Ann Marie Brennan, a manager at the air-traffic control office, was quoted in the report, released on August 2, as saying the radar display showed the two planes "pass right over each other".

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Compared to the vast majority of static, reflective signs, these radar-display systems are relatively rare.

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This leadership display put Runstad on the corporate radar.

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This is because there would be virtually no delay on the display screen, compared to old-style radar.

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Simply use an iPhone or iPad to display the estimated distance to the pen, which is displayed intuitively in a radar-style view.

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Typically when I see a stock display a change in character I take notice and begin to put it on the radar.

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