Chevron
Both London and Scottish Info are operated by FISOs not controllers, and hence they are simply not licensed to provide radar services.
Correct. What both London and Scottish info sectors do have is what we refer to as a FID "Flight Information Display". OK it's a radar but cannot be used as that. What it is designed to do is assist the FISO'S in hopefully preventing any Airspace infringements from aircraft receiving a basic service from those units.
Let's assume an aircraft advises me he is routing from Oban to Cumbernauld.....at no time will that aircraft ever be identified by me but from the data the aircraft has passed me I notice one of my conspiquety 7401 squawk heading into the Glasgow control zone despite the aircraft telling me he intends to avoid it. My actions would be to pass the details to Glasgow, then transfer the aircraft to Glasgow to let the Glasgow controller pass information to the pilot to either turn him away from their control zone or give him a clearance to enter.
As FISO'S as Chevron said we are not licenced to use the Radar as such so cannot give instructions ......
