Originally Posted by
escaped.atco
I've heard the phrase "support free environment" bandied about now for several years. The premise being that the ATCO takes on the support roles during their downtime and gives the support tasking the required priority when they are busy. Probably ok when the ATCO is operating during quiet times or when traffic is straightforward, definitely not ok at any other time!
The trouble is, we've worked in that environment for the past 4 and 1/2 months, and it's not going to change over the winter.
What happens next summer, at this stage, is anybody's guess.