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penultimate practice-based training period of the air traffic control basic
training. Although not yet a qualified air traffic controller, the trainee was
allowed to carry out real work tasks under the supervision of the qualified
on-the-job instructor (OJTI).
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As a tower controller, the trainee’s duty was to
provide information, instructions and clearances for aircraft and vehicles so
that they could operate on and around the airport.
The area control data, collected January-April 2003, consists of 10 hours
of video recordings of air traffic control teamwork between the two con-
trollers working in ...