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Originally Posted by beretta01  Thanks for the help. Another thing...if you are doing an approach(VOR, ILS, GPS, etc.), does the controller have all the plates sitting next to him or can he overlay them on his screen somehow to see the fixes, and the altitudes he should put me at? Just random questions that I'm thinking up here lol..Thanks! |
No ... everything must be committed to memory. Our scopes show airways, airspace, VOR's etc, but no labels. Everything from frequencies, airways, MEA's, etc... EVERYTHING is from memory. Prior to training you are given a map test... basically a trainee is given a chart and about 2 weeks to study it. Then you are given a piece of blank paper and have to create the entire map from memory, you're allowed only a few mistakes. Fail the test and go home...