Controller Positions

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Reflection: One thing I found pretty interesting while comparing and contrasting the controller positions was the process in which they work together. Once the clearance delivery/flight data controller receives a filed flight plan, a piece of paper is printed out which gives a summary of what the pilot is cleared for. This piece of paper is typically passed around to the ground controller to have “controls” over the aircraft being taxied, and then passed to the local controller to show they have “controls” and the aircraft is ready to depart. When I went on a tour the Air Traffic Control tower here in Provo, they used a similar system. Except they have magnets of the local aircraft which they use to track the location of throughout KPVU. This helps them because of the high traffic of UVU’s aircraft and the flight academy. The smaller airports, such as Provo, tend to only have 1 or 2 controllers working in the tower at the same time. Because this is a smaller airport, the controllers manage to handle all 3 of these positions at once. How are they different? Each have different roles as to what they are responsible for. This is important especially at larger airports where there are multiple pilots calling each positions to gather their clearances. How are they alike? These positions are alike because they all work in the ATCT environment. Clearance Delivery Provide clearances for IFR traffic. Ground Traffic separation on the ground. Taxi clearances. Local Traffic separation for landing/departing traffic
References Craig Freudenrich, P. D. (2022, August 24).   How air traffic control works . HowStuffWorks Science. https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/air-traffic- control.htm   Montoya, D. (1999, January 5).  ATC Communications . AOPA. https://www.aopa.org/news-and- media/all-news/1999/january/flight-training-magazine/atc-communications  Nolan, M. S., & LaRue, S. L. (2018, January 1). A Career in Air Traffic Control. In   A Career in Air Traffic Control, 2nd Edition
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