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Old 18th July 2013 | 12:10
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Grenville Fortescue
 
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From: Hassocks, Mid-Sussex
sa365; You become part of the problem if you don't address this.

I'm not saying you should lodge a formal complaint (there was no serious incident - and I deeply dislike "grassers" and "snitches") but you could follow-up with the controller directly and or his supervisor (keeping it within the local ATC team) with a view to helping them understand why simply ceasing all forward motion to comply with a "static" hold is unrealistic.

At the same time you might enquire as to what training is given for ATCO's to help them understand helicopter performance parameters as per S76Heavy's comment.

If it appears that there is a fundamental flaw in the training system, then take it higher.

This is the responsible approach, as opposed to doing nothing and endorsing a situation where another helicopter pilot could potentially encounter something similar (or worse) in the future.
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