eyeinthesky:
I think you`ve got it right. I personally wouldn`t dream of doing yet more ATC work though I can understand why an area controller might want to spend a few hours in a control tower somewhere.
It is in my opinion an example of the control freakery of NATS (bordering on Stalinism) that they should seek to control our lives so completely. I believe that I am required to seek their approval for any secondary employment no matter what its nature might be. Do other employers behave like this?