OrlandoInternationalAirportVATSIMCrossthePondEastbound2017Briefing

OrlandoInternationalAirportisamajorpublicairportlocatedsixmiles(10km)southeastofOrlando,Florida,UnitedStates.Itisthesecond-busiestairportinthestateofFlorida,asover40.2millionpassengerswerehandledattheairportasof2015.Thismakesitthe14th-busiestairportintheU.S.bytotalpassengertraffic,andtheperfectairporttohandleadeparturefieldforCrossthePond.

WelcometotheJacksonvilleARTCC.HostingourfirstdepartureforCrossthePond,weareexcitedtoprovidetheexceptionalservicesalwaysdemonstratedonthenetwork,toprovideafunandenjoyableevent!ThisdocumentoutliestheOrlandoAirportbriefing,toprovidethepilotswithagreaterunderstandingofairfieldoperations,andwhattoexpectontheday.Wehopeyouenjoyflyingtheevent,asmuchaswewill,handlingthedepartures!ChrisLaSalleMattBozwood-DaviesAndrewSterlingAirTrafficManagerDeputyAirTrafficManager EventsCoordinator

GroundOperationsOrlandoInternationalhas4airsidesattachedto2terminals.Airside4isprimarilytheinternationalairsideandhandlesdeparturesandarrivalsfromVirginAtlantic,BritishAirways,EmiratesandThomasCook.

Pilotsshouldexpecttobehandledbytherelevantcontrollersassignedtotheirsideofthefield.MCOhascontrollersoperatingonanEast/Westsplitofthefield.Toensureaquickandefficientflow,ensureyouareconnectedtothecorrectMCO_DELcontrollerwhichcanbeverifiedbythecontroller’stextatis.Cargopilotsareexpectedtoconnectonthefarwestofthefieldatthedesignatedcargoterminalandallmovementswillbehandledbythe‘W’controllers.

WerecommendtheTaxi2GateKMCOscenery.Thisscenery,whiledesignedforFSX,workscorrectlyinP3D,andP3Dv4.Amanualinstallationisrequiredtodothis,andtutorialscanbefoundonlineofhowtodothis.Therearefreewarecopiesofsceneryavailabletopilots,mostareaccurateasthefieldsconfigurationhasnotchangedinrecentyears.Ensuringyouhaveaccuratescenerymakesboththepilots,andcontrollersjobofhandlingmovementeasier.

DepartureOperationsDuetothesoutherlylocationofOrlando,weareanticipatinghaving2departureflowsoftraffic.Onegoinguptheeastcoast,andonegoingstraightoutovertheAtlantic.Withthisinmind,thetwoexpecteddepartureswillbetheMcCoyOneandOrlandoThree.

TheMcCoy1departureisahybriddeparture.Assuch,onlyRNAVcapableaircraftwillbeassignedthisdeparture.Pilotscanexpectaninitialheadingoffthefield,andthenradarvectoredtotheGUANOfixwherepilotswillresumeandflytheremainderofthedeparture.TheOrlando3departureisaradarvectorSID.Pilotswilllikelyfindadeparturegateatthebeginningoftheflightplan.Thisisincludedandisnotactuallyawaypoint,butapointreferencingadeparturecorridortomaximizetheflowofdeparturetraffic.AnexampleofthiswouldbeKMCOATLASTRV…Thepilotwillbevectoredoffthefield,andtoldtoflydirecttoTreasure.Pilotsmustensureanydirectinstructionsarefollowed.NB:Allpilotsshouldremainontheinitialheadingprovidedbythetowercontrollerandnotexceedtheinitial5000feetpublishedaltitudeonallSIDs.

