JOURNAL OFAIRTRAFFIC CONTROL
Volume30 N° 3
Geneva, Switzerland,September,1991 PUBLISHER
IFATCA, International Federation of Air Traffic ControlIers· Associations P.O.Box196 CH-1215Geneva 15Airport, Switzerland
IN THIS ISSUE IFATCA '91, TECHNICAL PANEL
OFFICERSOF IFATCA
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This report covers 3 presentations: Visual Systems for ATC Training, RAMP AutomationSystem and MLS Trial in the UK.
D.C.BStuart President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer U.Windt Deputy President A.El SeoudEl Karimy Excecutive Vice-PresidentAfrica H.EsquivelA. ExecutiveVice-PresidentAmericas Neil Vidler ExecutiveVice-Presid ent Asia/Pacific PrebenFalkman-Lauridsen Executive Vice-PresidentEurope Sture Ericsson ExecutiveVice-President Finance Wim Rooseman Executive Vice-President Professional Position vacant Executive Vice-PresidentTechnical Edge Green Executive Secretary
STRESS IN ATC
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Swiss ATCOs participate in an extensive stress study. Kaspar Senn reports on the results. 1
STORMIN WITH NORMAN
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Overview of Gulf Warby UK MilitaryATCOs.
How CO NTROLLERS VIEW THE NEXT TEN YEARS - HOPE OR FEAR?
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PhilippeDomagala speaks at ATC'9l.
REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTR OL OF NAVAIDS
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P. Baertschi and Ch. Keller reporton a new system recently installedin Geneva, Switzerland.
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