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Fai controller reported that ARTS font sizes are inappropriate; alleging that the smallest is still too large and the largest is unusable. Reporter recommends new equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 951498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FAI.TRACON |
| State Reference | AK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
This report is of a systemic issue that was highlighted by a specific event. The systemic issue: outdated and unsafe equipment: our radar scopes. The event: a very busy session in the TRACON.in simplest terms the safety issue is that the ARTS data tag font on the smallest setting is too big. The event involved several aircraft within 10 miles of each other. It was very difficult and time consuming to separate all the tags such that they were all visible. Many times the data overlapped such that callsigns; altitudes and/or airspeeds were impossible to read. Immediately reduce the font size of the smallest ARTS text. Feel free to get rid of the largest font size (must be equivalent to size 75 and is completely unnecessary. Long term: replace the radar scopes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAI Controller reported that ARTS font sizes are inappropriate; alleging that the smallest is still too large and the largest is unusable. Reporter recommends new equipment.
Narrative: This report is of a systemic issue that was highlighted by a specific event. The systemic issue: Outdated and unsafe equipment: our radar scopes. The event: A very busy session in the TRACON.In simplest terms the safety issue is that the ARTS data tag font on the smallest setting is too big. The event involved several aircraft within 10 miles of each other. It was very difficult and time consuming to separate all the tags such that they were all visible. Many times the data overlapped such that callsigns; altitudes and/or airspeeds were impossible to read. Immediately reduce the font size of the smallest ARTS text. Feel free to get rid of the largest font size (must be equivalent to size 75 and is completely unnecessary. Long term: replace the radar scopes.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.