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  2. Air traffic controller - Wikipedia

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    Air traffic controllers are generally individuals who possess superior situational awareness, spatial awareness, and are well organized.Other skills that are essential include a fast processing of numeric computations and mathematics, assertive and firm decision-making skills, the ability to maintain their composure under pressure, and an excellent short-term memory.

  3. List of transponder codes - Wikipedia

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    Used in some countries to identify VFR traffic. UK: Sudden military climb out from low-level operations. [2] 7004 UK: Aerobatic and display code in some countries. [2] 7100, 7200, 7300 US: External ARTCC subsets. (Blocks of discrete codes except that xx00 is used as a non-discrete code after all discrete codes are assigned.) [3] Switzerland

  4. Air traffic control - Wikipedia

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    The air traffic control tower of Mumbai International Airport in India. Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace. The primary purpose of ATC ...

  5. Aeronautical Information Manual - Wikipedia

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    In United States and Canadian aviation, the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) [1] (formerly the Airman's Information Manual) is the respective nation's official guide to basic flight information and air traffic control procedures. These manuals contains the fundamentals required in order to fly legally in the country of origin.

  6. List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical ...

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    Air traffic control: ATCC Air traffic control centre ATCO Air traffic controller ATCT Airport traffic control tower: ATCRBS Air traffic control radar beacon system: ATCSS Air traffic control signalling system ATD Actual time of departure Equivalent to off-block time [7] ATE Advanced Technology Engine: ATF Aerodrome traffic frequency ATFM

  7. NTSB says an air traffic controller's faulty assumption led ...

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    An air traffic's controller's faulty assumption that a Southwest Airlines jetliner would take off from a Texas airport before a landing FedEx plane reached the runway caused the planes to come ...

  8. FEAST test - Wikipedia

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    In the English section (which some air traffic control organisations do not see as important, compared with other features of the FEAST test) there are 3 sections: The 1st part is to listen to a sentence, which is interrupted with a beep-tone. Applicants then choose the word (from the choice offered) which is the closest in meaning to the sentence.

  9. An air traffic controller was found asleep under a blanket ...

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    A safety report said the employee, who was working from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., was found by a colleague who arrived at work at 5:15 a.m.