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Seattle ARTCC's Kevin Lane-Cummings as written a concise tutorial on controlling VFR aircraft on VATSIM. The links below will give you additional information and background on the rules and regulations behind it.

• Seattle ARTCC Delivery SOP (near the bottom is VFR Clearances)
• Seattle ARTCC Tower SOP (read all the VFR information)
   
• Review Chapter 7 of the 7110.65
   
• Section 3-1-4 of the AIM
• Section 3-2-3 of the AIM
• Section 4-1 of the AIM (specifically 4-1-2, 4-1-8, 4-1-14, 4-1-16, 4-1-17)
• Section 4-3-3 of the AIM
• Section 4-4 of the AIM
• Chapter 5 of the AIM (some of this repeats the 7110.65 but is good to hear the pilot's perspective)
   
• Review Section 3-1-1, 3-1-2 and 3-1-6 of the 7110.65
• Review Section 3-8-1 of the 7110.65
• Review Section 3-11 of the 7110.65
• Review Section 4-3-8 of the 7110.65
• Review Section 4-6-5 of the 7110.65
   
• Approach Controllers - Review Section 4-8-1 of the 7110.65 (Approach Clearances)
• Approach Controllers - Review Section 4-8-12 of the 7110.65 (Special Approach Clearances)
• Approach Controllers - Review Section 4-2-8 of the 7110.65 (VFR-IFR Operations)
• Approach Controllers - Review Section 3-12 of the 7110.65 (Seaplane Operations)
   
• Aircraft types listed in Appendix A of the 7110.65
   
• And, for fun, review section 9-9-1 of the 7110.65 (a favorite of mine)

Also, be sure to watch the forum for the VFR training day exercise to be held before the event.

Lastly, you will be tested on this information to control on a ground or tower position during the event. Don't be scared, it's good and easy knowledge to learn and if you need help, email an instructor or grab an instructor/mentor while online and pound them with your questions! We like it! We really do!