![]() It's not what you know, it's how well you USE what you know. ![]() You have every command you need to accomplish your task, but HOW you use those commands is entirely up to you. You can issue climb and descents, turns, speed changes, holding instructions, visual and instrument approach clearances. There are rules governing separation laterally and vertically. CONTROLLING TRAFFICĪTCsimulator®2 provides many methods to allow the "safe and expeditious" flow of air traffic. All of the dials and switches are simulated with photorealistic quality, and perform all of the functions of their real-life counterpart. EQUIPMENTĪTCsimulator®2 was modeled after the ARTS-IIIa radar equipment used at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center(MMAC) in Oklahoma City, Radar Training Facility. It is your job to assist the pilots arriving at airports inside your airspace boundaries by lining them up for an approach (preparing for a landing). Your goal is to allow for the "safe and expeditious" flow of air traffic. Don't be fooled by cheap imitations or cheesy mockups! This is a SERIOUS SIMULATION (er.game)! But, it can also be FUN! ATCsimulator®2 provides you with the most comprehensive set of programs to help boost your air traffic career, or satisfy your thirst for experiencing the REAL THING! ATCsimulator®2 has it all! GAME OBJECTIVEĪTCsimulator®2 allows you to take on the role as Approach or Departure controller at your choice of over 120 Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities of the United States National Airspace System (NAS), or TRACONs as they are more commonly called. This is as close to the REAL THING! as you can get. If you like ATCs in general, Tracon and Tracon II are must-haves: classic games in the niche genre that remain highly playable even more than a decade later.ATCsimulator®2 is the premier Air Traffic Control simulation on the market for the PC. Then Wesson decided to develop special simulation units for professional users and continue the Tracon series as entertainment."Ĭompared to the Windows version (also reviewed on this site), these older DOS versions are arguably more realistic (or at least more difficult in my opinion) - although their interface are naturally less intuitive than their Windows successor. Tracon was used to train professional ATCs in the early nineties. It is possible to connect the game to a Microsoft Flight Simulator installation on another computer. The game is also featuring emergencies, to make your task more difficult. You have to set routes for the planes and organize punctual arrivals. The more traffic is in the air, the more hectic your job becomes. The voice acting is done over the PC internal speaker. ![]() Interestingly Tracon doesn't use a sound card for that. The game is a full-talkie, featuring pilot's voices and those of the ATCs. Your main screen is a radar, which features the aircrafts as green dots or little airplanes, moving at a certain speed at a certain height. You are in charge of the air traffic in a certain sector, making sure that every airplane gets to his destination safely. " Tracon is an air traffic control simulator, giving you the position of a so called "ATC" (air traffic controller). The description at MobyGames says it all about this pair of pioneers in aviation software: ![]() Tracon and Tracon II are two classic ATC games from Wesson, years before their efforts culminated in Tower.
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