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Old 6th Oct 2012, 08:26
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Mazquarie321
 
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Whoop de doop about the language in the report, more of concern is what actually happened. Many at would remember the Ansett 737 that went stealth from south of Brisbane down towards Melbourne. The aircraft switched its transponder off. Some of those ATCs are no longer with us. This is the opposite with the switch off on the ATC side and the original method of dealing with it was to counsel the controller at the console and let him/her keep on going? Seriously? Not the first time either. I recall a turbo prop in the teens of thousands turning up at top of descent into Tamworth having flown from 30 Sydney no talking to anyone or couple on any screens. That chap is no longer talking to planes either. I am not asking for the ATC's job here but am mouth agape at the type of manager/management that decided it was no big deal.
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