AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - The Simulation

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	Most recent high score submissions 2019-01-02 Golfman on the Professional level with a score of 1470 2018-06-19 MikeStar on the Advanced Level with a score of 1076 2018-05-23 MikeStar on the Trainee level with a score of 693 2018-05-20 Mike Sta on the Beginners level with a score of 985 2013-08-25 Simon Ef on the Beginners level with a score of 216 2013-04-18 sltech on the Professional level with a score of 1708 2013-03-17 Nadeem on the Trainee level with a score of 1030 2013-03-16 Nadeem on the Beginners level with a score of 1005 2013-03-05 gom3a on the Trainee level with a score of 1252 2013-02-27 sltech on the Advanced Level with a score of 1836 High scores appear automatically. After you have submitted a high score check back here to see it in the table. For some playing tips for better high scores. See below. Who is the Ultimate high scorer? Click here to find out

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The score system

used in the game is based on the number of seconds remaining after you have won a game multiplied by the safety percentage. With the Beginners level this score is reduced by half because only half the number of aircraft landings are required to win. Similarly with the Trainee level the score is reduced by one quarter. This means to achieve as high a score as possible you must land all aircraft quickly whilst maintaining a perfect safety level.

These Guidelines for a high score

will help you towards the very best scores on each level of the game. Achieving them requires a high level of understanding of the principals of the game and plenty of practice. Here are some tips for maximising your scores.

1.

Never leave aircraft on the stacks, bring them in immediately and increase their speed to maximium.

2.

Considering wind direction, direct them straight to the glide slope near to the airport, so as to lock onto the slope as close as possible to the airport. This is harder but does save time.

3.

Learn the turn ratios for all aircraft (in normal and wide turns emergency mode).

4.

Sometimes (not always) when you have 2 planes so close to the runway it is wiser to land the slower first because a faster plane can circle and resume landing so much faster than a slower plane.

5.

It's important to reduce the landing times between aircraft. When you have one plane almost stopped and ready to clear the runway it's a good idea to have the next touching down.

6.

You will never always do a good time after landing all aircraft. It helps if the game gives you high speed aircraft as the last planes to land.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - Level features
LEVEL	1	2	3	4	5	6
Number of planes	10	15	20	20	20	20
Slow aircraft
Medium aircraft
Fast aircraft
Outbound traffic
Emergencies
Radio Malfunction
CRT Malfunction

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - Aircraft type & Speed range
Aircraft type	Colour	Speed range
Cessna - Light prop		100 - 140 Knots
Dash 8 - Small prop		120 - 160 Knots
DC10 - Medium Jet		160 - 200 Knots
747 - Heavy Jet		180 - 220 Knots
Concorde - Supersonic jet		200 - 260 Knots

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - Emergency types (higher levels)
Emergency	Description
1. Losing altitude	A plane will declare it is slowly losing altitude. You will be unable to raise its altitude.
2. Wide turns only	A plane will only be able to make slow turns, allow plenty of space to turn your aircraft. Faster aircraft require very wide turns
3. Losing fuel	While the plane has fuel you still have full control. Once the plane has lost all fuel, it will begin to quickly lose altitude.
4. No lock above 2000ft	You will have to guide this plane in manually until it is 2000ft or lower, and then try to establish the beam.
5. Stopped on runway	A plane has touched down but cannot leave the runway. Any planes on approach behind will have to go round or risk a collision.