STARS Tips/Tricks

[Stinger]

I recall seeing that command once, if I'm not mistaken aren't you putting the scope into Precision Runway Monitor mode? That's supposed to be a super specialized function, not one for providing general services. I agree with Stinger, that doesn't sound legal if you ever have responsibility for target resolution. At a Class D VFR tower you can get away with it, but don't think you can just do this when you're working a TRSA or something.

Yeah, I'm reading the STARS manual now. That enables the Parallel Approach Monitor view. When toggled on, the dimensions of target symbols are made smaller to reduce possible overlap for aircraft on simultaneous parallel approaches.

Interesting that the privilege level required is "any" so it's not restricted at all.

 

[Atcbrownie]

It's not natively restricted in STARS however, it can and should be restricted by your facilities OSF if you don't run simultaneous instrument approaches to parallel runways. Even if you do run SIMULS, the functionality should only be available on those scopes that are performing final monitor functionality.

Essentially, you shouldn't be using it in any scenario outside of final monitor during SIMULS.

 

[S.T.O.P.]

Used it in our vfr tower and it was nice. That and MF B, Mode-2 turned off makes the radar look clean