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Old 19th Sep 2012, 03:07
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Having worked at both Kai Tak and Chek Lap Kok as an ATCO (now retired) it still amazes me that there is so much flak directed towards Hong Kong ATC when something out of the ordinary happens in the skies surrounding Hong Kong.
I'm sorry O.T.B., but unless you retired in the last 18-24 months, you wouldn't be aware of the downward slide in ATC service in the HK FIR.

Not that I blame the controllers - quite simply the system within which they operate is broken. No co-ordination between sectors - 300kt or greater, only to then change frequencies & be told 230kt. Or even worse for fuel economy, 250 kts at 150 miles to touchdown, to then be told on the subsequent frequency to speed up to 300kt.

Add to that, most of the experienced controllers have left, to be replaced by graduates straight out of training. The result is a rapid lowering of total experience. Other than recruiting experienced controllers from outside HK, only time will raise the experience level.
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