Coventry - Reduced to Air to Ground
Not mentioned previously but thoughts to our colleagues at Coventry on the announcement that the Aerodrome is reducing to a GA centric aerodrome with Air-to Ground only and RFFS Cat 1 or 2.
Sorry for the staff in the Twr; but at least it's happened at a time of ATCO shortage. Thoughts to all affected. |
Will the navaids be remaining?
I was surprised recently to hear someone call on 123.825 only for another pilot to advise that ATC was closed for the time being. |
Current NOTAM for Coventry indicates Aerodrome Control Service (TWR) only until end of June, definitely not Air/Ground. However, if ATCO manning such a problem, maybe the writing is on the wall?
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Sad news. Good luck to the ATC staff.
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ATCO Fred
In reply to your post that you have appeared to have removed, not SRATCOH breaks causing a temporary reduction in service, according to NOTAM C2930/17: A) EGBE B) FROM: 17/06/14 07:00C) TO: 17/06/30 16:00 E) COVENTRY AD CONTROL ONLY AVBL. NO APPROACH OR RADAR SER, INSTRUMENT APPROACHES UNAVAILABLE |
With an ADV service you need a minimum of 2 controllers unless you do 2 hours ADV followed by 30 min A/G; with A/G only you need someone to monitor the radio and answer it when necessary but the controller on his mandatory 30 min rest break would not be allowed to do it as this break is conditional on not performing any ATS or A/G related activity.
Any reduction from the services notified in the AIP would have to negotiated with and approved by the CAA and they don't normally approve a 'mix' of services every day. |
So the title and the opening post are completely duff gen then.
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Would appear so. Time for all of us to close the watch! |
Not Duff Gen
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Not Duff gen at all gents. . . .instrument procedures to go as well . . . .
see attached! |
TCAS Fan . . . I was referring as to what is going to happen not what is happening at the moment Doh !!
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ATCO Fred
Your OP said that the service was changing to A/G. The announcement that you have now attached specifies AFIS. You implied "RIP all the ATCOs" - and yet the obvious source of AFISOs would be the existing ATCOs. 2 s |
Originally Posted by 2 sheds
(Post 9804525)
ATCO Fred
Your OP said that the service was changing to A/G. The announcement that you have now attached specifies AFIS. You implied "RIP all the ATCOs" - and yet the obvious source of AFISOs would be the existing ATCOs. 2 s It's been obvious that this has been coming for some time; full Radar ANSP is an expensive commodity that a GA centric aerodrome cannot sustain. And 2s - mate you need to get less abrasive :-) Fred |
Originally Posted by 2 sheds
(Post 9804525)
ATCO Fred
Your OP said that the service was changing to A/G. The announcement that you have now attached specifies AFIS. You implied "RIP all the ATCOs" - and yet the obvious source of AFISOs would be the existing ATCOs. 2 s In all probability the MER would be reduced to 20 hours instead of 40, however only 4 hours training per day is allowed so it would take a minimum of 5 days before the first FISO was valid assuming the CAA allow one person a 'greefield' validation. |
and yet the obvious source of AFISOs would be the existing ATCOs. |
I wonder if the Coventry Marconi S511 radar will come on the market...
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Originally Posted by Talkdownman
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I wonder if the Coventry Marconi S511 radar will come on the market...
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Originally Posted by Talkdownman
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I wonder if the Coventry Marconi S511 radar will come on the market...
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Originally Posted by ex-EGLL
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Planning on working from home M?
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Hohoho............
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Sad news, Cov was my first validation after leaving the Great Satan back in 95. Good bunch of people, many of whom have gone on to better and bigger units. I hear it's being kept in the same ownership for now. Might be a job coming up in the south west soon, if any of the Cov lads fancy a seaside gig.
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