Having a parent for an ATCO

[DTY/LKS]

Having an ATCO for a parent

This article is a humorous, but very true, account of being the son/daughter of an ATCO.
Scott Bryan: Why Having Parents Who Are Air Traffic Controllers is the Best Thing Ever

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Great! Not sure our sons were especially interested in my job but I think they appreciated how much I was at home with them.

[Rossoneri]

I didn't know Swanwick was near Poole, Dorset.....

[ZOOKER]

When you consider our galactic diameter of 100.000 light-years, it is virtually next-door to it.

[Liobian]

Not sure that my two would agree, though...........

[Vercingetorix]

They worked at a huge control centre in Swanwick, near Poole in Dorset, where all UK National Air Traffic control is based. Really!!!

[whitelighter]

They worked at a huge control centre in Swanwick, near Poole in Dorset, where all UK National Air Traffic control is based.

huh.

I must be doing something else then.

Maybe I should go and stand on the runway with some ping pong bats

[ILS 119.5]

When I was in the job and still to this day I'm told "you're not a normal dad", not sure which way to take it.

[towerguy]

many years ago when 22yr old son was still in kindy they had a "tell what your daddy does for work" session.

my sons reply ....

"my daddy doesn't work, he just talks to aeroplanes!"

from out of the mouths of babes eh?

[ILS 119.5]

When I was at primary school all the class had to stand up one at a time and say what their parents did for a living when it was my turn I stood up next to the teacher and said "my daddy is an airline pilot" (which he was, BOAC VC10) to which the teacher replied "don't be so ridiculous" and slapped my leg for lying.