I'm going to be starting at NATS soon and the one thing I've heard stressed a lot is to get a head start learning aircraft data. My question is - what data is useful for an ATCO to memorise?
I have 3 major sources to go at -
Jane's - seems a bit light on info.
Eurocontrol - seems a bit heavy on info.
NATS - just right? Do I really need to learn length and wingspan to 2 decimal points?
So if I were to design my own aircraft flashcards which would be the best data to learn? Also, should I go with my gut feeling that I should know more about an Airbus A320 say than a Bombardier CRJ-900LR?