Is it possible to train prior to TSEW?

[Mr.Tickles]

The rumour mill that I heard from our techs was that the old school guys wanted to keep the ABC keyboards and with NATCA involved they kept them when they upgraded from ARTS to STARTS. At my last facility with all the VFR pop-ups it was insane for me to type on the ABC, when I transferred to DOD QWERTY was like a God send, now I can kick out a local/NAS flight plan in under 7 seconds provided the pilot gives all the information in one go.

Why does this not surprise me one bit. You’d think switching out keyboards would be a simple task.

 

[GulfBravoPapa]

Why does this not surprise me one bit. You’d think switching out keyboards would be a simple task.

Ours are built into the console and not the same size or shape as a QWERTY keyboard. Doesn't actually seem all that easy at all.

 

[Jamesn90]

Anyone able to get a waiver with the issues in OKC? My date has gotten moved around a few times and I’ve heard there are a few facilities that have waivers in to get the show started.