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Pilot here, I can almost guarantee that it’s because the equipment is incredibly old and long overdue for replacement. The FAA is actually just beginning a massive overhaul of the entire ATC system and stuff like this is another reason why that’s needed.
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Anonymous 1d

I mean I did hear before that they haven’t really done any major updates on it since like the late 60s

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Anonymous 1d

So it’s not dangerous

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

That’s largely correct. The radios especially are ancient, and ground traffic especially is still largely tracked by paper slips physically moved around control centers

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