IFATCA Policy is:

The Federation shall recommend to all ANSPs:

a) To provide for familiarization flights in the cockpits of aircraft for air traffic controllers, with combined facilities to visit adjacent and distant air traffic control units.

b) Licensed and trainee controllers should participate in familiarization flights

c)

i.  To encourage air traffic controllers with flying experience to maintain their proficiency by offering special facilities, and

ii.  To encourage air traffic controllers without flying experience to gain such experience by providing facilities for pilot-training to the level of the Private Pilot Licence, and

d) To exploit the use of flight simulators for the familiarization of air traffic controllers with specific in-flight problems.