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Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jul 2023, 06:28
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

You're on the training salary until you arrive at...

You're on the training salary until you arrive at a unit. Then, if I remember correctly and I'm prepared to be wrong on this, you lose the living allowance, but you gain the anti-social hours payment...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2022, 07:37
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Depends on where you're sent after the college....

Depends on where you're sent after the college. NATS band their units from 1-5 and the the Band 5 units will see you on over £100k within 10-12 years of validation depending on a few other factors. I...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Jun 2019, 10:50
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

So essentially what they're saying is that you've...

So essentially what they're saying is that you've met the minimum requirements but you might not have made the minimum requirements still.
Forum: ATC Issues
9th May 2019, 14:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If you're in Hedge End, then stay at the Holiday...

If you're in Hedge End, then stay at the Holiday Inn Express at the Ageas Bowl. Reasonably priced and if the traffic is crap, which it usually is, then you can actually walk it in about 10-15...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Mar 2019, 18:35
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Hearing test, sight test, ECG, BP check, urine...

Hearing test, sight test, ECG, BP check, urine test, reflexes, height/weight, medical history (yours and family) etc. As this is your initial medical, there may be a few more bits than that to it -...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Mar 2019, 21:35
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

As it stands the current recruitment process will...

As it stands the current recruitment process will continue for people in the current pool. There are several dates in April and May being looked at for people who pass Stage 2 before April. My only...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2019, 05:42
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

1. It depends. The tower course is around 6...

1. It depends. The tower course is around 6 months total if I remember rightly and the area course is now 9 months. This assumes you fail nothing and all your courses run consecutively. There's a...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2019, 20:13
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Without wishing to sound too harsh, if you've...

Without wishing to sound too harsh, if you've failed the DART tests twice you may well not be the right type for air traffic. I don't mean that in a rude way, it's just a fact that some people have...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Nov 2018, 15:39
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

No one on here can give you the answer to that -...

No one on here can give you the answer to that - you need to speak to NATS HR department and they can advise you on what your options are
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2018, 08:04
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If you're really sure it's what you want to do...

If you're really sure it's what you want to do and you've been invited back, then go for it. Use the year to build up a little more life experience and then you're in a better position. If you're...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Oct 2018, 18:14
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Leaving CTC/Whiteley at 4 is hellish. It's...

Leaving CTC/Whiteley at 4 is hellish. It's already jammed up by then, likewise at 8 in the morning. It's queueing before 7.30 in the mornings - that's been my experience on the few times I've...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Oct 2018, 05:47
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

The Solent Hotel (https://www.solenthotel.co.uk)...

The Solent Hotel (https://www.solenthotel.co.uk) - it's not the cheapest, but it's within walking distance

The Lodge at Solent (https://www.lodgeatsolent.co.uk/) - in the same place, but seems to...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Sep 2018, 07:20
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Parking is horrendous on site, it's often full by...

Parking is horrendous on site, it's often full by 8.30. if you can't park there, then the shopping village lets you park for 4 hours and is only a 10 minute walk at most away.
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Apr 2018, 17:06
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Be French for starters.

Be French for starters.
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Mar 2018, 15:27
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Learn the booklet and just be refreshed and...

Learn the booklet and just be refreshed and relaxed really, as best you can be anyway :)

There was a good post about Day 2 a while back, but I'm too lazy to search for it
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Feb 2018, 15:03
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

15 days is enough time.

15 days is enough time.
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2018, 06:17
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Good point :)

Good point :)
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jan 2018, 17:37
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Exeter isn't a NATS airport, so you won't going...

Exeter isn't a NATS airport, so you won't going there if you're applying through NATS. You can make a request for where you want to go, but the reality is that you'll be sent where the company needs...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Aug 2017, 15:54
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Are you cycling from the NATS end or just to your...

Are you cycling from the NATS end or just to your local station? If the latter, then take something to change into on the train and get changed once you've unsweated a bit.

If you're planning...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jul 2017, 16:31
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Airspace...

https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Airspace/Air-traffic-control/Licences/Introduction-to-Air-Traffic-Controller-licences/
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Mar 2017, 13:49
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

There isn't much in the way of public transport...

There isn't much in the way of public transport in Whiteley especially at that time of the morning.

There's a B&B just down the road from Swanwick, which is only about a 10 minute drive from CTC -...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Feb 2017, 14:25
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

There's been enough posts in this thread over the...

There's been enough posts in this thread over the past year or so detailing what goes on in the tests. Rather than wanting a load of hand holding might I suggest you try looking back though some of...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Nov 2016, 08:28
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Have you checked the part about the medical with...

Have you checked the part about the medical with NATS as I believe their requirements are more stringent than the CAA ones for an ATCO, or they were last time I really paid attention to them
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Sep 2016, 12:15
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If it says on the website you can only apply...

If it says on the website you can only apply once, then I guess you can only apply once. If you really want to know the answer then ask HR
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Aug 2016, 20:21
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

The booklet in question is about 30 odd pages...

The booklet in question is about 30 odd pages now, it was smaller when I went through the application process although that was 14 years ago now. That said, it's very easy to learn it, if you really...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th May 2016, 20:10
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Crazy Voyager is right, they all take at most a...

Crazy Voyager is right, they all take at most a day.
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Mar 2016, 15:10
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

It depends where you're staying - the Solent...

It depends where you're staying - the Solent Hotel in Whiteley is about a 5 - 10 minute walk. Having never stayed there, I don't know how much it is to stay:

Hotels in Hampshire | Solent Hotel &...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Mar 2016, 12:20
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

1. Don't know. 2. Check rightmove and...

1. Don't know.

2. Check rightmove and other letting agencies in the area, it depends entirely on where you want to live. The college is in Whiteley which is a well off area with a lot of family...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jan 2016, 14:21
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Unit training depends entirely on which unit you...

Unit training depends entirely on which unit you go to. You don't get a choice - you can select a preference, but you'll go where the company needs you to go, which may well mean uprooting your...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jul 2015, 05:55
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

On the basis that almost all of HR seem to have...

On the basis that almost all of HR seem to have absolutely no idea about what the job entails beyond a brief description I'd highly doubt it. I fully suspect it's all done by a computer with reviews...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Aug 2014, 05:00
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If NATS could manage it, they'd get rid of all of...

If NATS could manage it, they'd get rid of all of the ATCOs and just become an airspace consultancy service. They've no interest in actual air traffic anymore. there's more money to be made telling...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jul 2014, 05:50
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

It certainly helps a lot, and in the UK there is...

It certainly helps a lot, and in the UK there is a minimum standard required before your application would even be considered.

I would guess that's the same world wide
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2013, 07:59
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Probably by train, National Rail Enquiries -...

Probably by train, National Rail Enquiries - Official source for UK train times and timetables (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk).

If you're going to CTC at Whiteley, Swanwick is the nearest...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2013, 06:10
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If you found your way this far, I'd like to...

If you found your way this far, I'd like to assume that you've read back a few pages on this thread. What you want to know is more than adequately covered if you put in a few minutes of effort and...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Feb 2013, 19:45
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,752,260
Posted By The Many Tentacles

They won't adjust the pass mark. If everyone...

They won't adjust the pass mark. If everyone achieves the required mark you all pass, it's not like they're just looking for the best 20 candidates.
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