Rory Farish Posted August 4, 2022 at 07:51 PM Posted August 4, 2022 at 07:51 PM I know that sometimes controllers can choose to be the tower frequency and give clearance as well. For example Manchester tower was dealing with departing and arriving aircraft but they were also giving clearance to aircraft. How do i find out what controllers are controlling what area of the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Thomson Posted August 4, 2022 at 08:16 PM Posted August 4, 2022 at 08:16 PM You're describing the VATSIM Top-Down system of ATC. So if there are no controllers covering Delivery or Ground at an airfield, but there is a Tower controller logged in, then that Tower controller will also cover Ground and Delivery, wherever possible, if workload isn't too great. Your pilot client will show what controllers are on, and you will see from that info what they will be controlling (if they can). Take a look at topdown.dottycomma.com for a more detailed look at the Top-Down system. 1 Alistair Thomson === Definition: a gentleman is a flying instructor in a Piper Cherokee who can change tanks without getting his face slapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Farish Posted August 4, 2022 at 08:28 PM Author Posted August 4, 2022 at 08:28 PM you have answered my question very well, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyler Chen Posted August 5, 2022 at 08:54 PM Posted August 5, 2022 at 08:54 PM and for live atc coverage, use vatspy 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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