Air Traffic Control Handbook - David Smith
The latest (ninth) edition of Dave Smith's Air Traffic Control Handbook, published January 2010, is the most comprenhensive guide to a fascinating subject that is sure to appeal to visitors to the NWAN website and Forum. Not least as its author served for 28 years as an Air Traffic Controller at Liverpool Airport!
For more than 20 years the Airband Radio Handbook has been acknowledged as the essential reference for ground-based airband listeners, as well as student and private pilots. The re-formatted ninth edition - re-titled Air Traffic Control Handbook to emphasise its potential as a deep source of knowledge for those considering a career in ATC - has been fully updated with changes in procedures, radio frequencies and callsigns, and contains new chapters on SBS Virtual Radar and similar systems, together with handling of hijacking incidents and an overview of the ever-intriguing subject of UFOs and ATC. Its accessible and comprehensive text explains the intricacies of air traffic control and its jargon, enabling the reader to locate and interpret what is actually going on in the airways overhead.
As if the above wasn't enough to tempt you, local enthusiasts get the bonus of a number of photos of ATC at Liverpool including radar screen captures, no doubt thanks to Dave's local connection! Dave may have just retired, but those hoping to embark on a carreer in ATC should refer to the final chapter..."A Career in Air Traffic Control"...once you have read the preceeding 22 chapters, naturally!
The book is published in hardback format by Haynes Publishing at £16.99 recommended selling price. ISBN:978-1-84425-832-1