              UKNET 1 - SOUTHERN UNITED KINGDOM
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UKNet 1 is an adventure file for FS4 which provides ATC coverage 
for 6 airports in the southern half of the UK and is based on 
the outstanding VFR scenery produced by Gemini Simulation of Edinburgh.

Files included:

UKNET1.CTR - Flight plans and navaids for the UKNET1 network.
UKNET1.APT - Airport data for the UKNET1 network.
UKNET1.AAF - A text file produced by ATCNet from the previous 2 files.
UKNET1.PRF - Preferences file, including aircraft callsign.
UKNET1.ADV - The adventure file.
UKNET1.DOC - This file.

You should also obtain a copy of Jim Ross's HASH.VOC as this is 
used extensively by ATCNET. You can run the adventure without it, 
but it's an excellent attention-getter. 

To run the adventure, copy UKNET1.ADV to your FS4 directory and 
follow the instructions below.

Required:

Microsoft FS4.0b
Microsoft Aircraft and Scenery Designer
Mallard Aircraft and Adventure Factory
Gemini Scenery Packs for W England, SW England and SE England.

Note: ATCNet is not required to run this adventure with the Gemini 
scenery.If you wish to modify it to run with SD-EUR, you'll need 
to download ATCNET.ZIP.

Scenery Note: The Gemini scenery is very high density VFR scenery 
created with ASD and reproduces the whole of the UK to a 
resolution of 100 yds.It is based on the W European Tour Disk, 
but does not use that as a basis. Instead, it comes with it's own, 
more accurate, .SCN file that covers all of the UK and Eire in 
much more detail than the subLOGIC disk. The total installation 
takes up nearly 70Mb of hard disk space!!

If you've downloaded this file and do not have the Gemini scenery, 
it would be possible to use the W European Scenery Disk, but 
you would need to use ASD to add Jersey airport and many of the 
navaids that are not present. In addition, you would need to amend 
the .APT and .CTR files with adjusted co-ordinates because of 
errors in SD-EUR.  

If you wish to obtain the Gemini stuff, their address is as 
follows:

Gemini Simulation
59, Hillpark Ave,
Edinburgh EH4 7AL
UNIITED KINGDOM

Tel: 031-336-1193 (International Callers dial (01144 31 336 1193).


General Introduction:

ATCNet is a remarkable utility from John Mechalas that takes 
user-supplied information on airports and navaids and uses this 
to create .AAF files that can then be compiled into .ADV files 
using AAF. The adventure provides arrival and departure ATC 
coverage for each airport as well as allowing the user to 
fly pre-defined routed based on actual airways. UKNet 1 provides 
ATC coverage for the following airports:

GLL - London Heathrow
GKK - London Gatwick
GBB - Birmingham International
GGD - Bristol
GTE - Exeter
GJJ - Jersey

Use of the ATCNet Adventure File:

ATC Net provides ATC in 2 flavours. On starting the adventure 
(Select 1, L, 'UKNET1.ADV'), you will be offered the choice 
of Destination Only, or Pre-Defined Routes.

-	Destination Only. Hit 'D' and you will be offered 
the choice of destination airport in the net. If you are starting 
from another airport in the net, you will be guided by the 
departure ATC at that airport until you are airborne and then 
told to 'Resume own navigation'. If you are either starting from 
an airport not included in this net, or are starting already 
airborne, you will simply be told to 'Resume own navigation'. 
Either way, you will need to navigate to within 40 miles of 
your destination at which point you will be handed off by Centre 
to Approach who will vector you to the final approach fix of 
the runway the program has selected based on the current surface 
wind conditions. You are then handed off to the Tower. 
Frequencies for all the airports are at the end of this file.

-	Pre-Defined Routes. Hit 'R' and you will be offered 
the choice of route you wish to fly. Press 'B' to cycle through 
the available routes and 'A' to select the route you require. 
The flight proceeds more or less as above except that you will 
be directed by the Centre to each successive waypoint until 
handed off to approach. Note that at some airports, a clearance 
delivery and ground frequency are present, while others only 
have tower and departure. Where no ground control is present, 
tower will give you taxi and take-off instructions. When 
directed to 'taxi to runway XX and hold short' you must come 
to a complete stop at  the runway and change to the tower freq; 
this will not be given to you so it's a good idea to have the 
freq handy. 

Useful Keys.	ATCNet provides a number of handy functions 
that aid following routes: 

-	The '/' key will bring up the last received ATC 
instruction - useful if you've forgotten what altitude you've 
been assigned!

-	The 'W' key gives a readout of your actual course 
which enables more accurate tracking of a fix when experiencing 
a cross-wind.

-	Press 'R' when being controlled by a Centre and the 
heading from the next waypoint of a pre-defined route will be 
given. This is extremely helpful when tracking a navaid which 
is out of range. By following the reciprocal of this heading, 
adjusted for wind, the navaid will eventually come into range. 
This also allows navigation to fixes.

