An internal investigation carried out by SilkAir has been submitted to Hong Kong investigators and the SAR Civil Aviation Department subsequently suspended the
radar controller involved pending completion of the official investigation.
A spokeswoman added: "Following this serious incident, the
radar controller involved underwent a training programme tailored to the lessons arising from the event, and subsequently returned to operational duty.
This state-of-the-art training system includes a 180 degree field-of-view tower simulator; an out-the-window, three-channel visual display system; three training positions; a site-specific Warsaw database; and two
radar controller workstations that support both enroute/area control center and terminal approach control simulation.
At some, the listed Clearance Delivery frequency for nontowered airports is worked by the
radar controller overseeing that field.
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radar controller will eyeball his traffic, make sure he's got absolutely nobody in his way, and say, "Approved.
When a tower clears an IFR aircraft for takeoff, they tell the
radar controller the aircraft is coming, so the right aircraft gets that separation.
A
radar controller may vector you around precipitation that's depicted on their radar scopes, but you're the pilot-in-command with your eyes out the window.
However, the
radar controller then has to keep them separate in their climb.
The
radar controller will take the FSS call either via dedicated ATC landlines or on a regular telephone, depending on the facility's equipment.
A few short years later, I'd be a
radar controller in one of those dark rooms.
Some nontowered airports have their own clearance delivery frequency that allows you to speak directly to the
radar controller.
