Roy Hudd
[I liked your "News Hudlines" BTW
unlike "taking the" mickyman
RoyHudd
You should'nt really let the Emu dictate your post.
MM
BUT, ATC is run by NATS, [as you probably know] specifically NSL... Twr/Apc and NERL ... en Route.
NSL are contracted to provide Twr/Apc ATC for the "Airport".
Now, I used to work in the Tower as an ATSA, and a part of my duties was to do a manual ATIS/DATIS
every 30 mins 24/7/365 [or one of my colleagues would stand in for me
]. We
had to add all sorts of gen, on a broadcast, [some of which you have highlighted]...but if there was a Met "Special"....we had to do the same thing again, and again. Now it is [semi] automated, it
is slightly better, but there are still a lot of inputs that the ATSA
has to do.
Stopbars, "Pilots"
do cross
RED ones...
seen it happen.
I
know that it's long winded, but it is for
your safety
Getting off soapbox now