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How the FAA Let Remote Tower Technology Slip Right Through Its Fingers

Jetwhine

Using HD cameras, controllers can zoom in on any given point within the cameras range, say an aircraft on final approach. Thanks to the technology involved, a Remote Towers video feeds can be piped into a control room located any distance from the airport. The room could be across the runway, across the road, or across town.