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Radio
Nellis Ground: Used for ground operations
Nellis Tower: Used for initial departure and Final.
Nellis Approach/Departure: Push when crossing CRAIG or FLEX
Blackjack: Check-in prior to entry into the NTTR and checkout prior to departure of NTTR
Ground
Ground is the control agency that manages all the ground movement on the airbase. From the parking spot to the runway hold lines at departure and from exiting the runway back to the parking spot (or the ramp) upon arrival.
Tower
The Tower control agency manages traffic on the active runways. Its main job is to clear flights for take-off and landing. Upon departure you will be handed to Tower once the system detects you close to the runway hold lines and upon arrival, Approach will hand you over to Tower before final approach where Tower will take the responsibility to clear your flight to land.
Control (Approach/Departure)
Very often these two control agencies are merged together. This is the case in the v303rd where they share the same frequency. This control agency will manage flying traffic around the airport. Departing traffic is managed by the Departure control agency but basically it is not much more than a simple “resume own navigation. Recovering traffic is managed through the Approach control agency from the IAF (Initial Approach Fix) or whenever you make initial contact with ATC (within 30Nm) for recovery to the final approach point where the flight will be handed to Tower for landing clearance.
Airfield COMMs example (from v303FGMANUAL11-2 Chapter 4):
4.2. Ground Operations.
4.2.1. Prior to TAXI: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, two A-10s taxing from golf revetments to Echo east EOR.”
4.2.2. When arriving at EOR: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, at Echo East EOR.”
4.2.3. Taxing from EOR to active: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, at Echo East EOR, taxing two-one left for Craig West departure, switching to Nellis Tower.”
4.2.4. Entering active runway: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, taking two-one left for Craig West departure.”
4.2.5. Clearing active runway: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, clear of two-one right at Alpha, taxing to Southeast EOR, switching to Nellis Ground.”
4.2.6. Taxing from EOR to parking: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, at Southeast EOR, taxing to LOLA for parking.”
4.2.7. Parking: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, parked at LOLA, shutting down.”
4.3. Departure.
4.3.1. When crossing initial departure waypoints: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, crossing Craig at 3 thousand, proceeding Flex.”
4.4. Recovery.
4.4.1. When crossing initial approach waypoint: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, two A-10s, crossing Sarah at ten thousand, proceeding Gass Peak for a Stryke recover.”
4.4.2. Visual Approach: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Apex inbound two-one left.”
4.4.3. Overhead Approach
4.4.3.1. On initial: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Apex inbound for the overhead, two-one right.”
4.4.3.2. On final: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Phinn overhead, two-one right.”
4.4.3.3. Initiating the Break: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1in the break.”
4.4.3.4. Makingfinal turn: “Nellis Tower, warthog 1, right base, gear down, full stop.”
4.4.4. Instrument Approach
4.4.4.1. Crossing charted procedure initial waypoint: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Arcoe inbound HI-ILS, two-one left.”
4.4.4.2. On final: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Rotse, two-one left, gear down full stop.”
4.4.5. IF Missed Approach: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, missed approach going around, two-one left.”
Radio
Nellis Ground: Used for ground operations
Nellis Tower: Used for initial departure and Final.
Nellis Approach/Departure: Push when crossing CRAIG or FLEX
Blackjack: Check-in prior to entry into the NTTR and checkout prior to departure of NTTR
Ground
Ground is the control agency that manages all the ground movement on the airbase. From the parking spot to the runway hold lines at departure and from exiting the runway back to the parking spot (or the ramp) upon arrival.
Tower
The Tower control agency manages traffic on the active runways. Its main job is to clear flights for take-off and landing. Upon departure you will be handed to Tower once the system detects you close to the runway hold lines and upon arrival, Approach will hand you over to Tower before final approach where Tower will take the responsibility to clear your flight to land.
Control (Approach/Departure)
Very often these two control agencies are merged together. This is the case in the v303rd where they share the same frequency. This control agency will manage flying traffic around the airport. Departing traffic is managed by the Departure control agency but basically it is not much more than a simple “resume own navigation. Recovering traffic is managed through the Approach control agency from the IAF (Initial Approach Fix) or whenever you make initial contact with ATC (within 30Nm) for recovery to the final approach point where the flight will be handed to Tower for landing clearance.
Airfield COMMs example (from v303FGMANUAL11-2 Chapter 4):
4.2. Ground Operations.
4.2.1. Prior to TAXI: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, two A-10s taxing from golf revetments to Echo east EOR.”
4.2.2. When arriving at EOR: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, at Echo East EOR.”
4.2.3. Taxing from EOR to active: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, at Echo East EOR, taxing two-one left for Craig West departure, switching to Nellis Tower.”
4.2.4. Entering active runway: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, taking two-one left for Craig West departure.”
4.2.5. Clearing active runway: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, clear of two-one right at Alpha, taxing to Southeast EOR, switching to Nellis Ground.”
4.2.6. Taxing from EOR to parking: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, at Southeast EOR, taxing to LOLA for parking.”
4.2.7. Parking: “Nellis Ground, Warthog 1, parked at LOLA, shutting down.”
4.3. Departure.
4.3.1. When crossing initial departure waypoints: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, crossing Craig at 3 thousand, proceeding Flex.”
4.4. Recovery.
4.4.1. When crossing initial approach waypoint: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, two A-10s, crossing Sarah at ten thousand, proceeding Gass Peak for a Stryke recover.”
4.4.2. Visual Approach: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Apex inbound two-one left.”
4.4.3. Overhead Approach
4.4.3.1. On initial: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Apex inbound for the overhead, two-one right.”
4.4.3.2. On final: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Phinn overhead, two-one right.”
4.4.3.3. Initiating the Break: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1in the break.”
4.4.3.4. Makingfinal turn: “Nellis Tower, warthog 1, right base, gear down, full stop.”
4.4.4. Instrument Approach
4.4.4.1. Crossing charted procedure initial waypoint: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Arcoe inbound HI-ILS, two-one left.”
4.4.4.2. On final: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, at Rotse, two-one left, gear down full stop.”
4.4.5. IF Missed Approach: “Nellis Tower, Warthog 1, missed approach going around, two-one left.”