Air Traffic Control awarded $412,220

TSTC's Air Traffic Control Technology has been awarded $412,220 in Year 2 Wagner-Peyser funds. The funds will enable TSTC to purchase a tower simulator system, with a 180-degree tower simulator and three controller positions for training in all three ground traffic operations:  clearance delivery/flight data, ground control and local control. 

A student training in radar guides an airplane to the airport, and the tower controller will eventually see this airplane on his or her virtual screen and clear it to land.  The tower simulator will also allow training on directing aircraft to and from runways. The addition of the high-fidelity tower simulator will enhance the quality of the training and establish TSTC Waco's program as a leader in Air Traffic Control instruction. The Air Traffic Control program at TSTC is the only FAA-approved ATC Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program offered at a public college in Texas.