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Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter
really? wind direction and speed? i think only if it has changed somewhat from the ATIS information..or if the pic did not confirm he has ATIS when he made initial contact with tower, incidentally landing clearances comes from the tower controller who ofcourse is also ATC but in general airjock terms ATC is either approach/departure or center..
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whether the pilot states he has ATIS or not, you still give wind direction and speed to an aircraft taking off, landing, or doing a low approach.
A tower controller is an air traffic controller.. a ground controller is an air traffic controller... the flight data guy is an air traffic controller. The guy doing approach or departure is an air traffic controller... the guy at center is an air traffic controller. You dont just learn one position at the academy, you learn them all and then the facility chief will assign you to whatever opening he needs filled. It is all referred to as ATC because ATC = Air Traffic Control.