Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control

by Michael S. Nolan

FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 5E is an authoritative book that provides readers with a good working knowledge of how and why the air traffic control system works. This book is appropriate for future air traffic controllers, as well as for pilots who need a better understanding of the air traffic control system. FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 5E discusses the history of air traffic control, emphasizing the logic that has guided its development. It also provides current, in-depth information on navigational systems, the air traffic control system structure, control tower procedures, radar separation, national airspace system operation and the FAA's restructured hiring procedures. This is the only college level book that gives readers a genuine understanding of the air traffic control system and does not simply require them to memorize lists of rules and regulations.

Genres: Reference, Aviation

672 pages, Hardcover

First published February 9, 1990

Reviews

[Keito Kowaka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has helped me learn deeply about Air Traffic Control. I do not know what I will be working on in the future but at this point, I am interested in Air Traffic Control. However, I do not really have any knowledge of Air Traffic Control. The only thing I know about Air Traffic Control is that they are the one who talks to the pilots to direct them towards the destination as pilots cannot see anything up in the sky. From