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17th July 2006 | 22:28

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Gonzo

Joined: Dec 1999

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From: LHR/EGLL

Terrain Safe, I wasn't getting at anybody in particular, just wanted to pre-empt anyone else getting in there and escalating it!

You're 100% correct....The general ATC/aviation training I got even in 98/99 was a lot more comprehensive than trainees get now. However, if you're told to increase trainee output and cut course lengths, which are you going to get rid of? Ten sim runs or an afternoon's visit to Heathrow and a bit of OJT etc etc?

We at the units who are faced with the consequences of these decisions should be putting pressure on our GMs and NSL bigwigs to reverse it. I know we at Heathrow are.