Guide

This guide aids controllers on TopSky PDC/DCL functions.

If you have questions, use #help-and-support on Discord, or contact the training team.

When an aircraft requests Pre-Departure Clearance, referred hereafter as PDC, right click on the R, this will open the DCL menu.

The following box appears:

Functions

A/C = Aircraft callsign
Gate = Aircraft gate
ATYP = Aircraft type
ADES = Destination
ATIS = ATIS identifier
RWY = Assigned departure runway
SID = Assigned Standard Instrument Departure
AHDG = Assigned heading
CFL = Cleared Flight Level
ASSR = Assigned squawk
NFREQ = Next frequency
DFREQ = Departure frequency
RMK = Remark

AHDG is generally not used, it is preferred to give a non-standard departure via voice.
NFREQ & DFREQ do not auto-populate, this may change in the future.
RMK is used to pass on additional information relevent to a pilots clearance.

When all relevant fileds are populated, click SEND, this will send the pilot their PDC.

R/T will reject a DCL request, this will instruct the pilot to revert to voice procedures.