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Old 24th Aug 2011, 18:14
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Waddo aircraft would usually be handed over from Northern Radar [Lindholme] on the drop, pointing at Hibaldstow. From there onward, Approach/Director would attempt to avoid the swarms of JPs and puddle-jumpers north of Lincoln, and feed into something resembling a "safe and orderly flow of Air Traffic" in the mayhem that was Lincs airspace in the early 80s.

Approaches to EGXP rw 21 were preferred, as it got the guys on the ground faster. Dragging things around to 03 meant fighting for space/altitudes with Cranwell Director, who was invariably [less than] helpful.

As for the rest of them ... whatever. The Waddington Wing ruled the airspace [in theory]
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