DepartureFlowDuetothesignificantnumberofpilotsdepartingandarrivingatanyoneoftheCrossthePondairports,pilotsshouldanticipatedelaysbothonthegroundandintheair,andshouldaccountforfuelintheplanningoftheflight.Wedorequestpilotsdon’tconnecttothenetworkbefore30minutesbeforethedepartureslot.Thisprovidesplentyoftimeforthepilotstoobtainclearance,andtaxitothefieldtodepartatthecorrecttime.Thedepartureslotisthewheelsuptime,andcontrollerswilldotheutmosttoensurethesetimesaremet.Toensurethis,somepilotsmaybesequencedaheadofyouevenifyouhavearrivedattherunwayfirst.ClearancePilotswillobtainclearancefromtherelevantDELcontrollerasdescribedearlierinthedocument.TheZJXARTCCdoesn’tsimulatetextualPDC/CPDLCclearancesandpilotsshouldnotaskforthismethod.PushbackandTaxiOncethepilotisreadytopushbackandstarttheaircraft,theymustcontactthedeliverycontroller.Thecontrollerwill,dependingontraffic,issueapilot’sdiscretionpushback,orhandthemtoarampcontrollerwhowillhandlepushbackinstructions.Ineitherofthesecases,pushbackshouldbeinitiatedassoonaspossibleonceapproved.Thisistoensureothertrafficdoesn’tcomeinconflict.Youwillbeissuedaspecifictaxiroutetofollow.Ensurethisisreadback,includinganyholdshortorcrossinstructions.TowerandTakeoffThegroundcontrollerwilladviseyouwhethertocontactormonitorthetower.Switchtotheassignedfrequency.Ifinstructedtomonitortower,waitforthecontrollertocontactyou,theywillknowifyouareonthefrequency.Oncethetakeoffinstructionhasbeenissued,pilotsareexpectedtodepartimmediately.Thisistoensuretheflowoftrafficiscontinuousandsomeonedoesn’ttakethespotabove.Ifthereisadelay,expectthecontrollertocancelthedepartureinstructionforanotherpilot.ThefollowingalsoappliedtoLineupandWaitprocedures.Onceintheair,youwillbetoldtocontactdeparture(124.8).Ensureyouareflyingtheassignedheadingbytowerbeforecontactingthecontroller.EnrouteOnceairborneandontheway,followallinstructionsasquicklyandasaccuratelyaspossible.Unresponsivepilotscancauseissuesintheairandcanexpecttobedroppedfromthenetworkbyasupervisor.Payspecialattentiontofrequenciesassignedastherearelikelytobemultiplesectorsonlinenomatterwhereyouarecurrentlyflying.

OtherInformation/FAQOnlyacceptwhatyoucanperform.IfyouareassignedaSID,procedure,orclearancethatyoudon’tunderstandordon’tknowyoucando,speakup.It’smucheasierforthecontrollerstogivealternativeinstructionsonthegroundbeforeadeviationoccurs.Wewouldratherprovideheadingsandaltitudesthanhaveapilotaccidentallyturnthewrongwayoroverflyanoisesensitivearea.Don’thesitatetoaskquestions.Ifyouareunclearaboutaninstructionorjustwantmoreinformation,ask.Don’tpauseorleavetheflightdeckwithoutaskingforpermissionfirst.It’sbesttoaskviafrequencyratherthanprivatemessage.Haveupdatednavigationcapability,ifyoucan.Controllersexpectyoutohavethelatestcapability.Clickhereformoreinformationaboutgettingupdatedinfo.Ensureyouhaveappropriatecharts,andknowhowtointerpretthem.ChartsforOrlandocanbefounduptodateforfreeonAircharts.org.Ifyouaren’tsureaboutsomethingyouseeonachart,ask.Listenforfrequencychanges.Ifinstructedto“monitor”thenextcontroller,changetothenewfrequencybutwaitforthecontrollertocallyou.Onlycallintoanewfrequencywhenyouhavebeeninstructedto“contact”.Godirectwhencleared“direct”.IfATCinstructsyouto“proceeddirect”toawaypoint,thecontrollerexpectsyoutoproceedfromyourcurrentpositiondirectlytothenewwaypoint.Ifyouaren’tabletogodirectandinsteadneedtoturnbacktothe“magentaline”onyourGPS,makethisrequestwiththecontroller.FeedbackThestaffandcontrollersatZJXthankyouforvoting,andchoosingOrlandoasafieldforCrossthePond.Feedbackcanbeprovidedonourwebsiteandisalwaysappreciated,criticismandall,provideditisconstructiveandinformationisprovidedaboutwhathappened.Anyquestionscanbedirectedtoevents@zjxartcc.org