Long Serving Controller Retires from Sydney
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Long Serving Controller Retires from Sydney
After 39 years as an Air Traffic Controller, Jeff Lockey is retiring from Airservices Australia on 8 Aug 08. Currently employed as an Aerodrome Controller in Sydney Tower, Jeff has worked in all three Sydney Towers as an ADC and Ground Controller. In his earlier years he also worked in various radar positions including Approach, Departures and Arrivals, and spent a short time as a Flow controller, all at Sydney. During his unblemished career he has ensured the safety of millions of passengers, aircrew and ground staff as they passed through Sydney.
Jeff works his last shift at Sydney on Thu 7 Aug from 1330 - 2000. If you are passing through Sydney during that time I'm sure he would appreciate your words of farewell.
Jeff works his last shift at Sydney on Thu 7 Aug from 1330 - 2000. If you are passing through Sydney during that time I'm sure he would appreciate your words of farewell.
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Jeff
Best of luck for the future my friend. Have a great retirement.
For those that don't know Jeff - one of the best guys on the planet.
I shall be in touch Jeff.
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Best of luck for the future my friend. Have a great retirement.
For those that don't know Jeff - one of the best guys on the planet.
I shall be in touch Jeff.
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Best wishes for the rest of your life.
Hi Jeff
Prior to my retirement former colleagues said 'you won't miss the job, but you will miss your workmates'. Within days after I retired I found that I didn't miss the job or the people I had worked with.
Enjoy your new life - there is a whole new world out there and for a young chap like you it's not too late to find something else interesting to fill in your time.
I enjoyed working with you over the years - even if you were a bit contrary at times, but I was always confident that your operational decisions were good ones.
I wish you all the very best in your 'retirement'.
Prior to my retirement former colleagues said 'you won't miss the job, but you will miss your workmates'. Within days after I retired I found that I didn't miss the job or the people I had worked with.
Enjoy your new life - there is a whole new world out there and for a young chap like you it's not too late to find something else interesting to fill in your time.
I enjoyed working with you over the years - even if you were a bit contrary at times, but I was always confident that your operational decisions were good ones.
I wish you all the very best in your 'retirement'.
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Good riddance to another waste of space Sydney controller. Sooner they close the place and get rid of all of the lazy b@^*ard so-called controllers [more like hinderers] at Sydney the better.
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U-ATC,
Let me see.
You have exactly how many instructions at your command as an ATC?
Go fast. That's one.
Go slow. That's two.
Turn right. That's three.
Turn left. That's four.
Climb. That's five.
Descend. That's six.
Can't think of any more [unless you're a tower controller who can say stop!].
So, you have EXACTLY SIX INSTRUCTIONS that you can give, and you consider yourself worthy of a huge salary and a huge range of service conditions that the average Australian could only dream of. You are an anachronism and a hindrance to effective air traffic management. Resign, and do the travelling public a favour!!!
Let me see.
You have exactly how many instructions at your command as an ATC?
Go fast. That's one.
Go slow. That's two.
Turn right. That's three.
Turn left. That's four.
Climb. That's five.
Descend. That's six.
Can't think of any more [unless you're a tower controller who can say stop!].
So, you have EXACTLY SIX INSTRUCTIONS that you can give, and you consider yourself worthy of a huge salary and a huge range of service conditions that the average Australian could only dream of. You are an anachronism and a hindrance to effective air traffic management. Resign, and do the travelling public a favour!!!
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keep a sharp lookout
Jeff,
Thanks for the good times and the support in the bad times, the freely offered tips, the healthy disrespect of managers and the detestation of lame ducks, lurk merchants and doggo dodgers.
Subtract those four categories, you ain't got many friends left.... who cares? The remainder are solid. (perhaps, even, no one in particular!)
WELLCONCERNED - F U
you have no idea!
I have stood beside this bloke, for nearly 20 years, countless boring shifts and the occasional moments of sheer terror.
I give you the tip, mate, one of the best, a passionate aviationista.
There are few people around with his dedication to grass roots flying, air traffic control and the human condition.
Do you fly 767's?
Thanks for the good times and the support in the bad times, the freely offered tips, the healthy disrespect of managers and the detestation of lame ducks, lurk merchants and doggo dodgers.
Subtract those four categories, you ain't got many friends left.... who cares? The remainder are solid. (perhaps, even, no one in particular!)
WELLCONCERNED - F U
you have no idea!
I have stood beside this bloke, for nearly 20 years, countless boring shifts and the occasional moments of sheer terror.
I give you the tip, mate, one of the best, a passionate aviationista.
There are few people around with his dedication to grass roots flying, air traffic control and the human condition.
Do you fly 767's?
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Wellconcerned
Knowing when to issue an instruction is as important as issuing the correct instruction. In your view there are only 6 instructions, I suggest you read a copy of MATS.
6 choices hey? "Hmmmm, which one will I use, which instruction will not put an aircraft or another aircraft nearby in danger. Decisions decisions" the ATC ponders......whoops to late as the burning wreckage of two RPT jets rain down on an inner Sydney suburb.
Perhaps an example is in order: Someone throws a rock at you, the rock is flying towards your head, I know that the correct instruction to you is "DUCK". Too bad if I say it a little too late hey????
Obviously you have absolutley no idea of what ATCs do or how they do it. I suggest that you contact your nearest ATC provider and ask if you can visit an ATC facility.
If, as I suspect, you are a child, then you probably wont be allowed in until you grow up.
Regards
Stephen
Knowing when to issue an instruction is as important as issuing the correct instruction. In your view there are only 6 instructions, I suggest you read a copy of MATS.
6 choices hey? "Hmmmm, which one will I use, which instruction will not put an aircraft or another aircraft nearby in danger. Decisions decisions" the ATC ponders......whoops to late as the burning wreckage of two RPT jets rain down on an inner Sydney suburb.
Perhaps an example is in order: Someone throws a rock at you, the rock is flying towards your head, I know that the correct instruction to you is "DUCK". Too bad if I say it a little too late hey????
Obviously you have absolutley no idea of what ATCs do or how they do it. I suggest that you contact your nearest ATC provider and ask if you can visit an ATC facility.
If, as I suspect, you are a child, then you probably wont be allowed in until you grow up.
Regards
Stephen
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What a sweetheart
Well-concerned, I can tell from your last couple of posts that you are a brilliant, highly skilled, versatile, w@nker of the first degree. What a CLINT! If you truly believe ATC only requires six instructions, you wouldn't make a controller's jockstrap.
good luck in retirement, just need to hear a sound bite of his voice to pick who it is on the other end of the line though!
