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Interesting, Remote Tower

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Being a former RADAR Guy, this seems no different to me then a RADAR facility that is not co-located with the facility area itself. But, I am sure some tower purists will not like this new idea.

 

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/10/3075097/saab-remote-air-traffic-control-tower-norway-trial

John Binner, MCDST
U.S. Dept Of Veteran Affairs, Senior IT Analyst

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The technology looks good I like the whole AR aircraft tracking idea however I thnk taking the controllers away from the place they most need to be wont work. What happens if the hardware fails?

Tim Heptinstall
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Assuming we could get beyond the various failure risks and requirements for redundancy, let your mind wander into the areas of vision enhancement (infra red, low light, etc) and computer assisted ID. It doesn't take much to conjure up all sorts of advantages to assist these guys. The one thing I would not want to see is someone try to take something like this and use it to try to increase the already heavy burden that is presently placed on these guys.

John

The one thing I would not want to see is someone try to take something like this and use it to try to increase the already heavy burden that is presently placed on these guys.

Yes, the video mentioned the possibility of having one controller working several airports. Potential for confusion there, I would have thought. I can see advantages in this though as long as it's totally foolproof (or as near as humanly possible).

This will mean that soon all of the United States Air Traffic Control can be outsourced to India.....Scary thought

Matthew Kane

I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me 

This will mean that soon all of the United States Air Traffic Control can be outsourced to India.....Scary thought

AAAAAGH!! . . . Never thought of that.. :shok:

In the UK, the majority of controllers (Area Controllers, Terminal Controllers, and Approach Controllers) work from radar screens and never see an aircraft. Only the Aerodrome Controllers ever see aircraft.

Gerry Howard

In the UK, the majority of controllers (Area Controllers, Terminal Controllers, and Approach Controllers) work from radar screens and never see an aircraft. Only the Aerodrome Controllers ever see aircraft.

 

That is the same for nearly all radar controllers.

Chris Miller

Being a former RADAR Guy,....

 

Old RADAR Guys never die. They just fade away, as 1 over R to the fourth.

Old RADAR Guys never die. They just fade away, as 1 over R to the fourth.

 

I thought it was 1ae0224d47600cc553b1088c8e46123e.png :LMAO:

Chris Miller

That is the same for nearly all radar controllers.

 

That reinforces my point that the majority of controllers already rely on technology to do their jobs

Gerry Howard

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