New Toys
Hi Y'all;
I was able to get my simulator training in today for some new functions that we are going to get on our MDM's (Main Display Monitors). The nicest one probably is getting NEXRAD (Doppler WX Radar) overlayed on our screens. Shows three levels of weather rather nicely and doesn't interfere with anything else on the scope with the color scheme that they came up with.
Another feature is one that they call annotate. <shrug> I don't see that I am going to use it a lot, but it does have it's uses. We will be able to draw on our screen so that we can define one of a kind special use airspace or temporary things going on as well as adding text to the screen to remind us of things going on, or with temp. freqs for sectors... All in all, nice little feature. Training didn't take very long as it was all pretty intuitive.
Hopefully the next add on will add a fourth line to the data block for a scratch pad to add things for automated coordination. Lots of nice little things coming on line...
Take care