Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers
by kristjansson on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:29AM
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Hint: why do they work in a tower?
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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers
by V99 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @05:37AM
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A lot of them don't. They work in nondescript windowless buildings controlling all the airspace that isn't right above an airport.
There have also been trials done with "virtual towers" at smaller airports, using a bunch of cameras and with controllers remotely monitoring them and communicating.
Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers
by whycome on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:57PM
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And as far as I can tell, representations are still projected on a 2D screen. Air traffic using 3d projections might lower the technical bar for controllers? VR + AI seems inevitable.