Spambhoy,
I was doing approach radar, from a centre, utilising daylight-viewing, in 1982. That unit also combined approach with tower, and area, (obviously), plus approach radar for another of the ANSPs contracts, which has since been lost.
Many of the ATCOs who worked at this unit were valid on all of these functions, and all the others did at least two of them.
The flexibility that this system offered those tasked with rostering 'b*ms on seats' was second to none.
Then accountants/managers got involved and it all went for a ball of chalk.
Also.........
"I could train a hybrid, in months, to do the job".
Please could you explain this statement to us?
Last edited by ZOOKER; 10th Mar 2017 at 22:35.