Re: MNL ATC issue
Posted by Arianespace on Jan 09, 2023; 11:20pm
URL: http://philippine-aviation-forum.259.s1.nabble.com/Airlines-In-The-Philippines-II-tp2674p3623.html
Em, Mactan doesn't have control of the radar in Cebu, Manila does. What Mactan has are controllers for Majic center, and they are dependent on feeds from Tagaytay which relay it to Manila Center. Somewhat a repeater system, but not a redundancy. When Tagaytay goes off, the the FIR goes blank, but not the other way around. So you see, even the old ATO system is centralized.
The thing is, like its predecessor, the weakness of Air Traffic Management (ATM) system is its centralized nature for reason of national security, as was stated by CAAP. You can make a back-up system in Cebu but control of it will still be at ATM Center in Pasay. Which lead us back to my earlier statement, when its kaput its blackout. A redundant CNS system would not make a repeat, but we must prepare to pay 5 billion pesos more. With burgeoning budget deficit, I don't know how our honorable senators can fund that luxury. In the future, perhaps.
For discussion purposes, try to watch this film made in 1990 and limit your thoughts to the ATC side of things. Computer hack is real, and not just some feeble fantasy. Great film though.
By the way, ATM Center in Pasay has 3 power system back-up. But I guess CAAP never bothered to tell us that fact.
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Em, Mactan doesn't have control of the radar in Cebu, Manila does. What Mactan has are controllers for Majic center, and they are dependent on feeds from Tagaytay which relay it to Manila Center. Somewhat a repeater system, but not a redundancy. When Tagaytay goes off, the the FIR goes blank, but not the other way around. So you see, even the old ATO system is centralized.
The thing is, like its predecessor, the weakness of Air Traffic Management (ATM) system is its centralized nature for reason of national security, as was stated by CAAP. You can make a back-up system in Cebu but control of it will still be at ATM Center in Pasay. Which lead us back to my earlier statement, when its kaput its blackout. A redundant CNS system would not make a repeat, but we must prepare to pay 5 billion pesos more. With burgeoning budget deficit, I don't know how our honorable senators can fund that luxury. In the future, perhaps.
For discussion purposes, try to watch this film made in 1990 and limit your thoughts to the ATC side of things. Computer hack is real, and not just some feeble fantasy. Great film though.
By the way, ATM Center in Pasay has 3 power system back-up. But I guess CAAP never bothered to tell us that fact.
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