Originally Posted by
Captain Spunkfarter
I wouldn't call that a debacle, I'd call it a kick-ass training plan led by a crew of instructors who had the balls to stand-up to Exec-level management and run the transition in a way that made it easier for the ATCOs to operate the equipment.
Prior to the delayed 'O' date and the instructors taking a stand it wasn't going too well, hence being termed a debacle. It shouldn't have come to it that the ATCO's had to 'fight' to get a working system.
BD