NATS TATC course - Reading material?
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NATS TATC course - Reading material?
Was just wondering if anyone (possibly someone currently at or recently through CATC) would be able to tell me which books I would find useful to read in preparation for my Sept 06 course start date (providing I pass the medical & security checks in the coming weeks)?
Don't want to read too much too soon, but given my lack of an avaition background, I would just rather hit the ground running come sept with a spot of intermittent 'light' reading.
So far I've read the latest ABC offering from graham duke and have the latest Janes recognition guide. I am currently trying to track down copies of A Laymans Guide (Graves), Fundamentals of ATC (Nolan), Air Traffic Control (Gilbert). Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated - ie. stuff on Meteorology or any other specific subjects taught at the college?
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Don't want to read too much too soon, but given my lack of an avaition background, I would just rather hit the ground running come sept with a spot of intermittent 'light' reading.
So far I've read the latest ABC offering from graham duke and have the latest Janes recognition guide. I am currently trying to track down copies of A Laymans Guide (Graves), Fundamentals of ATC (Nolan), Air Traffic Control (Gilbert). Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated - ie. stuff on Meteorology or any other specific subjects taught at the college?
Thanks
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Have at least a cursory glance at an atlas. You would be amazed at how many trainee ATCOs have no idea which way a flight to [for instance] The Azores will depart UK airspace. For that matter, find out which end of this country places like Nottingham or Aberdeen actually sit.
[Wanders off muttering to self about "British education system...]
[Wanders off muttering to self about "British education system...]
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Originally Posted by Dances with Boffins
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Originally Posted by foghorn
Erase that word from your vocabulary. One mention of it, the hidden microphones at Hurn will record it and it becomes your posting. You have been warned .
.back to the original question....
You could do a lot worse than skim reading the MATS part 1 section 1. No need to understand it fully at this point by any means but as u say, when its mentioned in a lecture it might spark a distant memory of reading something somewhere....
go have a look
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP493PART1.PDF
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i am currently at the college and a working knowledge of the mats part 1 section 1 would more then help you as would a skim over section 5 "emergency procedures". As for met you could do a lot worse than the air pilots manual 2 page 189 onwards, Dont take to much notice of law at the start as parts of itare now out of date. i would also stronglyadvise you start to get a working knowledge of the R/T phraseology and the air space within the UK ie classifications.
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