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Manchester ATC
Just been listening in to Manchester Tower Controller on 06L
this lunch time and had to say very slick bit of controlling with
a very high usage of the single runway operation
Well done mate
Golf -India Bravo
this lunch time and had to say very slick bit of controlling with
a very high usage of the single runway operation
Well done mate
Golf -India Bravo
EGCC ATC
I operated from Manchester for almost 20 years, before finally calling it a day recently. At all times I found the standard of ATC there to be very professional indeed, helpful and understanding at all levels. Many thanks.
Regarding the r/w closure for lunch. This rather reminds me of what used to happen often at RAF airfields with the old GCA. The GCA always seemed to be `off` for maintenance, whether any was actually needed or not, only when the RVR was less than 200m in freezing fog!
Regarding the r/w closure for lunch. This rather reminds me of what used to happen often at RAF airfields with the old GCA. The GCA always seemed to be `off` for maintenance, whether any was actually needed or not, only when the RVR was less than 200m in freezing fog!
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There's nothing strange about closing it at lunchtime, all airfields have noise abatement proceedures. Heathrow can swap runways at regular intervals, Manchester can't do this due to the un-useful position of their new strip of tarmac! So their only choice is to close it for a while. Personally I couldn't care less about lunchtimes but a PIA approach to 06R at 0800 on a Sunday 
. You get the picture!
. You get the picture!
ManAgp.
Scheduled hours of operation are 0600-1200, 1500-2100 local Mon-Fri. 0630-1200, 1500-2100 ,local Sat & Sun. The hours can be varied to a small degree by joint agreement between MAN airfeld ops and the ATC tower supervisor to allow either slightly later/earlier closing. Most common cause of variation would be to accommodate an emergency. Sunday around 1415 local being a case to point. The way the movements are growing, particularly in the luchtime period there could be a rethink, but it's going to need alot of lead-time to get the staffing arranged.
Spiney.
Scheduled hours of operation are 0600-1200, 1500-2100 local Mon-Fri. 0630-1200, 1500-2100 ,local Sat & Sun. The hours can be varied to a small degree by joint agreement between MAN airfeld ops and the ATC tower supervisor to allow either slightly later/earlier closing. Most common cause of variation would be to accommodate an emergency. Sunday around 1415 local being a case to point. The way the movements are growing, particularly in the luchtime period there could be a rethink, but it's going to need alot of lead-time to get the staffing arranged.
Spiney.
