Today at EDI and always....
I felt sorry for the ATCO this afternoon at EDI.
He was under pressure from all sides. There were light aircraft coming and going, there were 6 or 7 jets/turboprops trying to leave AND worst of all a bloody Calibrator flying the WRONG way up 24 when 06 was in use, which has caused idiotic delays.
Now what I don't understand is:
Why did the "person in authority" whomever it may have been, pick the busiest and most unpopular time to caliberate the ILS?
Why could it not wait for an hour or so, when everyone would have been gone????? Why Why Why???
Why is it that always at EDI the controller waits until the landing aircraft almost vacates, before issuing a line-up clearance to the next waiting/eager aircraft? Why? And... often says "be ready for an immediate"???? Why can WE always see these things coming but "they" can't? It's most frustrating to us knowing that the next aircraft on approach will be tight and he/she COULD have lined us up earlier. Don't they think/anticipate or what then???
That's enough for today, more tomorrow!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmoist
Last edited by moist; 7th Jun 2005 at 09:02.