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DIAF	5th Nov 2009 10:09

What are the locations if you go through Area?

I'm starting the college in February for Area. As far as I know the two locations where I could be placed are Swanwick and Prestwick. Are there any other places?

250 kts

5th Nov 2009 10:25

No there aren't.

chevvron

5th Nov 2009 11:18

Pity the system requires a minimum of 10 characters.

QWERTY9

6th Nov 2009 10:58

You could have always put :mad: !!!!!!

Glamdring

6th Nov 2009 13:40

There's always Aberdeen Offshore.

alfaman

7th Nov 2009 08:20

Hi DIAF, welcome to NATS. A perfectly reasonable quetsion, & your contention is correct: by the time you join, any Area ATCO will be working either in Prestwick or Swanwick. There are Area style functions at Aberdeen (as mentioned above) & Cardiff, however, presently these are done by Approach controllers, appropriately qualified. The Manchester sub centre will have moved to Prestwick by the time you start. Good luck wih your studies. Hopefully some of the reactions above haven't put you off before you've even begun...:ugh:

Glamdring

7th Nov 2009 10:14

There are some Area Rated ATCOs at Aberdeen.

marble bar

7th Nov 2009 10:38

The Manchester sub centre hasn't existed for years please give it the respect it deserves in it's declining years Manchester Area Control Centre!

atcomarkingtime

7th Nov 2009 14:19

Hmmmm...quite a few ATCo's at Aberdeen that are area rated!!!:ok:

cleo	7th Nov 2009 16:18

Area Rated

There are probably quite a few (older) ATCOs at various airfields who are area rated but not using the rating. In 'The Olden Days' of 3 year cadetships all successful graduates had at least 5 ratings - and validated them all too! 'SIGH'

Sorry for the drift!:=

alfaman

7th Nov 2009 16:20

^Area rated at Aberdeen^ - yes, but not posted there directly from the college though, which is the context the OP was asking about.

Loki	7th Nov 2009 17:03

Cleo;

But look what happened to some of us at airfields who had committed the crime of having an area ticket!

cambioso

11th Nov 2009 15:53

I've still got my area rating Cleo and I'm happy!!
Moan moan moan.........That's all these ATCOs seem to do!
Regards,
Jez

DIAF	12th Nov 2009 15:04

Quote:

I've been around internet forums for far too long. I always expect a few replies like that guy's.

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