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.”
It was supposed to rain. It didn’t. It doesn’t matter what the weatherman says — or what the weather actually does — I show up anyway. A cloudy morning at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama. About 35 minutes before sunrise. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 105mm F8@30 seconds ISO 100 DSB_0990.JPG ©Don Brown 2026
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