military control
Hi guys,
Does `the Military have taken over control` as outlined by Heathrow Director mean that civilian controllers have to provide their services with a gun at their ear or that Military controllers have taken on the role of providing Air Traffic Control Services ?
If it means that the Military are to provide ATC services, may I remind you all, of the mid-air collision of a Spantax CV990 and an Iberia DC-9 over Nantes on 5th March 1973. This was a direct result of control being entrusted to the Military when the French controllers went on strike.
I do not mean to denigrate my Military ATC friends, but that we each do our own job. We can`t do each other`s job without adequate training.
Dave