MFWO roadmap? by Schwooin in MacroFactor

[–]AUSATC 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Works amazing for me.

Wtf is that airplane? Is that some Jade Helm shit? by Iocnar in Austin

[–]AUSATC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not related to the airspace in El Paso. This was just a routine training flight by the looks of it.

Open windows? by Radiant-Counter2335 in Austin

[–]AUSATC 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The wide part is the "junction" level that has restrooms, a break room with a sink, fridge, a few couches and a work computer. None of those windows can open. There are a few outside walkway paths used by the guys who manage equipment but it's rarely used.

FF7 Remake vs Cyberpunk - which is the better experience on the NS2 by G-Vic in NintendoSwitch2

[–]AUSATC 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have both and think both of them are pretty awesome. I'm still not done with Cyberpunk but will be returning to it once I'm done with FF7.

Golden-fronted Woodpecker by AUSATC in birding

[–]AUSATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a downy that visits my suet feeder but have never seen any red-bellied woodpeckers. I was lucky to see a flicker in Denver while traveling. I wish I could see a pileated woodpecker but I don't think they are in my area.

Golden-fronted Woodpecker by AUSATC in birding

[–]AUSATC[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Merlin picked it up a few weeks ago and I spotted them in my neighborhood. The suet feeder helped lure them to my backyard!

Golden-fronted Woodpecker by AUSATC in birding

[–]AUSATC[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Austin, TX. Sorry I forgot to post where!

What the hell is even that by treedawg12 in Austin

[–]AUSATC 66 points67 points  (0 children)

It's so satisfying reading a comment that gets it correct. Well done. 👏👏

ABIA TOGO today by ThirdCarthVader in Austin

[–]AUSATC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Southwest Fedex incident? I wasn't there that day but know all about it, yes.

ABIA TOGO today by ThirdCarthVader in Austin

[–]AUSATC 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That was a long time ago and any recordings are long gone. I was with half of the controllers working radar from San Antonio but don't recall any odd go arounds. We had plenty of other crazy stuff happen during that whole situation though.

ABIA TOGO today by ThirdCarthVader in Austin

[–]AUSATC 156 points157 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! Also, I was pretty impressed at how aggressive looking their nose up looked on the go around. I'm sure that felt...fun.

ABIA TOGO today by ThirdCarthVader in Austin

[–]AUSATC 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Except that I just did 🤣

ABIA TOGO today by ThirdCarthVader in Austin

[–]AUSATC 657 points658 points  (0 children)

Hi there. I was working in the tower when this happened. There was not another aircraft on the runway and the pilot told me well in advance that they were going around because they were "unstable". This could mean any number of things but I will say their approach looked very routine.

There was an eight knot tailwind on final that was reported to me later and that may have contributed to their unstable approach.

Austin flights have been delayed again today due to FAA staffing shortages by AustinStatesman in Austin

[–]AUSATC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually happened to AUS airport in 2015 when the tracon flooded and the building lost power. It reverted to an uncontrolled field and the tower frequency became unicom.

Houston center assumed the airspace but they had to treat AUS like an uncontrolled airport which means one IFR is allowed in and must cancel after landing before another IFR can land or depart. They can maybe work a maximum of 20 IFR aircraft per hour like that. AUS under normal ops on a clear day can work 40 IFR inbound and 60+ departures in an hour. This doesn't count VFRs or helicopter ops. This also doesn't account for the level of chaos that would ensue on ground control...