Free Flight (air Traffic Control)
Free flight is a developing air traffic control method that uses no centralized control (e.g. air traffic controllers). Instead, parts of airspace are reserved dynamically and automatically in a distributed way using computer communication to ensure the required separation between aircraft. This new system may be implemented into the U.S. air traffic control system in the next decade. Its potential impact on the operations of the national airspace system is disputed, however.
Read more about Free Flight (air Traffic Control): What Is Free Flight?, History, Regions, Separation, Conflict and Detection Method Using Center-TRACON Automation System
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