Linking Nets:	I intend to produce other nets covering the 
whole of the UK. It is possible to fly from an airport in one 
net to one in another simply by selecting the new adventure file 
in flight and then selecting the new airport as the destination 
(Option 'D'). 

Aircraft Types:	Obviously, the routes can be flown by any 
aircraft that can reach the assigned altitudes, but they've 
been designed for medium-sized commuter types such as the Dash-8, 
BAe 146, F-50, and my favourite, the ATP. All of these types 
are available in LIB 5. The B737 is a reasonable choice for longer 
routes such as GKK-GJJ and GBB-GJJ. 

Routes:	All of the routes are fairly short (the UK ain't a 
very big place!) and none take over an hour at 250 kts cruise. 
Because they are short, they tend to be rather busy! All are 
based on the Jeppesen Low Altitude En-Route E(LO)2 chart, 
procurement of which is highly recommended. Note also that some 
approaches will be a little on the unrealistic side. For example, 
an approach to Gatwick r/w 26 from the north will result in a 
vector over London that would conflict with Heathrow 27 approaches 
which would be in use simultaneously. In reality, ac approach 
from the MID and MAY VORs, south of Gatwick,  and keep 
well away from central London. However, the current version 
of ATCNet does not permit this level of sophistication. If it 
ever does, I will amend this file. A recommended route is GBB-GLL 
at night with a wind favouring r/w 27 (in reality, it would be 
27L, but ATC Net does not discriminate between left and right). 
You will descend from the 7000' intermediate altitude to 2500' 
right over the twinkling lights of Central London, which, 
with the Gemini scenery, is spectacular!

Future Nets:

I intend to produce other ATC nets for the UK based on this 
scenery. The next one will be a trip around the Highlands and 
Islands following the routes flown by the BA ATPs. After that, 
I'm going to work on routes for light aircraft using smaller 
airfields and 15 mile diameter approaches. Any feed-back would 
be much appreciated.

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Data for UKNET1

Airport Frequencies:

ID	App	  Tower	Ground	Clearance  Name

GLL	119.2	 118.7	121.9	121.7	   London-Heathrow
GKK	125.85   124.25	121.8	121.95	   London-Gatwick
GBB	118.05   118.3	121.8	N/A        Birmingham Int
GGD	127.75   133.85	N/A     N/A        Bristol
GTE	128.15   119.8	N/A     N/A        Exeter
GJJ	120.3    119.45 121.9	N/A        Jersey

Runways:

GLL		ILS R/W 9R   109.5
		ILS R/W 9L   110.3
		ILS R/W 23   110.7
		ILS R/W 27R  110.3
		ILS R/W 27L  109.5

GKK		ILS R/W 8    110.9
		ILS R/W 26L  110.9

GBB		ILS R/W 15   110.1
		ILS R/W 33   110.1

GGD		ILS R/W 9    110.15
		ILS R/W 27   110.15

GTE		ILS R/W 8    109.9
		NDB R/W 13
		NDB R/W 26
 		NDB R/W 31

GJJ		ILS R/W 9    110.9
		ILS R/W 27   110.3
Flight Plans: 

(Waypoints are VORs unless followed by a # which denotes an 
NDB. Fixes are given by their 5-letter names)

GKK -> GGD: MID WOD# CPT ALVIN GGD
GBB -> GKK: HON MID GKK
GKK -> GBB: MID WCO# DTY HON GBB
GBB -> GLL: HON WCO# BNN GLL
GLL -> GBB: BPK DTY HON GBB
GKK -> GJJ: MID SAM ORTAC JSY GJJ
GJJ -> GKK: ANGLA ORTAC MID GKK
GGD -> GKK: CPT WOD# MID GKK
GLL -> GGD: WOD# CPT BCN GGD
GGD -> GLL: CPT WOD# GLL
GGD -> GBB: BCN CHELT HON GBB
GBB -> GGD: HON CPT BCN GGD
GTE -> GKK: SAM MID GKK
GKK -> GTE: MID SAM DAWLY GTE
GTE -> GJJ: BHD SKERY GUR GJJ
GJJ -> GTE: GUR BHD GTE
GBB -> GJJ: HON CPT PEPIS SAM ORTAC JSY GJJ
GJJ -> GBB: ANGLA ORTAC SAM WCO# DTY HON GBB

VORs:

BNN 18771 13646
CPT 18693 13453
DTY 18987 13521
HON 19082 13385
BCN 18874 12921
BPK 18761 13822
MID 18484 13590
SAM 18467 13389
JSY 17749 13092
BHD 18315 12767
GUR 17864 12949

NDBs:

WOD  18665 13543
WCO  18840 13543


Fixes:

ORTAC  18076 13156
ANGLA  17953 13136
ALVIN  18821 13072
CHELT  18898 13160
PEPIS  18564 13435
SKERY  18123 12833
DAWLY  18392 12788

Centres:

Name	Coords		Radius 	Frequency

London	18862 13657 		150		134.5
Brest	17529 12332		150		132.9
Generic	18464 13366		32767		122.1

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