What does ATC do that 'irks' you?

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G'day all,

First of all, great thread (and the one in ATC Issues) from which I hope EVERYONE can learn something. I hope, Conway, you can get what you need from this, and perhaps share some of your findings with us?

From an ATC's perspective, I wonder how many of these problems can be sorted by a formal cross-workplace 'work experience' program, like in the good old days? I loved getting up the pointy end and discussing problems from an ATC and pilot's perspective, and on the flip side, I enjoy having pilots plug in and watch me work. Now days, with cost and resource cutting (and security issues....), there is little opportunity for either camp to step into the other person's shoes (unless you do it in your time off....). I hope this changes.

Cheers all,

NFR.