Interesting article on the future of ATC:
Remote Air Traffic Control Begins at London City Airport
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Airspace inefficiency being exposed due to lack of air traffic
AIRSPACE
Covid-19 has exposed the inefficiencies that exist in current airspace arrangements.
With air traffic at only 30%-40% of normal levels, flight distances in Europe have reduced by an
average of 30 miles1 with an overall route saving amounting to some 30,000 miles each day. For
example:
- Edinburgh-Gatwick: 357 flight miles reduced to 322 (with a 304kg or 12% fuel saving).
- Frankfurt-Heathrow 410 flight miles reduced to 380.
- Brussels-Dublin 482 flight miles reduced to between 402 and 412.
While these savings occur when reduced traffic density permits more direct routing, what savings might be possible, even at full capacity? How can increasing numbers of urban air mobility flying machines and unmanned vehicles be absorbed in the future?
1https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/unfasten-your-seatbelts-weve-landed-early-thanks
Writing down ATC instructions.
Cool video from Aviation101’s channel on how to use shorthand when writing down ATC instructions.
Girl Guides earn their Aeronautics Badge at the AFC.
On Monday May 28, a local Girl Guides unit attended the AFC to earn their Aeronautics Badge. Jeannette from Principal Air and Michelle from Abbotsford tower (Nav Canada) generously helped with presentations on airplanes and air traffic control respectively.
The girls started with a ground school session at the clubhouse and then went to the tower for a tour of their operations. They finished up the evening in the club hangar with an inspection of the club’s aircraft.
Thanks very much to Jeannette and Michelle for helping to make the evening a success.
Cheers,
Mark Thibault
Handling task overload in the cockpit.
A good article from Plane & Pilot Magazine on how to deal with task overload (i.e. helmet fires) when acting as PIC.
