On 2007-04-18 04:51:32 -0700, "Steven P. McNicoll"
said:

On Apr 18, 2:11 am, C J Campbell
wrote:

One of the real problems with Class D towers that have these radar
repeaters is that some controllers get to staring at the TV instead of
looking out the window. Not all planes show up on the radar very well.
I have heard from some of the more opinionated old-timers that the
Class D towers would be better off and do a better job without the
approach radar. I would not go that far, but they seem to have a point.


Radar repeaters? Reading tower does not have a radar feed from a
nearby site that was established to serve another airport. The
Reading ASR is on the east side of Reading Municipal Airport.

Ah. I was confused by what one of the other posters said.
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