Tower & Appr Question
Hi,
A few questions re Twr and Appr positiions.
I'm interested in the use of DFTI/ ATM (hope that's right terminology - I'm talking about the radar feed that shows the final approach area to the Tower controller).
Is this use of this equipment taught as part of the Aerodrome Control course, or is it taught during OTJT purely at units equipped with it? Also, can the equipment only show the final approach area or do some units have setups so a wider area, say the entire ATZ / CTR are presented to the Tower Controller?
To what extent can the Tower controller 'control' using this equipment - at what stage does a radar rating become a requirement?
Also, re Approach positions, I know some non-radar appr positions are located in a VCR (I thihnk Woodvale is an example), but are there any instances or radar positions being located in a VCR, rather then another room. If so what are the advantages and disadvantages of this?
Thanks in advance! :-)