Keep ahead of the ACFT
Thanks to all for the interest and excellent replies.
Having read your opinions I am convinced that for the sake of flight safety it would usefull for controllers AND EMERGENCY SERVICES to have some basic aeronautical knowledge.
This would be mainly for emergency situations and would enable all concerned on the ground to keep ahead of the aircraft.
Pilots have a saying, don't fly where your brain is already at.
An example of where I'm coming from was an incident at Manchester where a Thomson aircraft had a bird strike on take off and lost an engine.
During this incident the controller and emergency services where ahead of the aircraft and knew what to expect. Therefore the pilots did not need to explain that they could not use reverse thrust and with a heavy landind could have very hot brakes and possible gear fire.
The controller and emergency services were aware of this and were ready to inspect the main gear as soon as the aircraft stopped.
Further, the controller knew the crew would have difficulty taxying on one engine and provided a non stop taxi clearence including crossing an active back to the gate.
The controller in this situation did an excellent job and was thinking ahead of the situation.
I think the CRM loop should include pilots and controllers.
By the way, the trainees I mentioned at the start were all active and experienced. Some with over ten years.
Also was surprised that here controllers are posted in one job and there they stay. I would have thought they would work their way up starting at tower then approach then area, but no, where they start is where they stay.
Cheers and thanks.