If I'm not mistaken NATS controllers get pain extra if they are prepared and qualified to take on u/ts. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
It depends what you call a time waster. Your criteria will be different from mine and by making our judgement, whether we are right or not, we can effectively end any chance of a u/t having a career in ATC. As the fatcontroller points out, u/t and mentor are often paired for much of a u/t's training and an experienced controller can stich up a u/t with barely a though. Trust me, I've seen it done.
I just think everyone deserves a fair chance - I've never held a grudge against a chopped pilot that I've trained - he got the same as everyone else. I have no doubt though that he was looking forward to the day when he'd be able to go back flyng (pilots are funny like that).
Maybe it's just that I'm daft?
