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Walkthrough / 54:22
Developer walkthrough: the basics
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Follow a developer walkthrough of reading tracks, calling ATC, launching QRA and sending the fighters to a tanker afterwards.
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What you’ll take away
- Console and radar controls
- Identifying suspicious tracks
- QRA and tanker operations
Words used on this page
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- Track
The system’s record of a contact over time, built from related reports. On the scope it is shown using a symbol and available information.
Related guide: plot or track- ATC
Air traffic control: the service that manages aircraft traffic. In Air Defender, asking ATC can help you check a flight’s information.
Related guide: call atc- QRA
Quick Reaction Alert: aircraft kept ready to launch when a contact needs to be investigated or a threat needs a response.
Related guide: qra launch- Tanker
An aircraft that can pass fuel to another aircraft while both are flying.
Related guide: tanker pattern