Originally Posted by
Tarq57
I wonder, if the main objective is to save an ATSA salary or two,
It's to allow 'the system' to know what the controller is doing. So long as the system remains dumb it cannot provide you with much in the way of tools to assist you in doing your job.
what will the long term effect of this be on the way controllers control? I see it as another key step in the headlong rush to fill automation. The role of our profession will eventually become that of systems monitor. Possibly, even to a degree, in ADC.
Headlong rush? How long has ATC been around and how long does it take to make any changes, we're an extremely conservative bunch. Systems monitor no, the human will always be in executive control but you could definitely do with a lot more help from system tools to make life safer, easier and move more traffic.
BD