Dick,
Fair dinkum, if you think you've saved the industry 600 mil from the abolition of OPS Control you've lost that again to the other empires that have sprung up. 1 to 3 manager ratio etc.
No doubts, OPS Control saved some lives. At what cost? What cost a life? I remember it & briefing. It was an invaluable resource in my pilot education. Many a time you'd submit your plan & the dood behind the counter could tell you whether you were going to get over the mountains or not.
MIA/AD would NOT have happened if OPS Control were around, NCD you may say? If you want to roll the dice, go ahead I suppose.
We used to take the piss out of OPS Control at work, mercilessly. On reflection I'd prefer them to the useless ******** departments we now have. Dick, if you think you saved money by eliminating them you should take a look at what's sprung up now
