The PilotResourceCenterTeam has launched Phase2 of the VATSIM PRC∞. In Phase 1, we presented the basic information about software, how to get along on the network, basic ATC concepts, what to expect, and a couple short examples of how a first flight on the network goes, http://vatsim.net/prc∞∞. Now we get into specific pilot training topics.

Below is a list of subjects we will publish Phase2 lessons for. As you look through the list, consider your qualifications and your available time over the next few months and let us know if you would be interested in participating as an author "author AT mbev.net". Full acknowledgements will be given to authors.
(i.e. VATSIM 102f)

Once lessons/articles are completed, they will be sorted into 4 categories, VFR, IFR, Intermediate, and Advanced. Those categories will become the basis for the introduction of Pilot Ratings on VATSIM. Detailed information will be provided at a later time, but for now I will just say that this will be a completely voluntary program and it will be integrated into the network. However, none of this can happen without the lesson content.

The topics are all listed with "Level" and "Category" in front of each lesson. For instance, the third topic, Basic - VFR-IFR-APP, DEP, CTR positions and responsibilities:
The Level = Basic
The Category = VFR and IFR (applies to both rating categories)
The Lesson Title = APP, DEP, CTR Positions and Responsibilities

PAGE MOVED TO SEPARATE BASIC, VFR, AND IFR PAGES

Links to Drafted Lessons

DraftedBasicLessons (Prerequisites for VFR and IFR courses)
DraftedVFR
DraftedIFR

