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Old 15th Jun 2020, 08:11
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chevvron
 
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Originally Posted by scifi
Hi All, I was under the impression that London Information had no radar service but just used a large map with several Post-It Notes, to contain all their information. However I was given some excellent service from them a few weeks ago, so maybe they are not so antiquated.
I wonder if they are allowed to use FR24 to plot the positions of the aircraft with which they are in contact....?
It would be much cheaper than having a full UK coverage radar system..
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London Information is manned/womanned by Area FISOs who are not trained or even licensed to use surveillance based equipment.
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