Mission of ATC - ANSWERSPrevent collisions between aircraft
Provide safe, orderly and expeditious flow of traffic
Careers in ATC - ANSWERSFAA
Department of Defense (DOD)
Private Contractors
ATC Facilities - ANSWERSATC Tower
Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ATC Tower - ANSWERSMost Visible ATC Facility
Arrivals and Departures
Visual Separation
Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) - ANSWERSRadar Surveillance
Separation to arriving & departing flights
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - ANSWERSRadar surveillance
Area of responsibility - Thousands of square miles
Flight Service Stations (FSS) - ANSWERSNot an ATC control facility
Lockheed-Martin - ANSWERSawarded a contract for operating and staffing automated flight service
stations.
, Leidos Holding, Inc. - ANSWERSAssumed control for AFSS managment
During WW1 - ANSWERSAircraft was used for observation and delivery
After WW1 - ANSWERSAircraft was used for agriculture and pesticides
Archie League - ANSWERS1929 hired by Lambert as the first air traffic controller
1930 - ANSWERSAircraft could fly in non-ideal conditions
Mary Chance Van Scyoc - ANSWERSFirst female air traffic controller 1942
Light guns - ANSWERSSignals haven't changed much since the 1930's
Cleveland Tower - ANSWERSFirst appearance of radio communication
Cons to early radio comms - ANSWERSHeavy, unreliable, expensive
Aircraft electrical systems not sufficient to power radios
No standard phraseology
Bureau of Air Commerce (BAC) - ANSWERS1936 Established IFR
Development of ATCUs - ANSWERS1935 cooperative effort by airlines resulted in this
"A" controller - ANSWERSResponsible for resolving potential conflicts and issuing clearances
"B" controller - ANSWERSAccepted position reports and moved "shrimp boats" along route
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