Ah, the "black arts club", only open to the over 60's.

Real men don't need radar.

On the beach :E

055166 - aka the "bitter and twisted ex NATS with nothing to offer" club (which thankfully has a low membership).

At least Leo is continuing to give others the benefit of his experience, and, as far as I understand it, and doing it very well.

Spitoon.

My spies tell me that the poster got into a spot of bother at HQ over that, hence the rapid exit stage left.:uhoh:

I know of a 73 year old ATCO still controlling Tower and Approach Procedural in the UK.

HD, "Ash" was an ATCO at Sywell from 1964 until his retirement in 1975 at the age of 75.

I enquired about this when I was there recently and somebody who has been associated with Sywell for a long time dug out an old article about him from an old copy of their 'Aerodrome' magazine.

PM me your email address if you would like me to send you a copy of this most interesting article.

Regards.

OK... very interesting. My email is heathrowdirector at aol.com

Cheers Bren

trafficnotsighted - that wouldn't be at Coventry would it? An ex-colleague of mine joined the team at Cov after retiring from NATS back in 95. Last I heard he was still working, and if he's reads this, good on you Mr F!

No 3 Cadet Course
 

The real secret of your success was to get on No3 course, La Crème de la Crème! You must be the last of us still working. Unbelievably it's the 50th Anniversary in 2013, hope you'll be there, wherever there is!

Black Arts Club


Nope...still a lot of us "youngsters" who used it on a regular basis:ok:

Standard - No he is at Plymouth.

Retirement?
 

Hi Guys
Now aged 82, I started my aviation career in 1951 as a Meteor F8 pilot.
Did my civil ATC course in 1960. Worked in the UK with NATS for 17 years, then joined IAL and was operational worldwide for 15 years.
After a spell in IAL HQ Southall, got into ATC training. I got hooked! Have just completed an APR and and an ADI course. Much travelled wife and I, still have a busy social life...away from ATC. Keep doing what you can as long as you can and still enjoy "retirement"

Wonder if we ever met? I was at Southall in 1967 then to Malta and Tripoli. Came home and after a year at Oxford I was incarcerated at Heathrow for 20 years and then the last ten at West Drayton. I retired at 58 in 2002. I loved ATC but could never wait to get home to my beloved wife. I had 12 work-free years with her until she died so don't spend the rest of your days working because you never know what's round the corner.

Best wishes

Brendan McCartney

Hi Brendon, I don't think so. Lots of guys did IAL first, then CAA.

Basically retired but still working otherwise I'd go nuts.
I don't like golf, fishing or spending time with a good book.
I Like Working!

Atsman, please chk your PMs

Nuts? Surely it's a bit late for that?;)

<<I don't like golf, fishing or spending time with a good book.>>

Much better to spend time with a good wife.

I love golf, fishin' and reading and all of them bet the cr** out of work.:D