The Flick -- A term used by air traffic controllers to describe a mental model representing the current and future positions of air traffic in a section of airspace. Controllers visualize the paths of multiple aircraft in terms of position, altitude, trajectory and speed. Controllers also refer to this as "having the picture." But the picture moves -- like a movie -- hence the term “the flick.”
Friday, March 06, 2009
ERAM Update at The FAA Follies
Run over to The FAA Follies and read the update about ERAM. Make sure you read the comments too.
If you’ll pay attention, you’ll figure out why controllers are so jaded about promised programs from the FAA -- AAS, STARS, URET, Free Fight, NextGen. You’ll also figure out why I drone on about having the Flick, marking strips and all that stupid- dinosaur-controller stuff.
Don Brown
March 6, 2009
Labels:
"The FAA Follies",
air traffic control,
ERAM
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