And I hear that AirServices are so short of Air Traffic Controllers in some areas the overtime costs are horrendous. This doesn't even consider the impost on skilled controller numbers of the impending retirement wave / experience bubble. What the hell is going on?
300 hours overtime a year is commonplace. I know of 1 guy last week who was called for an E/D while he was on sick leave
Is it really true that the LT controller has no radar? How is traffic passed - via ML?!)
yes and yes