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The Flick -- A term used by air traffic controllers to describe a mental model representing the current and future positions of air traffic in a section of airspace. Controllers visualize the paths of multiple aircraft in terms of position, altitude, trajectory and speed. Controllers also refer to this as "having the picture." But the picture moves -- like a movie -- hence the term “the flick.”

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February 04, 2007

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National Public Radio has a great interview about one of the Archie League Medal of Safety recipients on its site.

Be sure to listen to the interview.

Don Brown
February 4, 2006

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Don Brown: I used to be an Air Traffic Controller at Atlanta Center. I was also a Safety Representative for NATCA. I used to write for AVweb too. Now I’m just a retired guy that reads too much, thinks too much and takes too many pictures.

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