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Instead of more automation, perhaps it would be good to occasionally introduce phantom traffic which is designed to require intervention on their part (e.g. fab
by pcthrowaway 3y ago
Instead of more automation, perhaps it would be good to occasionally introduce phantom traffic which is designed to require intervention on their part (e.g. fabricate two flights and put them on a collision path).
The air traffic controllers would be expected to flag them, or intervene, or do whatever they would realistically do in that scenario.
From that, you can determine who's asleep at the wheel so to speak, and send them home. If necessary, planes may need to be grounded until properly alert staff can be available
- paulddraper 3y agoNot sure how that would work. "Citation one-three-niner-delta-uniform, Denver Tower, adjust altitude to seven three hundred, bearing one zero five." "Citation one-three-niner-delta-uniform, Denver Tower, please respond." Also FYI it's not like anyone can actually be asleep because pilot is required to establish two-way ATC contact to enter the airspace.