Hi Spoonbill
I don't wish to sidetrack the thread too much, but with respect, I disagree with your assertion that UK ATCOs are not permitted to operate ILS switching. I suggest that it may be policy at some NATS ATC units for the Tels engineers to exclusively operate the ILS selection, but this is not the case at all ILS equiped Airports. A number of Airports are H24, but do not necessarily have Tels engineers on site H24. In the event of a Runway change, ATC at such Airports have the authority, and the facility within the VCR, to select the ILS for the appropriate Runway in use. The functionality of the ILS can also be monitored from duplicate displays easily visible to the Controllers.
[ 12 September 2001: Message edited by: spekesoftly ]