VV Approach™ is an Air Traffic Control training course that provides formative skills in Terminal Area (TMA) sequencing and traffic management. Skills taught include:
- Vectoring;
- Conflict recognition and resolution;
- Application of radar/surveillance separation;
- Application of wake turbulence separation;
- Sequencing;
- Interface usage;
- Task management;
- Prioritisation;
- Communications and phraseology;
- Scanning.
VV Approach™ is focused at teaching the efficient sequencing of aircraft for landing on a single runway. This is one of the most challenging roles in ATC and, as it determines the efficiency of the airport, is also one of the most important.
The program includes a choice of regional airlines, to allow local preferences for aircraft callsigns to be selected in simulation. This enables familiarity with the telephony likely to be required for local traffic to be developed. Metric and imperial measures of distance, height and speed are available.
On all platforms traffic levels and complexity rise as progress is made through the simulator exercises. The portable and modular nature of the training package makes it suitable for delivery in a classroom or computer laboratory environment, or for learning in private. The training is self-paced.
VV Approach™ is ideal for students at the commencement of a radar (or surveillance) ATC course, particularly for those working in a busy TMA environment. It is also applicable for candidates transferring to such an environment from another discipline in ATC.