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Chapter 1 - Installation, Introduction and Basic Features

Basic Features, Installation and Initialization guide to FlightStrips

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TABLE OF CONTENT

  1. Download & Installation
  2. Basic Features

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1 Download & Installation

FlightStrips is included with the Danish sector file package.

  • There is no installation or download process as the program is web-based.
  • There is no action in Plug-ins needed in Euroscope

Activation

When opening Euroscope the FlightStrips dialogue opens, prompting you to login if not already

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The login is saved for ~30 days, and will only need to be revalidated if not utilized within that time.

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1.3 Opening FlightStrips

Once login is complete, you have several options of how to open flightstrips

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  • select “OPEN APP” to open the Flightstrips window.
  • Click on the FS app in your Euroscope folder
  • Navigate to www.flightstrips.dk/app

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If you have not yet logged into Euroscope, the FlightStrips connection will remain in standby

You MUST Prime a frequency first!! FlightStrips does not work without a PRIM FQ

NOTE: You can always click CRTL+R to refresh the app

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2. Basic Features

With Flightstrip open, you can choose “Open in APP” for the optimal aspect ratio of the program

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WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ALWAYS RUN FLIGHTSTRIPS IN FULL SCREEN VIEW

When you open the program you will be presented with a basic layout. This basic layout contains following basic features

  • Active View information on the bottom left side of the screen, showing the Selected Scope
  • 4 collumns spanning from top to bottom
  • Variety of bays within those columns containing "Headers" and space for strips.
  • A Task bar at the bottom

Selected Scope

When you open FlightStrips, the default scope is selected, based on the frequency you have primed.

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Columns

All standard scopes have 4 columns.

Columns may have different features and needs, but will "in general"

  • Have Arrivals on left columns
  • Have Planned Departures (Uncleared) on the right side.

TW/TE/GW/GE will have slightly wider columns certain places to accomendate strips that contains more information.


Bays

Bays are making up the columns and contains a header and space for strips

Bays have Four different designs:

  • Regulular Bay
  • RWY bay
  • Passive bay
  • MESSAGES bay
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Each bay can be resized to be made larger or smaller depending on the amount of strips that are needed

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1.3 Task Bar

Common to all scopes are the Task bar, which enables various features. It contains from left to right:

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SCOPE VIEW

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There are a selection of:

  • 7 Different Main Scopes
    • EST Screen: A special stand view for all controllers
    • CLR DEL: A Clearance Delivery Scope for providing ATC Clearance
    • SEQ PLN: A Sequence Planner / Clearance Delivery Scope, for providing both.
    • AA+AD: A combination of Apron Departure and Apron Arrival
    • GW+GE: A combination of Ground West and Ground East
    • TW+TE: A combination of Tower West and Tower East
    • TWR+GND: A bandbox scope, for when you are sitting along on EKCH_TWR.
  • 4 secondary scopes for splitted positions
    • A split of Apron into APRON DEP and APRON ARR
    • A split of TWR into TWR WEST and TWR EAST (Not yet implemented)
  • 2 Misc. Scopes
    • Opening EST screen in a separate window (for 2 instances of FlightStrips)
    • Opening AMAN-CPH (Arrival Manager)
  • Upward Arrow
    • To reveal the secondary and misc. scopes
  • Fullscreen view
    • To put application in full screen
  • RESET
    • Resets your scope to the default view

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WEATHER INFORMAITON ICONS

Displays the Weather and Runway in use information for the airport. Connects to VATIS and Euroscope Runway setup to sense correct selection

  • DEP RWY / ARR RWY can be selected manually (Shows RED if different from other controllers setup)
  • QNH Read from vATIS
  • ATIS can be clicked to view full ATIS (Shows RED if ATIS is not set up for Airport)
  • Current Information from vATIS
  • Current Wind

RWY STATUS ICONS

Three icons displaying each of the three runway pairs. They are black by default.

  • Can be selected as OPEN (Black, Default)
  • Can be selected as LOW-VIS (Orange displayed)
  • Can be selected as CLOSED (Red displayed)

STRIP ACTION ICONS

To the right of the runway status icons is the 4 strip action icon.

  • TRF: After selecting a strip (click on callsign), clicking on TRF will open a menu to manually select any online controller to transfer a strip to.
  • MRK: After selecting a strip (click on callsign), clicking on MRK will mark the strip by a purple outline for tactical purposes
  • REQ: After clicking on REQ, click on any strip on your scope to request a transfer to you, to receive the strip.
  • X: After selecting a strip (click on callsign), clicking on X will delete the strip.












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