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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
"Fortunately, at no point was either plane out of radar contact, and our back-up system kicked in to ensure the safe landing of both airplanes.”?
What is the "back-up system?"
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Probably Potomac Tracon which could advise of traffic in the area.
I thought this was cute, certainly cheaper than paying for 2nd ATC.
“I am not sure the answer is to have multiple heartbeats at a time of the day when nothing is happening,” said Robert W. Mann Jr., an aviation industry expert in Port Washington, N.Y.
“You might have well have a dog in the tower along with the controller. The dog could bite the controller if he fell asleep.”