<<one of the senior managers ........ doubles as a radar controller,>>
Now that is something I really would like to see........ Do you sell tickets for these events?
You're just a little out-of-date LHR Director
Certainly, as far as NATS Airports (NSL) is concerned, there are plenty of 'senior managers' who - if ATCOs - also provide operational cover, albeit for sickness cover and/or leave relief.
Such locations include:-
Aberdeen
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Gatwick
London/City
Luton
Southampton
Stansted.
I'm not talking here about watch managers/supervisors but individuals who are part of the unit management.
The days that you (and I) can recall 25 years ago at LHR when not even the watch managers/supervisors were 'valid' have long gone. Even 15 years ago at places like Gatwick, such staff were required to hold a Unit Licence Endorsement ('validation').
NSL (the NATS Airports business) is not the inefficient, overblown civil service 'Ministry' animal that it was (which in part, explains the remarks from the staff at LXGB, about which I make no comment...).
