Narrative:

At the new alb tower, the local/ground position face directly into the sun from XA00-XD00. It will be double that time during the summer. During this time the work environment (runways and txwys) are washed out from the glare and the sun. You have to squint to see and use the BRITE radar scope to block the sun. You cannot see your runway 28 departures (in a turn, etc) for separation. The windows in the tower cabin attendant are not tinted and the shades are not dark enough and appear to make the glare problem worse. This is an extremely unsafe condition for air traffic and controllers to eye strain and headaches for controllers. I am also filing a ucr.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALB TWR CTLR CONCERNED WITH NEW CTL POS LOCATIONS, WINDOW AND SHADING TREATMENTS, EQUIP POSITIONING DUE TO SUNLIGHT REFLECTION. UCR FILED.

Narrative: AT THE NEW ALB TWR, THE LCL/GND POS FACE DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN FROM XA00-XD00. IT WILL BE DOUBLE THAT TIME DURING THE SUMMER. DURING THIS TIME THE WORK ENVIRONMENT (RWYS AND TXWYS) ARE WASHED OUT FROM THE GLARE AND THE SUN. YOU HAVE TO SQUINT TO SEE AND USE THE BRITE RADAR SCOPE TO BLOCK THE SUN. YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR RWY 28 DEPS (IN A TURN, ETC) FOR SEPARATION. THE WINDOWS IN THE TWR CAB ARE NOT TINTED AND THE SHADES ARE NOT DARK ENOUGH AND APPEAR TO MAKE THE GLARE PROB WORSE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR AIR TFC AND CTLRS TO EYE STRAIN AND HEADACHES FOR CTLRS. I AM ALSO FILING A UCR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.