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KEY ATM REFERENCES
This page provides a list of useful publications for a good introduction to air traffic management.
Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control
by Michael S. Nolan
"… presents a history of air traffic control, with a strong emphasis on the logic that has guided its development. He also provides current, in-depth information on such topics as navigational systems, the air traffic control system structure, control tower procedures, radar separation, national airspace system operation, and the FAA's restructuring of hiring procedures."
(Available for checkout from the AF Library for AF personnel.)
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FAA 7110.65 - Air Traffic Control
Prescribes air traffic control procedures and phraseology for use by persons providing air traffic control services.
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Final Report of the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry
The Aerospace Commission's final report with recommendations for government and industry action.
November 18, 2002
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The Future of Air Traffic Control - Human Operators and Automation
by Christopher D. Wickens, Anne S. Mavor, Raja Parasuraman, and James P. McGee
"Following on the panel's first volume on air traffic control automation, Flight to the Future (NRC, 1997), this book focuses on the interaction of pilots and air traffic controllers, with a growing network of automated functions in the airspace system."
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Gate-to-Gate Multimedia Presentation
Introduction to the air traffic management system: people, tools and work of air traffic control brought to you by NASA and the FAA.
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