September 1, 20187 yr Can't wait to see this at JFK, London, LAX, and San Francisco! https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/08/31/unmanned-airport-control-tower-colorado/ Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
September 1, 20187 yr That's interesting. I'll be waiting to see how well it works, We have virtually eliminated weather observers and forecasters at most airports and replaced them with computers. Now this. I can't wait to see passenger drones controlled from a 'building like this'. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
September 2, 20187 yr What's virtual is the tower - not the controllers. It will still be staffed, they'll just be working in a 1 story building with video screens fed by multiple 360d camera arrays rather than in an actual tower. Scott
September 2, 20187 yr The article should say "remotely-manned" rather than "unmanned." Maybe the day of work-from-home is approaching for ATC controllers. 😉 Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
September 2, 20187 yr Makes sense since ATC Centers are not in towers, yet track traffic in the flight levels and lower with transponders, radar and other equipment. Uncontrolled airports with a high volume of traffic are not as safe, I landed with a friend at an uncontrolled airport and some hotshot Cessna pilot had the nerve to cut in front of us after we called out final saying "well, you did not see me". We approached him and I made it clear to him he was an word not allowed and we could solve the problem my way or get lost. He got lost, other pilots at the airports saw what he did and gave him flak as well, closest I ever came to a midair with my friend's good reflexes saving us. A problem with a pilot's license can sometimes be a dangerous ego boost I have found, and hours do not always dictate a safe pilot, as evidenced by the Canary islands disaster many years ago. John
September 2, 20187 yr Probably be an Android/IOS app out for it by the end of the year. Cheers Steve Hall
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