Correction to Basic ATC Training Resource

Todd Harrell · « **on:** February 18, 2011, 04:56:07 PM »

I don't know if this the proper place to post this, so I apologize in advance if it isn't.

I am a new VATUSA member who is just beginning my training. I discovered an error in the Basic ATC training resource, specifically the wind description (subsection e) under the METAR section in the chapter on weather. The second sentence reads "The first three digits indicate the direction the wind is blowing."
That sentence should read "The first three digits indicate the direction FROM WHICH the wind is blowing." That's a big difference (180 degrees to be exact!).

I confirmed this in the Jeppesen IFR/Commercial Pilot Training Manual (p. 9-59)

Just thought the powers that be would like to know.

This is a great forum and I'm excited to get started!

Tom Seeley · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2011, 06:27:55 PM »

Thank you for that, and welcome to the network!
I'll get it fixed as soon as I regain access, which is intermittent.

Anthony Baker · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:43:57 AM »

Quote from: Tom Seeley

Thank you for that, and welcome to the network!
I'll get it fixed as soon as I regain access, which is intermittent.

Tom there is also quite a few. Other things that are out of date and the s1 and s2 level.

Holdshort should be line up and wait

Take off/ landing clearedAnce is wrong

Taxi instructions.

I'm sure there are others.

Alex Evins · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:36:03 AM »

Quote from: Anthony Baker

Tom there is also quite a few. Other things that are out of date and the s1 and s2 level.

Holdshort should be line up and wait

Take off/ landing clearedAnce is wrong

Taxi instructions.

I'm sure there are others.

I hope you mean "taxi into position and hold" should be "line up and wait", there is nothing wrong with "hold short."

Anthony Baker · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2011, 04:13:28 PM »

Yes

Also sections of the s3 are incorrect.

Any idea when the corrections might be made?

Dan Leavitt · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:32:26 PM »

Quote from: Tom Seeley

Thank you for that, and welcome to the network!
I'll get it fixed as soon as I regain access, which is intermittent.

Quote from: Anthony Baker

Yes

Also sections of the s3 are incorrect.

Any idea when the corrections might be made?

Anthony,

May help if you read the topic in full. Your answer is above.

DL

Tom Seeley · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2011, 08:57:34 AM »

I've made a bunch of updates/corrections in the TRC. Please keep posting if you find errors or other matters.
Thanks!

Marcus Becker · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2011, 01:28:33 PM »

Most of the font assignments aren't working properly and it makes the TRC incredibly hard to read. Especially for new students who need to decipher the material to be learned and codes to set fonts and colors.

Under the S1 material "Issuing Taxi Instructions", this material still displays the old taxi phraseology.

Tom Seeley · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2011, 06:05:01 PM »

OK thank you for that. I will get to it as soon as I can.

Marcus Becker · « **Reply #9 on:** March 17, 2011, 12:08:29 AM »

Here's some more for you.

http://www.vatusa.net/training/tiki-index....uction_to_Tower
-under section F: TIPH is no longer used

http://www.vatusa.net/training/tiki-index....Wake_Turbulence
-The link for the next page still says TIPH

http://www.vatusa.net/training/tiki-index....ture_procedures
-You say an example is given to demonstrate releases but there is not an example there.

That is all for now.

Tom Seeley · « **Reply #10 on:** March 17, 2011, 05:32:17 AM »

The first and last URLs above are done. The other will take some time, because the link to the next or previous chapter is embedded and uses the same label, so it will take some reworking.
I'm working through some of the font issues but it's tedious and I'll get to it as I can.
Thanks.

EDIT: I think I managed to get all the corrections in the S1 material, but I was a bit cross-eyed at the end. Please advise if there are any remaining problems. I know the "TIPH" reference still remains in the "next" and "previous" links, but I can't fix those at the moment.