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decisions were usually correct, although of course at the time we thought they were all idiots!
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So what has actually changed?
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Perhaps that the board that took up a wall in the old
old ASCOT ops HQ has been replaced by the same information spread over several A3 sized computer pages? Although information is shared more easily using the electronic system, when you want overall SA sometimes 'The Big Picture' needs to be just that!
That and the people working there are simply chimps at times
. A recent ex-Lyneham bloke who was very able when he was still here argued with one of our Captains about max take-off weight and range, refusing to believe that he couldn't carry the freight
and the fuel until the correct jetplan was sent to him!!! Thank heavens for people like MALM G********e. At least when he answered the 'phone there was some practical help on offer.