Fun but missing realistic procedures
Doesn’t correctly apply approved separation standards such as diverging separation but fun to play with. Also needs varying runway alignment
Description
Approach Control is a highly realistic air traffic control simulation, designed by real world air traffic controllers. It uses authentic pilot voices.
This app is designed to give aviation enthusiasts a taste of the world's greatest job. The radar behavior in this app is identical to that of real-world air traffic control radar screens, utilizing a 3-second sweep that air traffic controllers are accustomed to. Much work has been done to make such a complex job fit inside the palm of your hand.
You are the approach controller whose job is to manage arriving passenger jets at various busy airports. Establish arriving aircraft onto 'final approach' as safely and efficiently as possible. As in the real world of ATC, you must walk a very fine line between being cautious and being expeditious. A top notch air traffic controller knows how to bring planes in 'tight', without breaking the 'three mile rule'.
Keep all aircraft at least THREE MILES apart or at least 1000 FEET VERTICALLY apart. That's your job in a nutshell! Earn extra points by establishing the planes onto final approach without extra wasted space.
Air traffic controlling is achieved by assigning a mixture of three things: HEADING, SPEED, and ALTITUDE. Use these three tools to achieve safety and efficiency.
A successful air traffic controller must remain CALM, COOL and COLLECTED, known as the 'three C's'. Who knows, you may one day use these skills and apply for a real ATC job! Find out why real-world air traffic controllers have nerves of steel.
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This app is designed to give aviation enthusiasts a taste of the world's greatest job. The radar behavior in this app is identical to that of real-world air traffic control radar screens, utilizing a 3-second sweep that air traffic controllers are accustomed to. Much work has been done to make such a complex job fit inside the palm of your hand.
You are the approach controller whose job is to manage arriving passenger jets at various busy airports. Establish arriving aircraft onto 'final approach' as safely and efficiently as possible. As in the real world of ATC, you must walk a very fine line between being cautious and being expeditious. A top notch air traffic controller knows how to bring planes in 'tight', without breaking the 'three mile rule'.
Keep all aircraft at least THREE MILES apart or at least 1000 FEET VERTICALLY apart. That's your job in a nutshell! Earn extra points by establishing the planes onto final approach without extra wasted space.
Air traffic controlling is achieved by assigning a mixture of three things: HEADING, SPEED, and ALTITUDE. Use these three tools to achieve safety and efficiency.
A successful air traffic controller must remain CALM, COOL and COLLECTED, known as the 'three C's'. Who knows, you may one day use these skills and apply for a real ATC job! Find out why real-world air traffic controllers have nerves of steel.
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Is Approach Control free?
Yes, Approach Control is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.
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User Rating
3.19 out of 5
16 ratings in United States
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Great potential, but needs dev
The UI is great…a nice presentation, easy to use and has a realistic feel. Issues that need work as of 1/2023: 1. User needs awareness of why game ended. It seems like if a threshold of errors is reached, the game ends, but why the game ends each time needs to be made apparent to the user. In current state, it feels like the game is crashing. 2. End game screen feels broken: user is presented with coaching/reinforcement, which is fine, but the try again/replay button doesn’t work, so user experience is that the game is frozen. Only way to try again is to close app, and re-launch, which feels like a total loss of previous gameplay. Nevertheless, I keep playing, which says a lot.
Good enough but.
If you add 1) real airports such as JFK or KLAX!) 2) make to I would can clear for ILS only in localizer. 3) add some real airlines with their callsign such as Delta (D) or Lufthansa (LH) for example - D137 or LH654 . The game will be so much better!!! And real people in aviation will give you 5 stars . And you will be rich.)))) good luck!!!
Used to be great
Used to be a great game, but now it crashes ALL the time. Anything longer than about 10-15min and it crashes. An update would be nice.... How about some new scenarios too? Gets a little boring playing the same scenarios all the time
Crashes a lot
Great game to play. But crashes a lot and doesn't save the score
Crashes
This game is a lot of fun! But crashes after playing it for 10 mins or longer. Played on my ipad 2 and iPhone 6 and it crashes on both. Doesn't save your game either so you lose all your progress.
Not recommend
The app is in serious need of updates. It's a 4x3 aspect ration in a 16x9 world.
Good but needs updates
Realistic , challenging and fun but crashes regularly after prolonged play.
Pretty good
Not bad, but need to incorporate divergence rules. I got annoyed when I got a deal for busting 1000/3 despite having diverging courses.
Another Winner
Realistic radar, and challenging game play. I'm in aviation, and find this game and Radar Chaos to be fun and realistic. The targets appear as they do on a controllers radar screen. Buy this and Radar Chaos. They're both fun, challenging, true to life, and cheap. Also, try Airport Madness. I killed 2 hours, and it seemed like 15 minutes. How much more of an endorsement would you need. 5 star plus
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App Info
- Category
- Games
- Publisher
- Big Fat Simulations
- Languages
- English
- Recent release
- 1.11 (7 years ago )
- Released on
- Jan 11, 2013 (12 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Russia, Japan, India, Netherlands, Italy, Czechia, Australia, Türkiye, Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Poland, France, Philippines, Hungary, Mexico, Indonesia, Ireland, Hong Kong SAR China, Spain, Sweden, Colombia, Austria, Argentina, Pakistan, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Africa, Kuwait, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Finland, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Singapore, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Romania, Kazakhstan, Greece, Croatia, Peru, New Zealand, Israel, Iceland, Nigeria, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon
- Last Updated
- 3 weeks ago
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