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vZTL - Atlanta Center - Lesson 3

This session is estimated to take roughly 90 minutes. Probably closer to 2 hours if we're being real.

STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE / Introduction to En-Route:

1. Explain the role of an en-route controller - This item was covered in Lesson 2.
   
2. Identify and ensure en-route separation - This item was covered in Lesson 2.
   
3. Ensure positive separation is maintained - Guess what. Lol. → Lesson 2
   
4. Transfer communication in a timely manner using prescribed phraseology - ROFLCOPTER Lesson 2
   
5. Issue hazardous weather information utilizing prescribed phraseology
   

Holy shit… finally, something NEW! Weather. It's a phenomenon that we always experience, even when its as “boring” as CAVOK ¹⁾.
Weather presents a variety of challenges in the en-route environment for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, for all the advances that we've made in the field of meteorology ²⁾, weather is still a highly volatile and unpredictable field. Airplanes will request to deviate around absolutely nothing, because it's bed time so good morning!!!!!

STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE / Altitude Changes:
Define and compute basic descent math to ensure aircraft meet crossing restrictions

STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE / En-Route Control:
Utilize prescribed phraseology to alert crossing traffic of each other

OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE: For the session to be marked complete, the student must have successfully: Vectored and/or issued speed instructions to aircraft to meet Miles-In-Trail (MIT) requirements. Identified and ensured LOA items were followed and met. Issued a hazardous weather information call using prescribed phraseology Issued and terminated holding instructions