These controller training consoles went into service in 2015, incorporating simulation software know as SIGNAL (simulation and integration of ground, network and air links). The software enables communication between student controllers and remote pilots, and with surrounding simulation facilities. Yes, some of the equipment runs on Microsoft Windows.
My present career as an air traffic controller started in 2008, when I took my first tower tour. I had earned my private pilot certificate earlier that year and wanted to meet the faces behind the voices I kept hearing. The two gentlemen I met had lengthy careers in the FAA, which included Flight Service […]
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