Work the tower cab

The strip bay groups aircraft by where they are in the flight. Select a strip to see the aircraft and its next clearance. Surface shows the field and taxi routes. Approach shows arrivals near the airport.

On Surface, choose Layers, then Silhouettes, or press K to show or hide aircraft silhouettes.

1. 01
   Select an aircraft in the strip bay or on a screen.
2. 02
   Use the strip's next clearance, a clearance key, the Commands menu or the command line. Enter issues the strip's next clearance, Shift+F10 opens Commands and F8 opens the command line.
3. 03
   Watch the aircraft and listen to the crew's readback. Hand it to the next position when it is ready.

Name the taxiways you want the crew to follow. Surface shows the route. If the route cannot be taken, the crew tells you.

An aircraft that still needs to cross a runway stays with Tower until it is across. You can include the handoff to Ground with the crossing clearance.

A takeoff clearance can include an instruction for after departure. When you work Tower, hand the departure to Departure after takeoff with FREQ on the strip, HAND OFF on the Aircraft panel, or by voice.

Gate is the default word. In Settings, under Crews & phraseology, Gate or stand offers Auto, Gate and Stand. You can say or type either word.