Originally Posted by
Gonzo
BD,
I'm not talking about 620 different answers, I'm talking about one of two answers. Yes or no. It depends on who you talk to, it also depends whether it's off the record, or more official, or if a manager is present. Even getting people to sign letters informing management of concerns gets difficult if some people have future aspirations for promotion. Oh, they agree with you in private, but don't want to damage their prospects. 
Hhhhhmmmm. The culture in NSL must be very different to that in NERL where we openly encourage people to tell us the problems.
And what if the simulations show that the ATC requirements are not being met? Should we then dismiss them as simulations and see what happens in the real world?
Nope, we never do that. If its obvious that it doesn't work in the sim then its blindingly obvious that it won't work for real, so we fix it or come up with a valid workaround.
Firstly we were told we were being anti-change and that it was just lack of familiarity. Then we were told to wait until the start of our training in the sim and see what we felt then. Then we were told to wait until we got to level 2 (busier) in the sim, and see how we felt. Then we were told to wait until level 3 (even busier) in the sim, and see how we felt. Then we were told to wait until after our shadowing (following through real traffic and R/T in our new tower with EFPS) and see how we felt. Funny how we're still saying the same thing.
By the time you're shadowing its too late to change things.
Got it thanks, will reply later.
BD