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The job duties of an Electronics Specialist vary according to the narrow scope of each of five fields employing Electronics Specialists. According to the Federal Aviation Association, the five fields are Radar, Navigation Aids, Telecommunications, Automation and Environmental Systems and Equipment. Radar
Electronics Specialists in radar technology often work at Air Route Traffic Control Centres (ARTCC), which provide air traffic control for aircraft in the airspace between local airports' air traffic control areas. Radar Technology Electronics Specialists work on the devices that display the multiple radar images. These kinds of Electronics Specialists also use these systems to manage air traffic coming and going to airports. Navigation Aids Navigation Aids Specialists help pilots in the air to manoeuvre safely and successfully to their destinations. These Electronics Specialists are capable of reading various apparatuses that give information about the weather to pilots, allowing safe landings in low visibility conditions. Additionally, Navigation Aids are able to install and repair all navigation equipment. Navigation Aids Specialists also have to know how to read equipment to be able to guide planes that deviate from their flight plan back to a safe landing strip. Telecommunications Electronics Specialists in Telecommunications monitor and maintain verbal contact between an airplane's pilot and the ground control team. Communication must be efficient and rapid so all pilots in the air know weather conditions, ground conditions, and any unforeseen changes--all of which only those on the ground reading radars and other electronic systems can know. Reading radio devices covering several networks all at once requires Electronic Specialists in Telecommunications to be great organizers and multitask. Automation Automation Electronic Specialists work at Air Route Traffic Control Centres, managing the computers that contain tracking monitors and radar machines. These Electronics Specialists streamline the movement of information about flight schedules and navigation. They are also the safety inspectors, of sorts. They have to supervise flights from their beginnings to the ends, ensuring everything runs smoothly. Environmental Systems and Equipment Environmental Systems and Equipment Specialists take care that the environment around a plane's landing area is safe. This means that these Electronics Specialists must be trained in areas like building climate control, lighting systems and emergency generators. Environmental Systems and Equipment Specialist focus on preventing problems in the flow of electricity running all of the electronic equipment inside the buildings containing ground teams, as well as on or near an airport runway. |
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