Basically, it's an overview of how ATC worked in the late 50's/early 60's. Not too far from today, but things have become much, much more friendly technology-wise.
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N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7991 posts, RR: 27 Reply 4, posted (8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2795 times:
LOL! Oh my god, what a great video. So much has changed and yet so much hasn't. This should absolutely be required viewing for all new hires. My favorite part was the airplanes on motorized sticks at the academy, that and the shrimp boats.
Quoting timz (Reply 2): When did an airport like LAX lose the GCA/PAR controller?
Decades ago, I'd think. Civilian controllers haven't done PAR approaches in ages!
KPWMSpotter From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 325 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (8 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 2707 times:
Maybe I've watched "Airplane!" too many times, but every time the video panned over to his seat-mate I half expected him to be dousing himself in gasoline or pulling out a samurai sword...
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