Plan Aircraft

An air traffic control simulation that challenges players to manage aircraft approaches to runways in a complex airspace environment.

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Objective

Answer questions correctly about which aircraft will land first or in what sequence aircraft will approach the runway, by analyzing their positions, speeds, and the applicable air traffic control rules.

How It Works

This game simulates air traffic approach scenarios by requiring you to understand how multiple aircraft navigate through waypoints toward runways. You need to analyze aircraft speeds, positions, and priority rules to correctly predict landing sequences and resolve potential conflicts in the approach pattern.

Step-by-step Instructions

  • Monitor multiple aircraft with unique IDs and speeds navigating toward runways
  • Analyze the approach corridors and runway assignments for each aircraft
  • Understand the special rules governing aircraft priorities
  • Select the correct answer from multiple-choice options about landing sequences
  • Use forward and back controls in the post-round phase to review aircraft movements

Skills You Develop

  • Air traffic pattern recognition
  • Strategic planning and prioritization
  • Understanding of approach sequences and runway operations
  • Decision making under time constraints
  • Spatial reasoning and trajectory prediction
  • Aviation rule application in dynamic scenarios

Coaching Tips

  • Pay attention to aircraft speeds as they significantly impact landing sequence
  • Study the approach corridors to understand which waypoints each aircraft will pass through
  • Learn to recognize potential conflicts where multiple aircraft might compete for the same waypoint
  • Remember that controlled and non-controlled runways operate differently
  • Practice tracking multiple aircraft simultaneously to build your monitoring skills
  • Use the post-round phase to understand why certain aircraft landed in their specific order

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