Our STARS equipped approach
control (Tracon) is the focal point for our facility. In our tracon
you will find several modern pieces of equipment. In addition to
STARS, we have RDVS for our voice and radio communications, Systems
Atlanta IDS-5 for our status information area, and EFSTS which replaces
the traditional drop tubes.
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JF
and RN are at the helm working North and South Radar. The desk at
the extreme right is Tracon Data which handles flight amendments and flight
strip distribution in the radar room. Even though STARS scopes were
designed to operate in average room light, we prefer to have a traditional
dark tracon.
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This
is our flat screen Systems Atlanta IDS-5 that is used throughout the entire
facility for displaying various information. Every control position
in the facility has an IDS-5 monitor.
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The
Litton RDVS touch-screen system is our core communications system.
The inter and intra facility landlines are the square red and blue buttons
on the left. Frequencies are on the right.
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One
of our STARS radar scopes shows us on a Runway 10 configuration.
The concentric green circles depict 5 miles between them.
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Star
Check (Airnet) flies on our Monday through Friday midnight shifts.
This is a typical strip bay from the operation, which starts around 3:30am
and ends roughly 2 hours later. Inbounds are on the far left column.
The middle and far right columns are the departure strips. There
is a Trans-Auto proposal off of Chillicothe mixed in for good measure,
as well. Click the picture for a larger version.
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STARS
workstation up close. The "scope" is actually much like a TV screen.
The keyboard and trackball both resemble the older ARTS system.
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Taken
in our training room, which we call "A-T Coach," this shows some of the
STARS workstations with the other equipment around them.
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