Originally Posted by Gonzo
Oh my God!!! I've just realised that I had no previous ATC experience before I did the Aerodrome course at Hurn. And I was posted to Heathrow! What were they thinking????????
We sometimes still ask that question in the bunker.
NATS for a while had ATCOs who (for a number of reasons) ended up tower only at radar/tower units - which made little business sense.