Working as a team of 3?
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On subject, it i s probably worth mentioning to anyone considering the advertised jobs in sunny Australia that we use a Eurocat system with electronic strips. The original concept was apparently one planner/assist to every 3(?) executive positions.
In reality we have none.
The executive also does all co-ord, planning, entering flight plans, FIS, and what we call "feeding the elephant" - basically a lot of keyboard "heads down" time to make the Eurocat do what it is supposed to and stop creating noises.
There are some RAS/RIS positions which can assist the busier TMA sectors.
Our traffic levels are probably nothing like you are talking about of course - however some of the sectors are massive with jet aircraft cruising within the one sector for a couple of hours.
I guess it is all a matter of perspective.
It's not better or worse - just a different type of being busy, e.g. generated more by the way things are done than the traffic itself. (Apparently it is very efficient - acording to a Eurocontrol study - hmmm)
The concept of training as an assist and then going on to be an ATCO seems like a good one to me - but our system architecture here will no longer allow for it - welcome to automation - that requires manual input!
In reality we have none.
The executive also does all co-ord, planning, entering flight plans, FIS, and what we call "feeding the elephant" - basically a lot of keyboard "heads down" time to make the Eurocat do what it is supposed to and stop creating noises.
There are some RAS/RIS positions which can assist the busier TMA sectors.
Our traffic levels are probably nothing like you are talking about of course - however some of the sectors are massive with jet aircraft cruising within the one sector for a couple of hours.
I guess it is all a matter of perspective.
It's not better or worse - just a different type of being busy, e.g. generated more by the way things are done than the traffic itself. (Apparently it is very efficient - acording to a Eurocontrol study - hmmm)
The concept of training as an assist and then going on to be an ATCO seems like a good one to me - but our system architecture here will no longer allow for it - welcome to automation - that requires manual input!
