|
azflyboy posted:At airports with closely spaced parallel runways, is there some kind of audible alarm that sounds if a departing airplane wanders into the departure path for another runway? There's a high pitched beeping that goes off when aircraft are predicted to be in conflict. It's a part of the STARS radar suite that ATC uses.
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2022 19:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 1, 2024 06:10 |
|
|
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/florida-flight-delays-faa-issue/index.html HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ZMA ran out of CIDs and I wasn’t at work.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2023 23:02
|
|
|
MrYenko posted:https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/florida-flight-delays-faa-issue/index.html I've said this before, but remove being able to use the code for inputs and make the CID 4 digits. You shouldn't run out with the availability of letters but they have limits on what can be used for some reason that's probably really stupid but would crash the system otherwise.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2023 16:05
|
|
|
Since NOTAMS is down at y'all have a bunch of spare time, What kind of computing hardware runs the ATC system now? I imagine giant old DEC mainframes in the basement of every center, but surely it's newer than that? I'm browsing the ATC modernization bills and it says a bunch of stuff about scopes and comms but nothing about base compute.
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2023 16:46
|
|
|
babyeatingpsychopath posted:Since NOTAMS is down at y'all have a bunch of spare time, HOST, the old system that was used at the ARTCC level was exactly as you describe, but has been replaced and removed nationwide. ERAM is the current center environment, and is a distributed system running on Xeon E3 1230s (IIRC) at the individual sector level. I have no idea what STARS runs on (the current terminal radar hardware.)
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2023 17:50
|
|
|
early 2000s Sun Workstations
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2023 18:33
|
|
|
It was funny when the Canadians visited our center and were aghast at the systems we use. Theoretically they're turning datacomm on in the next few weeks! Should make the mid even easier.
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2023 20:47
|
|
|
The Ferret King posted:There's a high pitched beeping that goes off when aircraft are predicted to be in conflict. It's a part of the STARS radar suite that ATC uses. https://twitter.com/thenewarea51/status/1614607688427601920
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2023 09:23
|
|
|
Foxfire_ posted:So lots of beeping during this? I swear you can hear part of a tone when tower says “poo poo” on frequency here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsFIHKkN2oU
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2023 00:13
|
|
|
loving hell 
|
|
#
?
Jan 18, 2023 00:17
|
|
|
I've been learning about this stuff for work (surveying). Thank you for your work. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 18, 2023 23:38
|
|
|
ZFW is gonna have 4 different areas with a total of 1 person in them for the evening. That could be fun.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2023 21:25
|
|
|
Lol sick hits and not enough eligible to cover with OT?
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2023 22:38
|
|
|
MrYenko posted:Lol sick hits and not enough eligible to cover with OT? 3 days of ice storm making the roads impassable.
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2023 23:06
|
|
|
The r/ATC thread on the Austin close call has some very interesting info: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/commen...utm_name=iossmf quote:https://youtu.be/0WbHv_DS8WU quote:I feel like he maybe shouldn’t be controlling anymore … quote:He definitely shouldn’t. Should’ve seen the stuff he did at his last facility Thoughts?
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2023 03:32
|
|
|
hobbesmaster posted:The r/ATC thread on the Austin close call has some very interesting info: I’m sure they’ll be an asset to the agency at their next facility.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2023 06:05
|
|
|
Promote to TMU ahead of peers
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2023 06:08
|
|
|
SeaborneClink posted:Promote to TMU ahead of peers Like half the replies are a permutation of “ah, a new supervisor!”
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2023 06:13
|
|
|
hobbesmaster posted:Like half the replies are a permutation of “ah, a new supervisor!” 
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2023 16:41
|
|
|
Foxfire_ posted:So lots of beeping during this? Actually no. ASDE-X would broadcast an alert in the tower cab. It's a voice alert and says what runway has an alert.
|
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2023 19:44
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiHaXVUYH0 What's that, you guys wanted another one? The best part of all this is the ones that don't get the attention of anyone outside the agency. They were talking about something at KMIA in the reddit thread on this yesterday.
|
|
#
?
Feb 27, 2023 16:01
|
|
|
fknlo posted:They were talking about something at KMIA in the reddit thread on this yesterday. The upshot of this one is that MIA just isn’t climbing FLL departures anymore because pointouts and handoffs are simply too hard for a level 12 departure control to handle. Instead, they’re leaving the Lauderdale departures level at ten thousand feet for twenty five or thirty miles, which absolutely positively doesn’t have any knock-on effects for anybody*. *Anybody that Miami approach gives a flying gently caress about.
|
|
#
?
Feb 27, 2023 17:17
|
|
|
Curious what OT looks like in other facilities. Coming into spring, we have almost everyone on OT every week. Even those of us on the no list. Management is starting to send out sick leave abuse letters to people who consistently call in on their OT shifts.
|
|
#
?
