Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
FAA-0844
Organization's ID:
53154001
Organization:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
64 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Computer Science
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach students how to develop facility-specific scenarios for the training of air traffic controllers in the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) environment.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Create and run short scenarios that include over flights, arrivals, departures, holding, target events, and system commands

General Topics:

  • Site definition file edits
  • Departures and arrivals
  • Conflicts
  • Military flights, such as join ups and break ups
  • Importing from other scenarios
  • Creating weather areas
  • Scenario management strategies
  • Creating realism and creating a variety of system messages, such as SIGMETs, GI messages, altimeter settings and other weather information
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
Supplemental Materials