Can I join the s**t-kicking too? Evidently, Alpha has been qualified for all of 2 or 3 weeks and has decided to show us how important he is. The only problems being that:
a. He obviously doesn't possess an ounce of professionalism in his body.
and
b. Does not know, nor care, about how ATCOs (civilian or military) operate (which just confirms comment a).
Although, as FCs, we do struggle with archaic kit and FJ pilots who want to operate in a different manner to any other form of air traffic, it's no excuse for people like Alpha. It saddens me that I have to work with such t***s.
If Alpha, or any of his buddys, were to be filed-against, the CRC would be obliged to suspend his operating endorsement until at least a preliminary investigation has been carried-out. Can I encourage any ATCO who encounters an abnoxious, unhelpful FC like Alpha, and has a few minutes to do some paperwork, to take this course of action? It would keep him/her out of your hair for a day or two, and would mean that we could identify the victim of our shoeing!
But, please, we're not all like him - honest.
