Radar Contact #3 PAR for the Course

JeffKanarish

JeffKanarish

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Today’s topics:

            1. PAR for the Course
            2. Test and Pre-Order the ATC Vocabulary Builder
            3. Question of the Week: What to do with Radio Two?

             

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1 thought on “Radar Contact #3 PAR for the Course”

  1. Doug Whitfield

    This item represents good work by the originator. I spent a number of years in the RAAF as a GCA controller. Our procedures were a little different to this example, but non-the-less, its one of the best simulations I have heard to date. Well done and thank you.

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