Air traffic controllers handle aircraft takeoffs and landings as well as aircraft ground movements through a 360° panning photo-realistic background. Traffic loads, situations and emergencies can all be created in a tower sim and hazardous scenarios can be replicated to aid the student's training without any danger.

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Simulated views from the Civil Aviation Training Centre (CATC) in Allahabad, India.

The tower sim replicates the training of an air traffic controller which includes issuing commands to aircraft departing the runway, to maintaining a sufficient gap between aircraft landing and taking off. ATC sims allow air traffic controllers to practice their skills of situational awareness, decision-making and communication.

XPI Simulation can provide an advanced 3D view out of the tower simulation system with photo-realistic databases. XPI Simulation's in-house databasing team has the ability to create detailed models of runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft, vehicles, obstructions and airport buildings that feature in the scenarios.

XPI Simulation also provides numerous weather effects such as rain, snow, fog and cloud as well as adjustable time of day. XPI Simulation products allow the databases to offer a high number of moving aircraft and vehicles without a performance penalty.

The new simulator which is being used to train ATC trainees at the Civil Aviation Training Centre (CATC) in Allahabad, India uses Fabriano image generators running on Vega Prime software.