Ah, thanks YYZ! I was hoping to start some conversation in here, though, to get the ATC point of view.
Agree completely with the comments on the JB thread about the specific inaccuracies (improbable failures, incorrect consequences of failures and so on).
But I'm more interested in the bigger picture of whether the film was an accurate portrayal of how an ATC centre functions, the interaction between controllers, the way the radar is used and interpreted and so on.
Also, with regard to the way that the emergency was dealt with at the end of the film, my impression was that in real life ATC would be far less involved with the aircraft, leaving that side of things to the pilot, but would be more involved in behind-the-scenes work such as alerting rescue services and getting them all the information they need, clearing the runway area and so on?
I'm really just trying to learn as much about the real ATC environment as I can from what I saw of the film, and I'm looking for you guys to point out which bits I should take note of and which I should ignore!
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PS - Mods, I know I shouldn't duplicate the thread that's already been started in JetBlast, but I'd appreciate them not being merged in this case, for the reasons I've just given. Thanks!