Tower Strip Study: Nine Critical Marks

摘要: This document is a technical executive summary of the Tower Strip Observation Study conducted by researchers at Texas Tech University and the Civil AeroSpace Medical Institute in the year 2004. This report focuses on the 9 critical marks made by tower air traffic controllers. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of how and why flight progress strips are currently used in the nation’s air traffic control towers. Three dimensions of strip use are reported in this document: 1) Frequency of markings/actions, 2) importance of markings/actions, 3) benefits associated with making the markings/actions as perceived by the controller who made the mark. Observations were made by subject matter experts who acted as supervisors at their home facilities. The observations were made at 10 facilities classified as small, medium, and large that varied in traffic complexity, runway configuration, and several other …