Welcome to the ATCsimulator®2 Website

the line between reality and simulation, is growing very thin....
ATCsimulator®2 comes to you from the heart of America, Oklahoma City, OK.
Home of the FAA's Air Traffic Academy, the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center.

"If you have any desires to become an air traffic controller, then I would definitely recommend ATC2. It is without a doubt the best rendition of this particular facet of aviation." Alex Esguerra - AVSIM Reviewer. Click here to read the complete AVSIM review.

Read Chip Barber's review of ATCsimulator®2 here

CURRENT NEWS

In 2008, from the heartland comes a hero....

American Daredevil

Johnny Faith

December 4, 2007 - 3.3.0.17 NOW AVAILABLE

Previous 3.3.0.16 owners do not need to update. This revision is dealing with installation and does not impact gameplay.

December 1, 2007 - EVEL KNIEVEL DEAD AT 69.

I was saddened to hear the news of Evel Knievel's death on 11-30-2007. Mr. Knievel was one of my childhood heroes. So much in fact, in 1974 at the age of 16, I wrote a song named after him. It was recorded at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City the summer of 1974. Only 5-45 rpm records were cut from that session. In 1994, I met Evel Knievel and presented him with the only surviving 45 from 1974. In 2006 after recovering from my own "Evel" experience (motorcycle wreck), I created a tribute video of how I sound today singing/playing that song. It can be viewed on youTube. Just 2 days before his death, Evel Knievel watched the video and his last words to me were, "good song, thanks for the tribute". I submitted the video to wikipedia, and they have rejected it for whatever reason. But, if you are interested, click on the link below to watch my tribute to Evel Knievel. A true American original...you will be missed.

Evel Knievel Tribute Video on youTube.

July 31, 2007 - Try-Before-You-Buy demo now available.

We have packaged a 15 day trial version of ATCsimulator2, complete with 4 control areas, DFW, JFK, LAX and ORD. You can download this to your computer by clicking here. Remember to "Save" this file to a temporary folder of your computer. Do NOT "Run" until the download is completed. For VISTA users, be sure to "Run As Administrator".

DEMO GAMEPLAY INSTRUCTIONS (Updated July 22, 2007)

Here are some quick instructions to get you going. This is in no way a thorough manual, the registered manual is over 120 pages. But this is enough to get you started and will allow for some exploration. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: Downloading this demo is at your own risk.

NOTE ON INSTALLATION OF THE DEMO: Windows VISTA. Be sure to use Windows Explorer, and set the compatibility of the EXE file(s) to "Windows XP/SP2", check "Disable Visual Themes", and check "Run As Administrator"

June 12, 2007 - FREEWARE Speech Recognition Software available

Dave Lange has completed his ATCListener program and it is available for download. Click here to download your copy. ATClistener is based on SAPI 5.1 rather than SAPI 4.x. Some who have struggled to get SAPI 4 to work have had better results with SAPI 5. Please note that this distribution of the software does not include any of the SAPI 5.1 runtimes - you will have to download and install them yourself. Instructions for doing so are included in the ZIP file. This software is being provided as freeware to the ATC Simulator community. Enjoy! In the event of problems, please contact Dave Lange. aerostudios does not provide support for this freeware application.

November 21, 2006 - Career Minded Customers

If you're wanting to know how to become an air traffic controller, and what the training program is like, there is no better book on the subject than Dr. Pat Mattson's, "Air Traffic Control Career Prep", published by ASA. To order a copy you can visit here.

January 16, 2006 - ATCsimulator® Turns 5 Today

Dear air traffic simulator community,

Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the publication of ATCsimulator®. I want to thank the aviation community, and the 30,000 or so customers for your support in the past 5 years. I especially wish to thank AVSIM for their support in keeping ATCsimulator® alive in the minds and hearts of those seeking a career in air traffic control. I am looking forward to an even brighter future with many new challenges and new ideas in air traffic simulation in pursuit of the career and hobby that we all love.

I never dreamed that ATCsimulator® would have achieved such success in the past 5 years; you have made my dreams come true. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, sincerely, Russell B. Davis/aerostudios, Inc.

"..controllers are reaching the breaking point of what they feel they can safely handle in light of the chronic failure and may have to resort to using non-radar procedures to separate flights in their airspace.."

Visit here for a story about the problems facing the FAA and air travelers.

Preview Screens are here! Click on the links below to view a hi-res screen (1280x1024) capture of LIVE TRAFFIC! within the first few minutes of the beginning of the session!

DFW - Dallas - Fort Worth traffic
MEM - Memphis, home of the King of Rock'n'Roll!
ORD - Chicago O'hare, one of the busiest approach controls in the world

*The source of the live traffic feed is delayed 5 minutes for reasons of national security. The source of the live feed is also by subscription only, purchased seperately from Flight Explorer.

ATCsimulator ® © 2000-2008 Russell B. Davis
ATCsimulator is a registered trademark of Russell B. Davis
ATCsimulator radarscope image © 2005-2008 Russell B. Davis
aerocenter is a trademark of Russell B. Davis

MISSION STATEMENT:

To create the most realistic simulation products using current software technology. Todays user is intelligent, sophisticated and expects the ultimate in realism, as close as can be achieved. We do not believe in selling a "game" version of our product as a "watered-down" edition of a so-called "professional" version. Our products will maintain the highest quality, and will replicate the real-world, maintaining a balance between hardware constraints, and value-added playability. We believe in simulating the real-world as it is, because we believe the user is hungry for, and entitled to, the truth. But, this is after all, a game meant for the purpose of entertainment and is in no way intended to replace professional ATC training.