The use of flight strips is required at ZSE (vZSE 7110.00). Using flight strips helps you stay organized and not forget or lose track of things. The following questions can all be answered by looking at a properly marked flight strip:
Where is this aircraft at the airport?
Do they have the latest ATIS?
Have they received a clearance?
What runway are they assigned for departure?
And other information useful when working events.
This also makes briefing another controller far easier. You don't have to remember all of this for every aircraft and communicate it to the next controller. The flight strips take care of that for you.
This page serves as a reference for the use of flight strips. Refer to the latest strip marking order for all of the requirements.
To work with strips you should first be connected to the network with CRC. Then open the vStrips site. Log in and select the facility you want to work strips for (the steps are very similar to another vNAS tool you will learn about soon, vTDLS). See the documentation for more details on how to use the flight strip system.
M1: Letter of reported ATIS
M2:
Aircraft Location other than the passenger Terminal (NGA=North GA)
(SEA ONLY): Ramp exit location (R22,R66, R77, R88, R99)
M3: Assigned departure runway
M4:
PDC - If sent via TDLS
CRB - Correct voice clearance read back
M5: SKIP
M6: Intersection departure taxiway letter (if not full length)
During events or other periods of abnormal traffic. TMU Strip markings:
M7: EDCT time
M8: RR - release request / GH - Gate Hold / GS - Ground Stop
M9: FRC - Full route clearance / SWP - SWAP route / TMU - ALT event route
Clearance delivery is required to fill in M1, M2, M4
Ground is required to fill in M1, M2, M3, M6