At one time at Farnborough (late 70s), I held 9 validations, some of them for RAF Odiham. For this I had valid Aerodrome Control, Approach control, Approach Radar control, PAR and Area Radar ratings. We used two different radar heads (10cm and 50cm) which required separate validations. We often used Area Radar and Approach Radar simultaneously eg vectoring in the radar pattern and carrying out an autonomous airways crossing at the same time.
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