S2 Briefing for new students
Welcome to your training in Denmark. We are excited to have you here for your journey of becoming a VATSIM controller. It is an interesting, but lengthy and challenging process that requires a lot from you to reach our required standard.
Therefore take your time to read through this! Make sure you understand it, and if you are not up for it to close your training again, because we have limited recourses so we want to direct them on focused and serious candidates. If, however, you are ready and excited to get started, read more below:
We try to employ a “no-wait” training structure, by employing lots of self study, and student initiative. You training will therefore go through several phases until you are a fully checked out S2 controller. The whole process will take anywhere from 6-15 months depending on your skills, initiative and work ethics
The first one of those phases starts today!
1st Phase – Preparation
Time to complete: 4-6 months depending on active queue
This phase has started as soon as you requested your training. A vital part of being a controller is knowing the side of a pilot. You cannot become a VATSIM controller, if you have no understanding about the basic knowledge of flying.
To begin that, you need to log onto your plane and fly on the network. We fully expect you to be a proficient pilot by the time you move to the next phase. We don’t care if you know how to fly. If you don't have a joystick you can study up offline, and by logging on as observer.
However you must know all the communication and technical skills of a proficient VATSIM pilot. This you can expect to dedicate the first 4 months of your training with.
As you start your next phase of training you will have to pass a pilot test
In the meantime you can start reading up on our training documentation to get familiar in our training documentation library. You can access the collection of documentation on controlling in Denmark also known as the ATS Instructions here
You are also highly encouraged to join Discord and have a talk with the other controllers, to get into the social part of controlling. This gives you the best possible chance for a successful training!
2nd stage – S1+S2 Pre-Training
Time to complete: 1-2 months
After approximately 4-6 months we will start enrolling you in our self-study program for ATC. This is a sizable course which will explain you all the basic ATC skills, video training and observing hours on the network. It is divided into lots of chapters each dealing different aspects.
Your devotion and attention is important, and we have strict demands for this program. this means.
- Signup to the course within 72 hours of assignment
- Completion within 2 months
- Activity within running 21 days
- All tests passed satisfactory
This course starts with a pilot test to ensure you are up to the standard of a VATSIM pilot! If you fail you may be delayed another 3 months to properly learn your pilot skills, so make sure to spend your time wisely
Your S1+S2 Pre-Training will conclude with an exam to determine your eligibility for the next step.
3rd stage – S1 Training
Time to complete: 1-2 weeks
You third stage will be S1 training which will allow you to sit on TWR in all Danish airports except EKCH, EKRK and EKRN. This will be a rating which will be on the simulator server (Sweatbox) and must be completed in only 2 sessions, so your preparedness is of the essence, and we reserve the right to re-evaluate your training eligibility if you are not up to a proper standard after 2 sessions as pr. VATEUD DTP. The training may be done as group sessions by an examiner
After you finish your S1 training, you will be required to be online for a minimum of 25 hours to build up experience and ratify your commitment to the organization
4th stage – Tier 1 Endorsement for EKCH Pre-Training
Time to complete: 1-4 weeks
When you have your 25 hours, you can continue by entering the Pre-Training for your Tier 1 endorsement and S2 rating.
The password to access the pre-training is provided in the very last lesson of the S1+S2 Pre-Training program
This course will take you through the S1 and S2 specific procedures for the Tier 1 Endorsement for EKCH. The course has similarities with the S1+S2 Pre-training program, however notice following differences
- Course enrolled by your OWN initiative ONLY after completing 25 hours on other danish airports. Misuse leads to disciplinary actions!
- Completion within 1 month
- Activity within running 14 days
- All tests passed to satisfactory
5th Stage – Tier 1 EKCH_GND training
Time to complete: 1-2 weeks weeks
When your Tier 1 EKCH - S2 Pre-Training is completed, you must notify the training department, which will as soon as feasible, assign you a mentor for the remainder of your training. Please allow some patience for this as all mentors may be byst.
You will start by getting the Tier 1 endorsement for EKCH_GND. This relies again heavily on self-study from the Pre-Training and should take no more than 2 sessions to complete. Once completed you are released to sit on EKCH_A_GND, EKCH_D_GND, EKCH_S_GND and EKCH_DEL outside of events (Meaning NOT at Vectors to Copenhagen)
6th stage – Tier 1 EKCH_TWR training + S2 Rating
Time to Complete: As long as necessary
You mentor will continue with you after for training on EKCH_TWR to complete your S2 rating. This will refine your skills, and bring you up to standard for Denmark, before you are ready for your checkout to join our ranks ranks
7th stage – Examination
Time to complete: 2 hours
When you and your mentor agree you are ready for checkout you will take the VATEUD S2 theoretical test, and when completed, set up for a final practical examination by one of our examiners. Upon completion you are officially an S2 controller and your training is officially finished.