AIRCRAFT COMMAND REFERENCE

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COMMAND REFERENCE

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/CG Cleared for Touch and Go Clears an aircraft on final or in the VFR pattern to land and immediately take off again. /CA Cleared for Low Approach Clears an aircraft on final or in the VFR pattern to overfly the runway without touching down. /CL Cleared to Land Clears an aircraft on final approach or in the VFR pattern to land. /CO Cleared for the Option Allows a low approach, touch and go, full-stop landing or stop and go. /PLD Report Left Downwind (Rwy) Asks the pilot to report established on left downwind for the specified runway. /PLB Report Left Base (Rwy) Asks the pilot to report established on left base for the specified runway. /PRB Report Right Base (Rwy) Asks the pilot to report established on right base for the specified runway. /PRD Report Right Downwind (Rwy) Asks the pilot to report established on right downwind for the specified runway. /PF Report (mile) Final (Rwy) Asks the pilot to report when reaching the specified distance (in miles) on final for a runway. /ELD Enter Left Downwind (Rwy) Directs the aircraft to enter left downwind for a runway, without making a position report on reaching it. /ELB Enter Left Base (Rwy) Directs the aircraft to enter left base for a runway, without reporting on reaching it. /ERD Enter Right Downwind (Rwy) Directs the aircraft to enter right downwind for a runway, without reporting on reaching it. /ERB Enter Right Base (Rwy) Directs the aircraft to enter right base for a runway, without reporting on reaching it. /EF Enter Final (Rwy) Directs the pilot to enter final approach for the specified runway. /ML1 Make Left 180 Directs a left 180-degree turn to the opposite direction. /ML3 Make Left 360 Directs a full left 360-degree turn, returning to the original heading. /MR1 Make Right 180 Directs a right 180-degree turn to the opposite direction. /MR3 Make Right 360 Directs a full right 360-degree turn, returning to the original heading. /MS Make Short Approach Directs the pilot to shorten the final approach. /AT Turn Out Approved Permits an aircraft to leave the traffic pattern in any direction. Once outside the airspace, transfer to departure control. /ALT Left Turn Out Approved Permits the aircraft to turn left out of the traffic pattern. /ART Right Turn Out Approved Permits the aircraft to turn right out of the traffic pattern. /ULH# Turn Left to Heading (deg.) Directs the aircraft to make a left turn to the specified heading in degrees. /URH# Turn Right to Heading (deg.) Directs the aircraft to make a right turn to the specified heading in degrees. /G Go Around Cancels the landing and tells the pilot to go around. The original guide describes this mainly for emergencies. /B Break Out of Traffic Tells an aircraft to leave its current pattern and await a tower call from an initial entry point. /X Extend Downwind Extends the downwind leg. The controller must subsequently instruct the aircraft to turn base. /FD Contact Departure Directs the aircraft to switch frequency and contact departure control. /T Taxi to (Rwy) Directs an aircraft to taxi to a specified runway. The original simulator allows automatic crossing of intervening runways unless instructed to hold short. /CT Cleared for Takeoff Clears the aircraft to enter its assigned runway and take off. /TP Taxi to Parking Directs an aircraft to taxi to parking. It will cross intervening runways unless told to hold short. /TU Continue Taxiing Allows an aircraft to resume taxiing after a stop or hold-short command. /TH Taxi Into Position and Hold Directs the aircraft onto the assigned runway to wait for its takeoff clearance. /HY Hold Your Position Instructs the aircraft to stop and hold its present position. /CC Cancel Takeoff Clearance Cancels an earlier takeoff clearance. If the aircraft has begun its takeoff roll, the original guide says it will stop on the runway and then recognize only Cleared for Takeoff. /HS Hold Short (Rwy) Instructs a taxiing aircraft to stop before the specified runway. /SA Say Altitude Requests the aircraft’s current altitude. /SH Say Heading Requests the aircraft’s current heading. /SR Say Rate of Climb Requests the current rate of climb. /SP Say Position Requests the aircraft’s position on the ground or in the air. /SG Say Again Asks the pilot to repeat the last radio transmission. /SS Say Speed Requests the aircraft’s current speed. ESC Disregard Clears the command buffer. The original guide notes that a command is not sent until Enter is pressed. Backspace Correction Removes one character or command while entering an instruction. /PB Pushback Approves pushback using the stand's default facing direction. /PB N|E|S|W Pushback Facing Approves pushback with the nose facing north, east, south or west when complete.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

Command syntax: Use the slash command listed alongside each instruction. If an entry contains (Rwy), (mile), (deg.) or #, the command requires a runway, distance, or heading as appropriate. Consult your simulator’s command input for the exact parameter format.

Original behavior: These pages document commands from the supplied historical manuals. They do not claim every command is implemented in the current C# reconstruction.

Safety note: These are simulator instructions, not procedures for real air traffic control.

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