The Next Generation Vatsim Training Client
About ATCTrainer
ATCTrainer is designed to replace all training clients and provide a realistic training
simulation in the Tower Cab, Tracon and Enroute environment.
With an easy to use interface and simple commands that can be run within any existing ATC
client, ATCTrainer is simple to setup and easy to use.
ATCTrainer supports VATSIM's Velocity allowing for fast position updates for supported ATC
clients.
Download
ATCTrainer is currently under development and not available to all training staff in VATUSA.
ATCTrainer will be redistributable by your ARTCCs training department once publically released.
To download the latest versions or for documentation visit our Downloads page.
To download the latest versions or for documentation visit our Downloads page.
Discord
Our discord server contains more information and is the place for update notifications, technical support,
feature requests and other discussions.
To access our discord, please sign in with the VATSIM SSO. Please note that ATCTrainer and our discord server are currently only available to VATUSA training staff members.
To access our discord, please sign in with the VATSIM SSO. Please note that ATCTrainer and our discord server are currently only available to VATUSA training staff members.
Bug Reports and Feature Requests
Along with our Discord server, our public GitHub repo is used for bug reports and feature requests. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, please check for existing entries to avoid duplicates.
You must be signed in to submit bug reports and feature requests. Please note that ATCTrainer is currently only available to VATUSA training staff members.
You must be signed in to submit bug reports and feature requests. Please note that ATCTrainer is currently only available to VATUSA training staff members.
Frequently Asked Questions
All aircraft and ATC are controlled by transmitting commands through text messages on the defined active frequency. This is done by using the aircraft select function followed by the appropriate command and arguments.
Since all aircraft are controlled with text commands on the defined primary frequency, anyone can manipulate the aircraft as long as they have access to that frequency. This means that you can have multiple students training with the same scenario using multiple instructors.
The data admin website will temporarily support uploading legacy TWRTrainer and Euroscope files. After the initial phase this option will be removed.
ATCTrainer aircraft will be able to path follow along paths defined before and during the scenario including SIDs, STARs, airways, and basic approaches. Radials and advanced RNP approaches will not be supported initially.
ATCTrainer will support the Tower Cab, Tracon and the Enroute environment.
ATCTrainer will only be openly available to VATUSA recognized facility and training staff.
Developers will be given access to ATCTrainer on a case by case basis.
Non-recognized facility staff members will not be given access except for during preliminary CRC/vNAS development.
Due to technical limitations, members with a controller rating of S1 or below will not be able to access ATCTrainer.
Scenarios will be generated, edited, and stored in the vNAS Data Admin site. Facility staff and designated training staff members will have access to edit and create new scenarios.