8.2 Air Traffic Control Entities

                                                                 Air Traffic Control Entities 

            The two different Air Traffic Control Entities I will discuss today is Flight Service Station (FSS) and Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT). The main difference between the two is the tower itself is in charge of the landing and take off as well as the ground traffic. They give out clear instructions to the pilots in the air maintaining control of the traffic in and out of the air space. From the tower they watch outside and also use surface radar. 

    The Flight Service Station (FSS) is an air traffic facility that provides information and services to the pilots before, during and after the flights. The FSS can also give more detailed information regarding weather compared to ATCT. The difference between the two as far as location is the ATCT is physically there able to have eyes on the runways and weather with radars, where as FSS is in a remote area and cannot physically see the traffic like ATC can. 

  Craig Freudenrich, P. (2021, March 02). How air traffic control works. Retrieved April 04, 2021, from https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/air-traffic-control.htm

  Flight service Stations (fss) and remote communication OUTLETS (RCO) data form. (2021, March 28). Retrieved April 04, 2021, from https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/7900.2D-FSS_BASEOPS/