Chiglet,
You can have 50 controllers on duty but if only one is plugged in then there is still only one controller staffing a position.
At Midnight especially this time of the year the 1 controller has all the frequencies banboxed and the term early go (which I am sure you are very familiar with
) is in effect.
1 plugged in at an airport with several movements. 2 Plugged in at an airport with 0 movements. Where in the world does not matter.
Oh and the AAODDNNSOO was not a local Manch agreement and was used elsewhere after Manch changed to the MMAANNOOO.
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The current proposals are easily interpreted as more money for the same old overtime. Clever proposal especially when so many said that overtime requirements were unsafe. No mention of the words "safe" "orderly" or "expeditious" in anything I have come across. Perhaps the objectives have changed.
Puts the ATCOs in a dammed if you do and dammed if you don't position.
Regards,
DFC