PDC equipment??

[TowerGuy17]

Hello Controllers,


I was curious what a tower would have to do to acquire the needed equipment to issue automated PDCs? Our tower does currently have a feed from our tracon for stars, along with a FDIO terminal and printer for strips. Additionally, the airport has an ASOS. We are 90-95% all corporate traffic and the amount of full route clearances given on a shift has grown 10 fold. Not to mention on SWAP days/nights ugh. I have been doing some research on the TDLS and TFDM systems but really can’t find anything about the actual equipment used. Is there someone who could point me in the right direction or supply a contact within the NAS who I can speak to about all this. Our airport is slated to break ground on a new tower in June (fingers crossed). This would be a perfect time to add this service to our workflow.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

TowerGuy

 

[KP-ATC]

Pro tip:
Most pilots have access to 'expected ATC routing' through their EFB. The software connects to the flight data computers. Wait a couple minutes after making a route amendment in the FDIO then ask the pilot to refresh their expected route in their EFB. Then when you read them the FRC as normal, they are following along rather than transcribing.

 

[bravounite33]

Hello Controllers,


I was curious what a tower would have to do to acquire the needed equipment to issue automated PDCs? Our tower does currently have a feed from our tracon for stars, along with a FDIO terminal and printer for strips. Additionally, the airport has an ASOS. We are 90-95% all corporate traffic and the amount of full route clearances given on a shift has grown 10 fold. Not to mention on SWAP days/nights ugh. I have been doing some research on the TDLS and TFDM systems but really can’t find anything about the actual equipment used. Is there someone who could point me in the right direction or supply a contact within the NAS who I can speak to about all this. Our airport is slated to break ground on a new tower in June (fingers crossed). This would be a perfect time to add this service to our workflow.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

TowerGuy

Thayer Davis from MSP is the TDLS 114 Representative. He's going to be the only one that actually gives you all the information you want and need.

 

[Move78]

Thayer Davis from MSP is the TDLS 114 Representative. He's going to be the only one that actually gives you all the information you want and need.

Off with his head

 

[TowerGuy17]

Thayer Davis from MSP is the TDLS 114 Representative. He's going to be the only one that actually gives you all the information you want and need.

Do you know how I can make contact with them? Thanks for the heads up

 

[32andBelow]

Pro tip:
Most pilots have access to 'expected ATC routing' through their EFB. The software connects to the flight data computers. Wait a couple minutes after making a route amendment in the FDIO then ask the pilot to refresh their expected route in their EFB. Then when you read them the FRC as normal, they are following along rather than transcribing.

This is the most insane work around I’ve ever heard. So funny. 😂. I mean it makes sense by why does fore flight have better info than the tower.

 

[Bandit117]

Do you know how I can make contact with them? Thanks for the heads up

Are you at a contract tower? There might be very little anyone can do

 

[TowerGuy17]

We are but we are federally funded. So the FAS usually grants us requests if presented properly