Mar 19, 2023 16:12
|
|
|
its all nice on rice posted:Curious what OT looks like in other facilities. Coming into spring, we have almost everyone on OT every week. Even those of us on the no list. Management is starting to send out sick leave abuse letters to people who consistently call in on their OT shifts. I’m sure this will help morale
|
|
#
?
Mar 19, 2023 19:11
|
|
|
All my managers have called in sick for more OT shifts than any controller has
|
|
#
?
Mar 19, 2023 22:52
|
|
|
its all nice on rice posted:Curious what OT looks like in other facilities. Coming into spring, we have almost everyone on OT every week. Even those of us on the no list. Management is starting to send out sick leave abuse letters to people who consistently call in on their OT shifts. Our season is ~November-April, and I think I had a total of seven days off in November and December combined. I’m AWS, so I had a couple 60hr work weeks thrown in there too, where my 8hr OTs got extended (and in one case scheduled-as) to 10s. Money’s good, but your brain stops working right after a couple weeks of that. Coming into weather season, I’m getting an OT a pay period, or maybe a bit more than that. Also, explaining to people that the no list doesn’t mean they can’t assign you overtime is always entertaining.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2023 05:02
|
|
|
its all nice on rice posted:Curious what OT looks like in other facilities. Coming into spring, we have almost everyone on OT every week. Even those of us on the no list. Management is starting to send out sick leave abuse letters to people who consistently call in on their OT shifts. My area isn't too bad. The area across from us is in much worse shape. There'll definitely be more OT as we get into thunderstorm/prime time leave season. Just the way it works these days. The area I was a supervisor in at Denver was in pretty bad shape. So was the area I'd been a controller in there. They'd both been on pretty solid 6 day weeks since the start of the year last year. I'm pretty sure all the no's were well over 200 hours the year before too. I'm not looking at people's leave usage unless specifically told to, but when you bang in on every single overtime your fellow controllers are going to constantly bring it up and then it gets attention and you'll get a talkin to. Calling in for every single overtime will get attention. I don't want them either but you gotta show up for some.
|
|
#
?
Mar 27, 2023 15:11
|
|
|
quote:Good morning,  How are we this bad at IT? We’ve been using KSN for like two weeks and it’s already going away.
|
|
#
?
May 12, 2023 14:57
|
|
|
MrYenko posted:
Federal IT in general is a disaster. I went from the FAA to the VA, and hoo boy were the computer systems bad there.
|
|
#
?
May 16, 2023 01:14
|
|
|
I don’t know if anyone here talks to their counterparts in charge of the North Atlantic, but tell whoever was running Shanwick FIR Saturday night thanks for the 7666 squawk; it totally made my night since we were flying N666UA 
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2023 12:01
|
|
|
Any of you losers at convention? I made it to the opening reception, but I’ve been tied up with real life stuff. I’ll be back in later, but I’ll come find goons if there are any.
|
|
#
?
Jun 21, 2023 16:44
|
|
|
Taps thread title...
|
|
#
?
Jun 22, 2023 07:10
|
|
|
I was going to laugh at even more mandatory training and say that chronicly being understaffed an overworked probably have more to do with incidents than anything else. Then I read the comments to this and just  Yes, it's a lax dress code, too many young, "unqualified" controllers, and a lack of senior controllers that's the real issue https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-mandates-monthly-refreshers-for-controllers/
|
|
#
?
Jun 22, 2023 19:40
|
|
|
If only we had more managers to make sure everyone did their work on time!!
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2023 08:49
|
|
|
Strategic Tea posted:If only we had more managers to make sure everyone did their work on time!! You called? 
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2023 17:31
|
|
|
Yes, we need you to come in and do a brief 36 hour shift. The guy who should have been on at that time had to cancel at the last minute to go golfing.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2023 22:13
|
|
|
Not at work, but apparently there was a fire at Potomac TRACON and all those airports have been ground stopped for hours?
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2023 00:13
|
|
|
Did someone get transferred to Hawaii?
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2023 01:48
|
|
|
Don't know if it's allowed but can anyone post a picture of their break room or describe it? We're planning on upgrading our break room but would love some ideas if by chance anyone thinks they have an outstanding one.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2023 17:36
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 1, 2024 06:10 |
|
|
TheHouseofM posted:Don't know if it's allowed but can anyone post a picture of their break room or describe it? We're planning on upgrading our break room but would love some ideas if by chance anyone thinks they have an outstanding one. Ours is just a big rectangle with a couple of booths and a bunch of tables. There are three computers in little cubicle-like areas. We have a TV next to the table covered in medical insurance info from 2021. We used to have three microwaves and two fridges. One of each broke. They've yet to replace them. TBF to the fridge, though, it's just a freezer that won't go above 20F now. The toaster oven has years of carbon build up and smokes within 2 minutes of being turned on. The fridges and microwaves are the commercial ones from the restaurant that used to be leased out but has been vacant for years and recently gutted. It's chair storage now.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2023 17:48
|
|