Video calls on Skype, Teams and Zoom have become a part of life over the past few months, so while we wait for the day we can all fly again, here are a few air traffic control related backgrounds for your next call – perfect for any avgeek!
And if you’re not sure how to change your background, here’s a handy guide.
Enjoy.
Lowther Hill radar
London Area Control at Swanwick Control Centre
Southampton in the fog
Prestwick Centre operations room
Luton landing
Inside Heathrow tower
The Digital Tower Lab
The view from Heathrow tower
The first control tower at Croydon Airport
European air traffic
Controllers at Croydon Airport
Bristol long exposure photograph
Croydon Airport, 1925
Inside Aberdeen Tower
Farnborough tower
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18.06.2020
08:19
Alex Brooker
thank you for these, fantastic!
18.06.2020
10:26
Gez T
In Skype it mirrors the image it seems (flips it left right), So NATS watermark becomes “STAN”! Don’t know if you ought to change the watermark accordingly? But far far worse the runways at EGLL end up looking all wrong… OK, I’m a sad geek, I’ll just flip the photo in Photoshop and get my coat 🙁
18.06.2020
16:45
Paul Beauchamp
Senior Communications Manager, Brand PR & Marketing CommunicationsI thought the same thing, Gez but apparently it only appears mirrored to you. Anyone on the call will see the EGLL runways in all their correct glory.
16:45
Paul Beauchamp
Senior Communications Manager, Brand PR & Marketing Communications20.06.2020
20:08
Bob Alexander
Only one ( marginally ) engineering photo. Some things never change.