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Old 23rd Sep 2008, 07:41
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Blockla
 
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Who says the supa centre will be in Canberra?

The NOC is not the front end it's ops central; the eventual plan is for it to have fingers on every pulse; but never 'talking' to pilots. There are no comms facilities available or planned. The displays they have a rudimentary at best and certainly not fit for moving tin; even the ones on order won't change that. Think Eurocontrol's central flow unit... Strategic planning hub, not tactical.

More interesting are the rumours of 'contracts' signed for new ATC systems that may accompany a single location; RAAF and TCUs all into a single unit; with growth potential for 'global/regional domination' (picture Dr Evil sucking little finger). I know you can do it hempy..?
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