tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post3819724116510585601..comments2024-02-19T16:15:03.733-08:00Comments on View from the control tower: COVID AnniversaryCaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-6032586655508887892021-05-21T21:59:42.164-07:002021-05-21T21:59:42.164-07:00We do have access to the old tower as one of our a...We do have access to the old tower as one of our alternate operation locations.CaptainVectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-66857056521604317612021-05-14T15:06:55.579-07:002021-05-14T15:06:55.579-07:00CaptainVector - as a followup, is the old ATCT sti...CaptainVector - as a followup, is the old ATCT still maintained for ATC purposes should the current tower be out of commission for a period of time? Does the old tower still have ATC equipage?aawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-45514861319283014742021-04-05T20:38:39.907-07:002021-04-05T20:38:39.907-07:00We needed to do a deep cleaning of the tower cab a...We needed to do a deep cleaning of the tower cab after there was a confirmed case of a controller with Covid. We did it at two in the morning one weekend, when things get about as quiet as they ever do at LAX. Turns out it was a one-time thing; subsequent cleanings were managed without displacing the controllers from the tower cab.CaptainVectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-25422696132094653592021-04-05T20:34:49.881-07:002021-04-05T20:34:49.881-07:00The MSC ramp tower has different, although similar...The MSC ramp tower has different, although similar, ground traffic displays to what we have in the control tower. They don't have displays directly connected to the air traffic radar system, however they do have a lot of the same information. We tried running live traffic from there one evening, but without any of the phone or computer connections, it was a pretty limited operation. <br /><br />My understanding, which may not be completely up to date, is that the plan to increase the space between the north side runways has been scrapped due to political opposition. I can't speak to the TBIT thing -- I just don't know.CaptainVectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-28405979255322153792021-04-05T20:26:15.540-07:002021-04-05T20:26:15.540-07:00The Automated People Mover is going to be a rubber...The Automated People Mover is going to be a rubber-tired train system, sort of like an above-ground subway. Each car will have a capacity of fifty people; each train will have up to four cars. At full capacity, there will be nine trains in operation. The system will extend for over two miles (4 km) from the LAX terminal complex to parking garages, train station, and rental car facility. Once it's operational, there should be a great reduction in vehicle traffic in the terminal complex, since all the parking and rental car shuttles, as well as many of the hotel shuttles, will be no longer needed.CaptainVectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-68072085463964850672021-03-30T01:04:26.615-07:002021-03-30T01:04:26.615-07:00Always enjoy the blog, Captain Vector. Just curio...Always enjoy the blog, Captain Vector. Just curious - what necessitated operating from the MSC Ramp Tower for an evening?aawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-91058063924191653812021-03-15T11:39:19.106-07:002021-03-15T11:39:19.106-07:00Good to see you posting again. Two questions. Does...Good to see you posting again. Two questions. Does the new MSC ramp tower just have duplicates of all the ground control instruments of the main tower, or could it handle arrivals/departures in a pinch? Second, in your picture of construction on terminal 3, it looks like they are rebuilding in the previous footprint including all the way out to taxiway Delta. Isn't the plan to remove the finger terminals from the North side to be able to increase the spacing between the North runways? I was under the impression this was why the North end of TBIT wasn't rebuilt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551318700705607913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-6280376881517040352021-03-12T12:09:57.545-08:002021-03-12T12:09:57.545-08:00What, exactly, is a people mover?What, exactly, is a people mover?porkpalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471931080435744264noreply@blogger.com