Terminal Radar Arrival Techniques For Air Traffic Controllers
The favorite part of many, if not all, terminal radar approach controllers is working arriving aircraft. Nothing gives a boost to an air traffic controller’s ego any more than a nice tight string of pearls stretching out 15 or 20 miles on final.
Properly spaced aircraft ensure enough room on the arrival runway for preceding arrivals to clear the runway, and, if necessary, allow departures room to take off. Aircraft spaced erratically along the final can present a challenge to …