TRSA and /X

"Jessica Taylor" wrote in message
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Answering the latter question alone, some TRSAless Class D radar
facilities have the radar position(s) in the tower cab, which probably
reduces
the personnel required compared to a separate room or facility which might
require separate supervisors, etc.


Why would the physical location of the radar scope(s) affect the number of
personnel required to staff them?



For example at KRDG, the same controller may operate both local and
approach (departure) during off-peak times. Not sure if radar control in
the tower
cab qualifies as a "TRACON" though or if there is another acronym for the
setup.


That setup is known as a TRACAB. I've never been in one, but I assume such
facilities have only one radar position. But many TRACONs with multiple
radar positions combine them at times to one radar position in the radar
room or in the tower cab or even one controller working all TRACON and tower
positions.

It was stated here that a TRSA requires additional staff. I don't see why
that would be, everything else being equal. RFD and RDG have about the same
level of traffic, RFD has a TRSA but RDG does not. I see no reason why RDG
would require greater staffing to work the same traffic.