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There are significantly greater expectations put on us in terms of de-conflicting VFR and IFR traffic, fulfilling a duty of care towards all airspace users, as well as different restrictions put on how and when we can reduce separations between IFR and IFR.
I thought improving flight efficiency and the removal of gold plating and over-regulation was something that the UK CAA aspired to? Some of it is really within its control such as the manuals printed for ATCers. Others ain't.
For these reasons I still think one must still be able to draw comparisons with different major airports across the world. Use 'crude' metrics if you wanna use that word. Not doing so is like turning a blind eye to what the rest of the world is doing. An analogy is like saying why traffic lights in London roads are always out of sync causing traffic to move so slowly. But Washington synchronizes their traffic lights so they move more traffic! But ah, you can't just compare these traffic lights with Washington, it's like comparing apples and oranges.
So anyone who dares to draw any comparisons are told they shouldn't and the London continues to have its own traffic problems while refusing to draw any expertise from abroad.
Ain't ideal and about time the regulators are pushed.
Heathrow ATC
The sad thing is that what started as a simple compliment for EGLL ATC has turned into the usual pointless anti CAS net war.
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What I witnessed last night for the 10 minutes we were at the holding point for 27L, having flown world-wide, LHR and London is the best ATC in the world as far as I'm concerned - fantastic job by the lady on the TWR frequency in 'interesting' circumstances!
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I'll be flying, VFR into LHR airspace this afternoon, and yesterday flew in IFR, I always enjoy the service and like all regulars you get to know the voices in your ears and which ones like a laugh and when. I was in the New York area last week and rate both sets of controllers very highly in very different, but equally busy airspace.
One question though, I've been to a couple of meetings at Swanwick, how the hell do you go there daily? I'd go mad after a couple of days (if not hours!)
SH650 really is rather strange, but the ignore button can be your friend.
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One question though, I've been to a couple of meetings at Swanwick, how the hell do you go there daily? I'd go mad after a couple of days (if not hours!)
SH650 really is rather strange, but the ignore button can be your friend.
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One question though, I've been to a couple of meetings at Swanwick, how the hell do you go there daily? I'd go mad after a couple of days (if not hours!)
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Yes. Lots and lots of coffee, and here's me in the break room with herbal tea trying to not give me a crash before the next break, it's a vicious circle 
Anyway back on topic and each man back to their own.
Anyway back on topic and each man back to their own.
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Comment on two recent assertions from Soaringhigh650:
''We don't have any Class A airspace below 18,000ft.''
Correct : BOSH F16 vs PA28.
''London continues to have its own traffic problems while refusing to draw any expertise from abroad.''
Correct: We don't need any lessons, especially from the USA.
''We don't have any Class A airspace below 18,000ft.''
Correct : BOSH F16 vs PA28.
''London continues to have its own traffic problems while refusing to draw any expertise from abroad.''
Correct: We don't need any lessons, especially from the USA.
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