The Tower controller's job, like the VFR pilot, is to keep his/her head out of the office. The work is outside in the circuit or on the apron and manoeuvring area, not on a screen inside.
Well, we havent lost the heads up ability at all. We havent lost any data from out of the window... that is all the same. All thats changed is how we log the data. Maybe it will take longer initially while we try to remember where the data is now kept, but there are things that are certainly quicker to click than write!
Now Ive not been in this very long, but Im using electronic strips, and other than basic teething problems, the only major issue seems to be people having to change and adapt (Hey, humans have always hated that, right?). After a few months, people seem to be getting on, but in general has sped the tower process up a great deal and seems much tidier.
With reference to the above point - Its just a matter of learning where everything is now. Probably no worse than having to accept a paper strip from someone with appalling handwriting!
