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Here's a chance to take a crash course (pun intended) in Air Traffic Control with this simulation program from Hewson.

You must attempt to land eight or more aircraft safely within a time limit of 25 minutes. The planes are "stacked" in four areas to await your instructions as to direction, speed and height. Your television represents a radar screen, communication read-out and a stacking information table.

There are six levels of play as well as a demonstration section so that you may develop your skills gradually. The program also assesses your performance on request during the game and on completion.

The higher levels provide for unidentified aircraft, equipment failure, runway closure and the "vortex" factor, which is the effect a plane's air displacement has on a following aircraft.

There is a useful "hold" option to give you a chance to consider the airborne chaos you have caused.

The instruction leaflet is necessarily lengthy to go into the many facets of the program but for the most part directions are well explained.

D.J.