TECHNICAL SEMINAR TOPIC : AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEM
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CONTENTS
? Departure of Aircrafts
? Airport control
? Air traffic control Towers
? Disciplines of airport control
? En-route control or area control
? Call Signs
? Air traffic control technologies
? Problems and their solutions
? Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
The ATC is bracing up to meet growing demands of aircrafts with
more ATC officers and new radar systems.
The air traffic control(ATC) is the busiest in the country handling over
250 or more movements.
It regulates the large volume of air traffic and also handles test and
military flights with varied aircraft speed.
DEPARTURE OF AIRCRAFTS
The TRANSPONDER detects the incoming radar signals and broadcasts
an amplified, encoded radio signals in the direction of the detected
radar wave.
The DEPARTURE CONTROLLER, located in the TRACON facility monitors
the aircraft and maintain safe distance between ascending aircraft by
instructing the pilot.
The CENTER or ARTCC CONTROLLER passes an updated flight progress
slip and distributes it to new controller.
AIRPORT CONTROL
The primary method of controlling the airport environment is visual
observation from the control which is at all, windowed structure at the
airport.
Tower controllers are responsible for the separation and efficient movement
of aircraft and vehicles operating on the taxiways of the airport.
Controllers may use a radar display system called Secondary Surveillance or
Airport Surveillance Radar for airborne traffic approaching and departing.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS
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DISCIPLINES OF AIRPORT CONTROL
Ground control: It is responsible for the airport maneuvering areas or areas
not released to the airlines or other users.
Local or Air control: It is responsible for the active runway surfaces.
Clearance Delivery: It is responsible for ensuring that the aircraft has the
proper route and slot time.
Apron control: It exists at extremely busy airports.
RADAR CONTROL FACILITIES(TRACON)
EN-ROUTE CENTER OR AREA CONTROL
? En-route air traffic controllers work in facilities called Area Control Centers.
? Centers control IFR aircraft from the time they depart an airport or terminal
area's airspace to the time they arrive at another airport.
? Centers may also pick up VFR aircraft that are already airborne and
integrate them into IFR system.
CALL SIGNS
Call signs are a used to safe air traffic separations and is used for
scheduled flights and air forces for military flights.
Different types of call signs
1. ICAO call signs are written with 3-letter combination followed by the flight
no.
2. Audio or Radio-telephony call signs are used as the contact between
pilots and Air Traffic Control.
TECHNOLOGIES IN AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL
Conflict Alert(CA)
Minimum safe altitude Warning
System coordination
Area Penetration Warning(APW)
Mode S
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL
PROBLEMS
Weather conditions
Traffic
Accidents
SOLUTIONS
New area control center at Swan wick.
Modern software developed by FAA(Federal Aviation
Administration) and NASA(National Aeronautics and Space
Administration).
CONCLUSION
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) is the third busiest in the country handling over
250 movements (landing and takeoff) everyday.
Besides regulating the large volume of air traffic,handling test and military
flights with varied aircraft speed.
The ATC is bracing up to meet the growing demands of an ever-increasing
fleet of commercial,civil and military aircraft- more air traffic control officers
and new radar systems.
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