What happened at WAL....seemed to be one controller on his own working all sectors at Manchester Centre...saw the potential hit and tried to phone....couldn't get through. Did the SMF spot it or will it be an under-the-carpet job?
We have had a reply at the Towers from a controller at MACC, and I'm sure he won't mind me anonymously putting the gist of it here...
I can assure you that no incident took place over WAL. I made
enquiries yesterday and we are at a loss to understand this post.
It may be a malicious act or based on the fact that 3 miles radar
separation is all that's required.... Manchester Area never reduces to fewer than 2 sectors and that was the case for most of Saturday afternoon when traffic loading was very light.... ..Had an incident occured the Separation Montior Function would have picked it up and it would now be on the National Database.
This may be a Rumour forum, but I'm not convinced there wasn't some malice behind this post. Please don't abuse the privilege of anonymity in such a way, it does nothing for the allied professions around aviation. Squid.