<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n3.1. During the First Momens, There Will Be Chaos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
There will be chaos during the first moments after the invaders have been detected. All of a sudden, all traffic on the ground must be stopped. No one knows in which direction the invaders will walk. In addition, airliners, which are still approaching the airport, must rapidly be placed in holding patterns, or diverted to other airports, depending on their distance to the affected airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we now think about how difficult an air traffic controller\u00b4s job is, we can easily imagine that such an event increases the likelihood to make a momentous error. Examples of such errors include forgetting a plane or vehicle on a particular runway or issuing a wrong clearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3.2. Rapid Recovery From the Startle Effect and Great Skills Are Needed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It is vital to recover from the startle effect quickly. ATC officers must now use what they have learned in training and all their experience to handle the situation, which demands that they stop all traffic without any collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to achieve this, they must manage the workload and make sensible decisions instantly. They must use their situational awareness maximally, to keep an eye on every single airliner or vehicle which is currently under their control. In their communication with the affected pilots, they should not show that they are under enormous pressure (another human factor). Despite of the pressure and everything that is going on simultaneously, they still have to use standard phraseology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also due to the excellent work of ATC officers that such demonstrations have not caused a serious accident yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n