Previously ..... "G-ABCD, identified, Radar Advisory/Radar Information Service" (instinctively, due to 25 years experience, and solid knowledge of airspace etc..)
After March 12th .... and numerous airspace changes ... which change Class depending on day of week, time of day and level, introduction of TRAs, new ATSOCA names etc..
"G-ABCD, identified (looks at radar screen) ..... Traffic Service limited due to controller workload (looks at blood pressure monitor), while I try to
ing work out ....
A) whether it's a weekday/weekend (looks at calendar and thinks)
B) what time of day it is (looks at watch and thinks)
C) if relevant military TRA is activated/deactivated (scrolls through and looks at .... 3 info pages ... and thinks)
D) depending on your position and level (and conditions A, B and C) whether you are actually in Class F, Class G or Class C airspace. (looks at radar, watch, calendar and the heavens ... and thinks)
<next aircraft calls before getting a chance to reply to G-ABCD ... "G-EFGH requesting a Radar Service">
Yeah, I'm REALLY looking forward to this, especially at the dinner time rush with 12 aircraft on a Radar ... errr...... no .... I ... mean ..... a Deconfliction Service
ing bureaucracy.
