An air traffic controllers most important aid is the radar screen. It shows a large number of aircraft, some on identical, intersecting or opposing courses, some climbing and some descending.
An air traffic controllers most important aid is the radar screen. It shows a large number of aircraft, some on identical, intersecting or opposing courses, some climbing and some descending.
The so-called label gives air traffic controllers all the information they need. An additional safety aid is the short-term conflict alert an alarm that is automatically triggered if two aircraft are on collision course.