Gliding Queensland has arranged tours of Airservices facilities at Brisbane Airport. The first of many group visits over the coming months assembled in their conference room on Tuesday evening 1st December.

Airservices staff explained the role they play in Australian flight management and gave presentations on Violations of Controlled Airspace (VCAs) and Search And Rescue processes.

The group was then shown through the Operations Room, the Simulator area and the Flight Planning & Briefing Centre.

Operations Room - controlling 5% of the world's airspace. Photo shows half of the floorspace

Part of the tour group

Simulator Room - offline versions of active Operations Room consoles. Real life scenarios are set up here for training and review.

Flight Planning and Briefing Centre - Jeremy Thompson running through details on his SAR screen

HF radio communications consoles. Controlling aircraft outside of VHF radio coverage.

Additional tours are being organised for early 2010. If you would like to see Airservices Brisbane
in operation and haven't put your name down, contact
Gavin Foster secretary@glidingqueensland.org.au