Safeskys...ANSP?
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Safeskys...ANSP?
Just been trawling the net looking for possible employers and I stumbled upon the Safeskys website. It states that they are undergoing accreditation to become an ANSP at an airfield within 30 miles of London...anyone know which one? I know that historically Safeskys has been a company to avoid but I wondered if that was still the case? Would appreciate any opinions...
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I couldn't possibly comment.
Amexgull; why do you take part in the traditional 'Gisajob' bashing? If you ever met him you'd realise he has his faults like all of us but basically he's not all bad.
Amexgull; why do you take part in the traditional 'Gisajob' bashing? If you ever met him you'd realise he has his faults like all of us but basically he's not all bad.
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I seem to remember a few years ago, before Gisajob was given a thumping by the mods, there was a thread going with a number of posts by people working for Safeskys as BCU operators. I don't think any of them would agree with your post.
Rodan: you are correct in your grammatical crticism of the spelling of the company name, but maybe spelling and grammar are not the forte of the Wycombe Wanderer. (Oops! Does that count as Gisajob-bashing?)
I seem to remember a few years ago, before Gisajob was given a thumping by the mods, there was a thread going with a number of posts by people working for Safeskys as BCU operators. I don't think any of them would agree with your post.
Rodan: you are correct in your grammatical crticism of the spelling of the company name, but maybe spelling and grammar are not the forte of the Wycombe Wanderer. (Oops! Does that count as Gisajob-bashing?)
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Amexgull; why do you take part in the traditional 'Gisajob' bashing? If you ever met him you'd realise he has his faults like all of us but basically he's not all bad.
I am just after what the current opinion of the company is or if anyone on here knows about their imminent ANSP accreditation as their website is a little vague to say the least...
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Amexgull,
You've been involved in ATC for 20 years and don't know anything about Safeskys or its illustrious leader???
Your comments about their website being vague are correct. And an understatement! It should carry a severe BS warning in big red letters.
You've been involved in ATC for 20 years and don't know anything about Safeskys or its illustrious leader???
Your comments about their website being vague are correct. And an understatement! It should carry a severe BS warning in big red letters.
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You've been involved in ATC for 20 years and don't know anything about Safeskys or its illustrious leader???
And from the rest of your post it would suggest that not much has changed...
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You seem rather positive about that; do you have proof
That said. how the owners of Dunsfold can justify the considerable expense of running a fully staffed ATC unit at an airfiled which is going to attract any more traffic than it already does, is a bit of a mystery.
Even Dickie (its Richard you know! I'm not a tie!) admits that it's not all cut and dried yet.
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there is only one sky
Hence we have 'open skies' agreements, and United invite you to 'Fly the Friendly Skies'.
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If anyone wants to know more, PM me, as I do know more but can't reveal it openly.
"IF" Safeskys are succesful in obtaining the necessary approvals, it will be their first ATC contract for many many years. Their only success in the last couple of decades has been scaring birds away and trying to sell wheel covers.
As I've said, I can't see how Dunsfold can justify the cost of full time ATC, the current traffic levels certainly don't justify it nor are there any instrument approach procedures to warrant an ATC existance.
Frankly Chevron, I doubt that you have anything to say over and above that, if you have, do it here - put up and shut up.