QDM-Distance and Heading Measurement AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Users Manual • Users manual is in Adobe© format. • Available in multi-languages – English, French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. Portuguese, Greek, Italian, and Hungarian are in development now. • Manual is complete with text and pictured illustrations. • Updates are being made with revisions to the software. • Troubleshooting and error message section included. AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004

Additional Information and Questions? REIGNITING THE POWER AND POTENTIAL OF VIRTUAL FLIGHT SIMULATION INTO THE 21 ST CENTURY! AVSIM Conference Denver, Co. September 2004