Other Courses

IntermediateLessons
AdvancedLessons

FOLLOWING IS OUTDATED AND ONLY REMAINS AS ARCHIVED REFERENCE

Basic - VFR-IFR: Choosing a Call Sign on VATSIM ChoosingACallsignonVATSIM by MichaelRoche
Basic - VFR: Departures and Arrivals DeparturesAndArrivals by RogerCurtiss
Basic - VFR: Radar Services - In Airspace, Flight Following Enroute VFRRadarServices by MichaelDriggs
Basic - VFR-IFR: APP, DEP, CTR Positions, Responsibilities - AppDepCtrPositionsResponsibilities
Basic - VFR: Separation - VfrSeparation by KyleRamsey
Basic - VFR-IFR: Airliners vs. GA Airplanes at the Airport - AirlinersVsGAAirplanes by EricStearns
Basic - VFR-IFR: Airport ATC Procedures (CD, GND, TWR) - AirportATC by EricStearns
Basic - VFR-IFR: Ramps, Taxiways, and Runways - RampsTaxiwaysRunways by MichaelDriggs
Basic - VFR-IFR: Understanding ATIS - UnderstandingATIS by AndyAlexander
Basic - VFR: Non-Controlled Airport Procedures - VFRNoncntrledAirport KyleRamsey
Basic - VFR: Understanding the VFR Circuit - UnderstandingTheCircuit by TomParker
Basic - VFR-IFR: Airspace Classification (U.S.) AirspaceClassification by ToddCox
Basic - VFR-IFR: Airspace Classification (ICAO) AirspaceIcaoClassification by ToddCox
Basic - IFR: IFR Airspace COVERED
Basic - VFR: VFR Airspace COVERED
Basic - IFR: Comm/Nav Equipment Requirements CommNavEquipmentVFR by DavidHumble
Basic - IFR: Weather Minimums COVERED
Basic - VFR: Comm/Nav Equipment Requirements
Basic - VFR: Weather Minimums COVERED
Basic - IFR: Basic Flight Planning (understanding conventional navigation SIDs and STARs, and airways)
Basic - IFR: Direct vs. Airways - DirectVsAirways by LluisdelCerro
Basic - VFR-IFR: Airplanes, Altitudes, and Airspeeds (MSL, ASL, STD pressure, IAS, TAS, high alt flight) - AirplanesAirspeedsAltitudes - by EricStearns
Basic - VFR-IFR: Destination Airport Runways and Services (long enough? Got gas? Avail Inst procedures?)
Basic - VFR-IFR: How High to Fly - MEAs (MEAs and altitude selection) - HowHightoFly by EricStearns
Basic - VFR-IFR: Runway Selection - RunwaySelection - AaronFlodin
Basic - VFR-IFR: VFR or IFR? - VfrOrIfr by KyleRamsey
Basic - VFR-IFR: Airport Diagrams -AirportDiagrams by DaveWild
Basic - IFR: Basic IAPs
Basic - IFR: Clearances - IfrClearances by IanElchitz
Basic - IFR: Basic DP (SID) and STAR Use
Basic - IFR: Introduction to Holding
Basic - IFR: Introduction to Non-ILS Instrument Approach Procedures (NDB, VOR/DME, VOR, Circling)
Basic - VFR-IFR: Navigational Aids (NDB/VOR/ILS, from the concept of navigation point to point and on airways) - NavigationAids by EricStearns
Basic - VFR: Dead Reckoning and Pilotage - DedReckonPilotage by KyleRamsey
Basic - VFR: Flight Planning - VfrFlightPlanning by KyleRamsey
Basic - VFR-IFR: Starting Up at the Departure Airport - Where and what to have done prior to connecting - StartUpAtAirport by Kyle Ramsey
Basic - VFR-IFR: Transponders and Squawk Codes - TranspondersAndSquawkCodes by AaronFlodin
Basic - IFR: IFR Limitations in Weather - IFRLimitationsInWeather by BillStack
Basic - VFR: VFR Limitations in Weather - VFRLimitationsInWeather by BillStack
Basic - VFR-IFR: Basic Meteorology Concepts - BasicMeteorology by PeterGrey
Basic - VFR-IFR: Interpreting METARs and TAFs - METARSandTAFS by AaronFlodin
Basic - VFR-IFR: Winds, Clouds, Ice, Thunderstorms, How to fly through or around them - FlyingInWeather - by RobinGoodchild
Basic - VFR-IFR: Who is Spec Ops, What are they doing, and can you do the same thing? - SpecOps - by RobertPhillips & KyleRamsey
Intermediate: IFR Departures and Arrivals
Intermediate: IFR Enroute Procedures and Services
Intermediate: Auto Pilots and Auto Throttles
Intermediate: Introduction to FMC/FMS
Intermediate: IFR Separation
Intermediate: IFR Non-Controlled Airport Procedures
Intermediate: Understanding the IFR Circuit
Intermediate: Comm/Nav Equipment Requirements
Intermediate: MOAs, ADIZ Zones, Restricted Areas, Prohibited Areas
Intermediate: How High to Fly - Alternate Routes, Direction Specific Airways
Intermediate: Intermediate Flight Planning (understanding appropriateness of RNAV/random routes vs. airways)
Intermediate: Picking Alternates - When and How
Intermediate: Airport Facility Directory
Intermediate: Enroute (High and Low in the US)
Intermediate: IAPs - AppPlates by HWayneQualkinbush
Intermediate: DP (SID) and STAR Use
Intermediate: FMC/FMS Navigation
Intermediate: GPS Navigation
Intermediate: Non-Instrument Approaches
Intermediate: Non-Precision Approaches
Intermediate: Precision Approaches
Intermediate: Airport Facility Directory
Intermediate: Sectionals
Intermediate: Emergencies specific to VFR Flight (for example, encountering IMC conditions)
Intermediate: Flight Following
Intermediate: Prog Charts, Radar, etc.
Advanced: Flight Service Centers
Advanced: Aircraft Performance Tables (how long of a runway is required, fuel burn, etc)
Advanced: Anti-Ice Systems
Advanced: Emergency Procedures
Advanced: Landing Gear, Flaps, Slats, Spoilers
Advanced: Powerplants and Managing Them (recip, turboprop, turbines)
Advanced: Pressurization and Air Conditioning Systems
Advanced: Stalls and Spins
Advanced: Weight and Balance (how much gas to take?)
Advanced: IFR Advanced Flight Planning (considering winds and weather conditions; international flight planning)
Advanced: Internet site links
Advanced: Australia and Asia
Advanced: NAT Tracks - OceanicNATTracks by OceanicTeam
Advanced: Oceanic Airspace Procedures - OceanicAirspaceProcedures by OceanicTeam
Advanced: ETOPS - OceanicETOPS by MarkMcGrath
Advanced: Special Use Airspace Charts, e.g., the Grand Canyon in the USA
Advanced: Terminal Area Charts (Class B airports)

Anyone interested in writing for the PRC should contact Kyle Ramsey by private email "author (At) mbev.net"

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