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Old 8th January 2008 | 22:15
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GetTheFlick
 
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I wish I had a clue what you guys were talking about because the subject of electronic strips interests me greatly.

Beware. In America, the FAA installed a system called URET (User Request Evaluation Tool) that was designed for what the name implies (granting user/pilot requests) but was turned into a flight progress strip replacement.

The FAA (as always) did a very poor job with the human factors. Enroute controllers here are all too happy to stop marking and shuffling strips but I believe -- from a safety standpoint -- it's a disaster waiting to happen.

Don Brown
Atlanta Center (Retired)
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