Blanche wrote in message ...
Uh....some translations for us infidels, please? URET? D-side?

Aspen, Eagle, etc I understand (I live here) but the rest?

Help!


Blanche,
URET=User Request Evaluation Tool.
Basically it's a conflict resolution type tool that's being added to
the sectors to try to warn controllers of problems way ahead of time.
It also eliminates the flight progress strips, as all the information
will be contained on the computer.
There are many varying opinions about its usefulness. I don't know
enough myself (hey, I'm only a developmental who hasn't even started
training) to form an opinion yet.


D-side=the controller at a sector who coordinates with the controllers
of surrounding sectors, marks flight progress strips, makes a lot of
the computer entries, issues clearances through flight service, and so
forth, but will never talk to airplanes. Sometimes the radar
controller (R-side) will handle everything themself, but when things
are busier a D-side is put on the sector to help with those tasks.


Jill
JK @ ZDV