QNH chaos at Heathrow
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QNH chaos at Heathrow
From BBC Broadband news at 1230:
Today at time 1018Z, it was noticed by a number of pilots and controllers alike noticed that the QNH and the time in UTC were the same, the first time that this phenomenon has happened worldwide since 1115 at Cape Town in 1968.
Controllers were powerless as aircraft called for push back, taxy or tow placing huge stress on an already creaking ATC system. At least one controller is thought to have fainted. Huge delays are still being felt throughout Europe.
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Today at time 1018Z, it was noticed by a number of pilots and controllers alike noticed that the QNH and the time in UTC were the same, the first time that this phenomenon has happened worldwide since 1115 at Cape Town in 1968.
Controllers were powerless as aircraft called for push back, taxy or tow placing huge stress on an already creaking ATC system. At least one controller is thought to have fainted. Huge delays are still being felt throughout Europe.
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Similar terrifying problem I recall when a foreign aircraft received the same squawk as his slot time.... I read his clearance... "...squawk 1125 and your slot time is 1125". Of course, the intrepid pilot got it the wrong way round wrong and I spent 10 minutes trying to ensure he didn't try to set up his slot time on his transponder..
People just don't understand the complexities of ATC do they?
Back to my rubber ring.........
People just don't understand the complexities of ATC do they?
Back to my rubber ring.........
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My cat's breath smells like cat food!
And Gonzo................poor old P7 has been taking spelling lessons from your's truely!!!! Dude's under a lot of pressure at the moment with the big day and all approaching. But he still can make great come backs. Well, better than others!
And Gonzo................poor old P7 has been taking spelling lessons from your's truely!!!! Dude's under a lot of pressure at the moment with the big day and all approaching. But he still can make great come backs. Well, better than others!
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Being the second best controller in the world, he doesn't have to be proactive. It just all works out to perfection!
So, what's this about Vaseline???
So, what's this about Vaseline???
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It just all works out to perfection!
You've been looking at that upside-down Oz dictionary again, haven't you? Someone's idea of perfection can be very different to another's.......
So I'm assuming you think I had the pleasure of speaking to the best controller in the world a month or two ago on the phone?
Vaseline? Who mentioned that? Oh, let me guess, our resident intellectual. Hey, Point Seven, judging by what we were talking about last week, I thought you had learnt that it's not a good idea to reveal to colleagues what you dream about?
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Oh Gonzo, you are so far from the mark!!!
Everybody knows I'm crap!! And will attest to that!
So I'm assuming you think I had the pleasure of speaking to the best controller in the world a month or two ago on the phone?
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those winter nights must just fly by at heathrow!!
mind you i once had an a/c who's squawk was the same as its callsign - kept us amusing for weeks did that one..................!!!
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mind you i once had an a/c who's squawk was the same as its callsign - kept us amusing for weeks did that one..................!!!
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Jerricho,
You obviously misunderstand! I wasn't referring to you! 
Winter's here? Oh fiddlesticks. Best start being nice to those Lighting chaps and chappesses!
Oh Gonzo, you are so far from the mark!!!
Winter's here? Oh fiddlesticks. Best start being nice to those Lighting chaps and chappesses!
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Sorry Gonzo, kinda poor attempt at a back-track, no misunderstanding! You said yourself, I assume.............and to use your word obvious!
To quote the now not too distant Plazbot - Arguing on the internet is like running in a certain race...looking stupid etc.......(I'm not looking for a ban here!)
Alas P7, wish he were here to stand up for himself!
To quote the now not too distant Plazbot - Arguing on the internet is like running in a certain race...looking stupid etc.......(I'm not looking for a ban here!)
Alas P7, wish he were here to stand up for himself!
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So I'm assuming you think I had the pleasure of speaking to the best controller in the world a month or two ago on the phone?
P7, no doubt hard at work as we speak
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The mighty P7 returns to clear up a few myths.
1/. Notice how you can only get me when I'm not here. Bunch of girls. Gonzo throws insults from his little Ginger Palace of Sin yet at work is quieter that three mice.
2/. Jerricho - I'll never be a better controller than you. Only funnier. And more well liked. And slimmer.
3/. GT3 - yup, I was grafting. Call me when you get a mo.
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1/. Notice how you can only get me when I'm not here. Bunch of girls. Gonzo throws insults from his little Ginger Palace of Sin yet at work is quieter that three mice.
2/. Jerricho - I'll never be a better controller than you. Only funnier. And more well liked. And slimmer.
3/. GT3 - yup, I was grafting. Call me when you get a mo.
P7