Acting as a controller can vary a lot depending on previous experience and complexity of facility. I have never seen it, and I’ve seen a lot, be more than a year. Now becoming an FPL, full performance level, can be long time, like more than 3 years at Centers.
We discussed 121.195 at length. The post you quoted was not about 121.195.
A lot of times they don't use Campbell Approach and utilize the Campbell route structure for recovery into the KHOP. I wouldn't expect to see a lot of Army helo traffic on ADS-B. You're better off monitoring or talking to Tower and/or Approach.
Why is that ? Is it because of some kind of policy ( obviously we are not talking here warzone deployments) or just never got around installing ADS-B on their helos ?
LMAO! This shows a fundamental lack of understanding of two topics. What we call AI today is more A than I. They're built on LLM and would be terrible for any type of creative role requiring dynamic, outside-the-box thinking like ATC has to do often.
Really ?
I agree with pretty much everything you said. Except for applying it to ATC. I'll let them speak for themselves, but I don't imagine much of even the "mundane" things they do other than maybe issuing IFR clearances are always the same. Between weather, stupid pilot tricks, dynamic traffic levels, etc. I can't imagine any AI tech we currently have handling that very well unless we move to a point where there's no part 91 traffic and everything is HEAVILY metered.
I live near KLEX in Lexington Ky. I'm acquainted with one of the controllers there. After the take-off accident several years ago leading to a fatal crash of an airliner, I saw firsthand the devastating effects such an accident has on the ATC community. Our church actually implemented a 2+ years free counseling program for any who wanted it, and many availed themselves of it. But obviously for some people, that kind of heartbreak is the end of their career in ATC. these folks not only need to be smart, resourceful, and cool under fire, they also need the emotional reserves and support in dealing with potential tragedy that might meet them on any given day at work.
I will say that Operations Security (OPSEC) plays large part of it. Some might argue the legality or necessity of it, but those decisions are made far above our level. Some of these assets are highly specialized as are the precious cargo they carry, and it has been determined that they should not be able to be tracked.
Yeah, certainly there is no acute shortage of 70+ year olds VIPs waiting in the wings ready to assume the incredible burden of being a public servant in case something happens to the current one …
Agree. There is no reason to go dark. The Senators/etc just don't want us to know that the PATs are a taxi ride for them. Training......lol.
Do you want our enemies choosing who serves us?
PATCO replacements are all long gone. ATC is forced retirement at age 56. It is a cognitively heavy job.
I think they have, since additional facts have come out, but they didn't put video up.
"AI" as we know it today is pretty much just for written words and images, and it doesn't "know" anything. It merely strings together words that have the highest probability of occurring after one another.
I'm sorry, but if Air Force One with POTUS aboard can squawk ADS-B, so can a random helicopter on a training flight.
Do you think they're not already heavily influencing our elections?
You are not off here. There are certain abilities that are required. Can you evaluate things in motion. Can you see where things are ‘now’ and mentally picture where the will be a minute from now. Can it be taught? Only if the ability already exists.
Not active but I can weigh in. There was the ‘train to succeed program’ that came about in the era after the strike. Congress was upset about the ‘failure rate’ of new hires reaching certification. The ‘wash out’ rate was to high. Ergo, train them until they can. So numerous days, weeks, months and years, yes years, were spent on persons who didn’t have the inborn skills to separate two flys with a screen door, much less the cheeks of their azz with a crow bar.
