How To Play Air Traffic Controller (ATC)
Comprehensive instructions for playing ATC are provided in the user's guide. The guide was written for the original MS-DOS version but the command structure has not changed.
More details are planned for this page. In the meantime, here is the command line "reference card" for the game.
ATC Commands
Format: aCn
│││
Aircraft─┘││
Command──┘│
Number───┘
aAn go to Altitude
n = 1 to 5
(if at 0, take off)
aA0 cleared to land
aM Maintain altitude
aLn Left turn n*45 deg
aRn Right turn n*45 deg
n = 1 to 4
(turns cancel H,#,%)
aP Proceed on heading
(cancels H,R,L)
aH Hold at *, cancel #,%
a# Cleared to airport #
a% Cleared to airport %
(Cleared cancels H)
aS Status request
Keystrokes:
, Advance 15 secs
Ctrl-N New Game
Esc End Game
Ctrl-E End Game
Ctrl-X Exit ATC
Format: aCn
│││
Aircraft─┘││
Command──┘│
Number───┘
aAn go to Altitude
n = 1 to 5
(if at 0, take off)
aA0 cleared to land
aM Maintain altitude
aLn Left turn n*45 deg
aRn Right turn n*45 deg
n = 1 to 4
(turns cancel H,#,%)
aP Proceed on heading
(cancels H,R,L)
aH Hold at *, cancel #,%
a# Cleared to airport #
a% Cleared to airport %
(Cleared cancels H)
aS Status request
Keystrokes:
, Advance 15 secs
Ctrl-N New Game
Esc End Game
Ctrl-E End Game
Ctrl-X Exit ATC