Ask Me About Air Traffic Control. You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated

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Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

MrYenko posted:

If ZMA gets the lvl12 we're thinking we're about to get, all the eligible controllers walking out the front door is going to be HILARIOUS.

Won't that mean raises for everyone?

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 03:08

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

MrYenko posted:

Fun fact: HOST/ERAM keyboards have their numpads flipped upside down. You get used to it pretty quickly, but holy gently caress is it annoying when you try to use a regular one, and find that you are totally incapable.

So they're phone-style instead of computer-style? Makes sense if you're also phoning from the same console.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2014 16:14

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

MrYenko posted:

The VCS (Voice Control System) has its own pair of touch screens, as well as a backlit keypad-on-a-cable type of thing that you can move around. Most people put them by their trackball hand.

Would it have had a keypad in the '70s? As tech improves, there are good reasons to be conservative with interface design.

Pardon my lack of jargon knowledge:

VCS touch-tone keypad introduced
HOST/ERAM studied, having the same keypad layout as the VCS reduces keying mistakes by 75%
VCS upgraded to touchscreen
HOST/ERAM continues to have the same keypad layout as making it similar to computers creates keying mistakes for existing users

# ¿ Mar 16, 2014 16:39

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

The Ferret King posted:

DTA = Departure Something Something
ATA = Arrival Something Something

And yes, supervisors are lovely at working airplanes LOL. Good thing they get paid more than we do and have more opportunity for career mobility.

Departure Terminal Area & Arrival Terminal Area?

# ¿ Mar 26, 2014 04:53

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

MrYenko posted:

Pretty much this. Our two MIA departure sectors are really narrow (~40 and ~25nm wide, by maybe 75nm long, IIRC,) so we have to get creative sometimes.

Is that due to the geography of the other airports close to MIA (FLL, OPF, TMB)?

MIA: Miami International
FLL: Fort Lauderdale International, 19 nm north of MIA
OPF: Opa-Locka Executive, 7 nm north of MIA
TMB: Kendall-Tamiami Executive, 12 nm south of MIA

Edit: jesus, there's an airport every 15 miles or so down South Florida from Palm Beach to Homestead.

Cocoa Crispies fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Apr 13, 2014

# ¿ Apr 13, 2014 04:00

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

MrYenko posted:

(Also, I really wish I could just post my sector maps. It makes more sense when you can look at it.)

(Also also: when I say MIA and PBI, I'm referring more to the respective approach controls, and less the individual airports. TPA, RSW, MIA, PBI, all use their airport ID for their approaches. Orlando has F11. I dunno why.)

Are any of these maps like your work maps: http://skyvector.com/?ll=25.943850165864013,-80.26284397636161&chart=470&zoom=3 ?

# ¿ Apr 13, 2014 15:18