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Software Quiz

Twelve questions about the controller workstation. It is not graded: it is for you to find out what to review before connecting.

Which program must connect to the network first?

  1. TrackAudio
  2. EuroScope
  3. vATIS

EuroScope connects first. TrackAudio and vATIS depend on its connection. See the connection order.

You are going to control SBCT_GND. Which EuroScope profile do you open?

  1. radar
  2. Either one, they have the same tools
  3. solo

The solo profile is made for DEL, RMP, GND and TWR. radar is for APP and CTR.

You were on SBCT_TWR and are going to open a position in another FIR. What do you do?

  1. Close EuroScope and open the new FIR's profile
  2. Load the new sector through OPEN SCT
  3. Just change the callsign in the connection window

Loading another sector with the program open is not enough. You must restart EuroScope with the new FIR's profile.

You clicked CONNECT in TrackAudio and your frequency showed up. Can pilots hear you already?

  1. Yes, TrackAudio enables the frequency on its own
  2. No, you must tick RX and TX yourself
  3. Only after you publish the ATIS

TrackAudio does not enable frequencies on its own. Tick RX to listen and TX to transmit.

The TX button turns orange. What does that mean?

  1. A pilot is transmitting
  2. The frequency has a problem
  3. You are transmitting, with the PTT pressed

Orange TX is you talking. When another station is transmitting, it is RX that turns orange.

You are controlling SBBS_CTR and two pilots in distant parts of the FIR cannot hear each other. What do you turn on in TrackAudio?

  1. XC, by right-clicking the XCA button
  2. SPK
  3. XCA, with a left click

With several transceivers, each pilot hears only the nearest one. XC (right-click) couples the transceivers of the same frequency. XCA (left-click) joins different frequencies and should be used with care.

Which key assumes a traffic or accepts a handoff in EuroScope?

  1. F4
  2. F3
  3. F8

F3 assumes. F4 starts or rejects a handoff, and F8 changes the cleared level. See the command guide.

You want to fix a wrong frequency in your FIR's vATIS profile. What do you do?

  1. Edit the profile in ATIS Configuration
  2. Delete the profile and create a new one
  3. Open a suggestion in the portal repository

Vatsim Brasil profiles update themselves, and local changes are overwritten at the next update. The fix goes to the repository.

The ATIS letter started flashing in vATIS. What happened?

  1. A new METAR came out and the ATIS was updated
  2. The ATIS disconnected
  3. Another controller took over the station

The letter flashes on every update from the METAR. Click it once to acknowledge it.

In what order do you close the session?

  1. EuroScope, TrackAudio, vacs, vATIS
  2. vATIS, vacs, TrackAudio, EuroScope
  3. It does not matter, as long as all are disconnected

In reverse connection order: the ATIS first, then the line and the radio and, last of all, EuroScope. Before anything else, hand off the traffic.

You click the SBGR_TWR key in vacs, but nobody is on Guarulhos Tower. SBXP_APP is online. What happens?

  1. The call fails: the Tower is closed
  2. It rings every controller in the FIR
  3. It rings SBXP_APP, which covers the Tower through top-down

vacs calls the sector, and the call goes to whoever covers it at the moment. See how it works.

You answered a call in vacs and use the same key for radio and line. When do you start talking?

  1. Right away, as soon as you click the key
  2. When the call indicator turns green
  3. After disconnecting TrackAudio

Before green, the PTT can still go out on frequency. Wait for the green indicator or the call start sound.

Want to review? Go back to the installation path or the connection checklist.