The 'Hunt' for Alpha Control continues......there are suggestions of who it may be, however concrete proof is still lacking. I reckon his wit and tact definately have him marked for high rank
....maybe even reach FL Lt soon....
I agree with Avoiding action, I will always attempt to take over my a/c direct from CY unless the Allocator has briefed me not to because of his area of supervision. I prefer to take the aircraft myself so that all the sortie admin has been completed before they get to the play area, this in turn gives more time on task, also when they get to the area they are ready to turn in straight away......however there are exceptions at all units
All AD controllers are usually manned ready for the sortie 30 mins before the a/c get airborne so that they are briefed and happy with the traffic flow for their area...... I get the feeling that Mil think we let them transit because we want another '5' in the crewroom that is simply not the case.
All student FC's visit Scot/Lon Mil as part of the course dont see many student ATCO's visit the AD world.