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Old 12th Aug 2019, 07:49
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Originally Posted by kcockayne


Couldn’t this benefit be provided within a traditional tower by means of equipment on the control desk ?
As the ILS at Mahon is only Cat 1 I doubt infra red cameras would help.

It is likely Digital Towers will be used whenever the bean counters can see there will be a saving. If you are a controller at an airfield that needs a new Tower don't be surprised if you have to move to a new location, possibly hundreds of kilometers away.
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