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Welcome to the Military Section of VATSIM UK.
The Military operation on VATSIM-UK comprises three main areas. These are Military Flying, Military Aircraft Control and liaison with Civilian Air Traffic Control.
All members of the VATSIM network are free to military aircraft on line at any airfield or landing strip in the UK however to add realism to online Military Flying, these pages have been set up as a resource for those pilots and controllers who wish to replicate the Navy, Army and RAF operations in the UK.
For both pilots and controllers there are some subtle differences in the way military aircraft are both flown and controlled. The pages in the section of VATSIM-UK will hopefully give a simple introduction and explanation of some of the differences and bring realism to your online flying experience as well as providing information for the many airfields in the UK operated by HM Forces.
For aspiring Military Air Traffic Controllers, the section will provide a range of resources for training and development of your controlling skills from a Military perspective and with dedicated mentors and Instructors, as well as a comprehensive training process, you could soon find yourself controlling Tornados from RAF Marham or C-130s flying from RAF Lyneham.
Whilst there is no mentoring or training system for pilots, through close communication between air traffic control and other resources including the information on these pages, it should be easy to quickly learn how military flying differs from civilian flying as well as offering realistic opportunities for low level flights, precision approaches and formation flying.
Air traffic controllers who wish to join the Military RTS should be aware of the following policy: