TC Willy Waving Thread :-)

[UriahHeep]

Hey Doos,……sorry Dyce, you’ve obviously got a major self esteem problem. A little on the diminutive side are we?,….. or been overlooked once too often?

When you have this guys level of experience and exposure,…….OI!!,cannot believe that I have to explain this!..............and as multi-skilled as he is, there develops an instinctive take on any one individuals general disposition within the work place. I know probably one or two of the individuals he is talking about, and Marlboroman is 100% correct in what he says, barring maybe the fact there could possibly be more of the so called “naturals” as he put its. However, what he is absolutely correct in saying is they are indeed a rare breed amongst rare breeds, pretty much like you would find many pilots who just somehow ’take’ to flying and display an almost uncanny ability to pre-empt any pending problems. You can train other pilots to incredibly high levels on some of the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world and they will be good, but they will still not have the almost ‘like-a-fish-to-water’ feel for aerodynamics and flying in general.

I can contextualise it further, but then it just gets ridiculous. In any event, the lesson or point in what he stated was simply a focus on attitude and how with the right attitude, circumstances tend to become a side-bar issue,….in short, the correct attitude makes your job enjoyable irrespective of where you work or under what conditions you work . It’s a paradigm…….and all too often, ATCO’s with the correct paradigm frequently tend to be admired almost revered in disbelief, given some of the environs they execute their duties within or from.

In all honesty, wish I had that ‘natural’ ability, but I don’t, like most, Salary, Environs and Perks etc,etc, are the order of the day for me, yet I still consider myself a pretty damn competent ATC. Not too much wrong with that I don’t think.

As far as I know, being checked out by an LCE is an attempt or gauging tool to ensure standards are being maintained, procedures are adhered to, in general both ICAO SARP’s and Local ATSU TOA’s and LOA’s/MOU’s are being observed……..not so much an ATCO’s general ability.

However if you still believe that every ATCO in the world must be assessed in order to realise his/her general ability……..well then old buddy, old cock, you still have so much to learn, which you will start to do in a more upward curve when you firstly remove those blinkers, secondly when you remove that bug from your behind and thirdly when you start taking a more holistic perspective of ATM.

Now more importantly, Marlboro….where are you Dude?