Perth Tower Vacancies... 2007
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Perth Tower Vacancies... 2007
Line up boys & girls... three vacancies in Perth Tower this year.
I doubt that they'll be advertised
Time to take a punt on who the Manager will be and pay them a visit 
and get down on your knees 
I doubt that they'll be advertised
Time to take a punt on who the Manager will be and pay them a visit and get down on your knees
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If you currently/recently wore a blue uniform to work and speak/spoke to knuckle heads your application will miraculously float to the top of the pile. 
Nevermind the lads eagerly waiting, and waiting, and waiting
in the wings... 
Another moral booster bought to you by Airservices Australia Management
Nevermind the lads eagerly waiting, and waiting, and waiting
in the wings... Another moral booster bought to you by Airservices Australia Management
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So who is going to be the RS manager?
Who is going to be the checky (the incumbent)? Awful good will shown (from what I can see) from the current to put that rubbish behind him and continue.
Has LD got the call-up for the CB job? Will RL get moved upward? Or will an ex blue shirter get the gig?
JM (SDE guru), might be a dark horse, not what you know but who...
Most interesting to me is "why" would the positions not be advertised? This could only mean AI direct fills, or maybe those still bounded to the CDP will get a new location; but that would mean it's not permanent unless advertised... Yes I know CDP gets there, gets rated then applies for the vacancy when it's advertised; merrit based selection at its best.
Who is going to be the checky (the incumbent)? Awful good will shown (from what I can see) from the current to put that rubbish behind him and continue.
Has LD got the call-up for the CB job? Will RL get moved upward? Or will an ex blue shirter get the gig?
JM (SDE guru), might be a dark horse, not what you know but who...
Most interesting to me is "why" would the positions not be advertised? This could only mean AI direct fills, or maybe those still bounded to the CDP will get a new location; but that would mean it's not permanent unless advertised... Yes I know CDP gets there, gets rated then applies for the vacancy when it's advertised; merrit based selection at its best.
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If you currently/recently wore a blue uniform to work and speak/spoke to knuckle heads your application will miraculously float to the top of the pile.
Nevermind the lads eagerly waiting, and waiting, and waiting in the wings...
Another moral booster bought to you by Airservices Australia Management
Nevermind the lads eagerly waiting, and waiting, and waiting
in the wings... Another moral booster bought to you by Airservices Australia Management
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PLEASE tell me that Grumpy Smurf and Hong Kong approach are leaving?
They couldn't manage the flow into a bathtub.
I am often told "no approaches available" when no other traffic on frequency, or "slow down due traffic", then after slow cruise for 10 mins "speed up due following traffic", then "sorry gap has closed approaches are not avaliable" again. Makes me sick.
1) HOLD me at a closer distance to PH so we can make it to final if a gap opens up in the flow, not 30 odd miles away.
2) TELL me the IAS you want me to maintain and I will comply if able.
3) ALLOW for wind, you know what speed range a typical light piston twin has and you know the wind vector, so no more stupid questions based on our displayed groundspeed. You are the guys with the radar after all.
4) I understand RPT jet traffic has priority and I have no issue with that.
I just think the service we piston drivers get could be better managed.
I always talk to ATC with respect and a cheery voice but it is becoming very difficult of late. Perth ATC really needs a shake up.
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They couldn't manage the flow into a bathtub.
I am often told "no approaches available" when no other traffic on frequency, or "slow down due traffic", then after slow cruise for 10 mins "speed up due following traffic", then "sorry gap has closed approaches are not avaliable" again. Makes me sick.
1) HOLD me at a closer distance to PH so we can make it to final if a gap opens up in the flow, not 30 odd miles away.
2) TELL me the IAS you want me to maintain and I will comply if able.
3) ALLOW for wind, you know what speed range a typical light piston twin has and you know the wind vector, so no more stupid questions based on our displayed groundspeed. You are the guys with the radar after all.
4) I understand RPT jet traffic has priority and I have no issue with that.
I just think the service we piston drivers get could be better managed.
I always talk to ATC with respect and a cheery voice but it is becoming very difficult of late. Perth ATC really needs a shake up.
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Wow, talk about thread drift...
"Grumpy Smurf" & "Hong Kong Approach" are not in the tower - the key is in the word approach
Zhaadum you got to understand that the overshooting light twin dramatically increases workload when playing in the big pool. With the big boys getting airborne 20kts faster than you can pedal downwind, you can get eaten up very quickly.
The screw around/conservative handling is probably the result of being burnt by less capable or understanding operators. (Benefit of the doubt given!)
What really needs to happen is one of the asian training supermarkets to build their own ILS to play with and recoup some costs through charging other GA skywarriors to use it. You can't tell me they can not afford the million or so required.
Then we can all be happy.
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Zhaadum, I agree with your post for arriving twins they have no idea. For the PA31/402 etc series of aircraft when given a speed restriction we cannot magically make it happen. Those turbo's take time and track miles!
I agree with the holding, why not hold us at 3nm. From that position we dont need much time, plus we dont need a 2km landing roll. Quick and simple.
Most Twins flying into perth are usually fuel critical for max payload. I can recall quite a few times the holding has been in excess of 10 mins! We dont have time for their stuffing around! Had to hold for 47 mins one day! Fixed reserve whats that??
Flightfocus, I belive Zhaadum's post was in reference to arrivals at PH not airwork aircraft. When the sequence at Perth gets busy I believe they are the 1st to go. But I like your idea of an away ILS. An ILS for them at BLN or cunderdin (but the shire is broke) would be fantastic. There is an ILS somewhere over east for training purposes only with no airport there, surely with the activity here it would be great! ASA with their airway charges should be putting the $ to the new navaid.
In the meantime we all need to share, we all want the same thing from a to b in the shortest and most efficient way.
I agree with the holding, why not hold us at 3nm. From that position we dont need much time, plus we dont need a 2km landing roll. Quick and simple.
Most Twins flying into perth are usually fuel critical for max payload. I can recall quite a few times the holding has been in excess of 10 mins! We dont have time for their stuffing around! Had to hold for 47 mins one day! Fixed reserve whats that??
Flightfocus, I belive Zhaadum's post was in reference to arrivals at PH not airwork aircraft. When the sequence at Perth gets busy I believe they are the 1st to go. But I like your idea of an away ILS. An ILS for them at BLN or cunderdin (but the shire is broke) would be fantastic. There is an ILS somewhere over east for training purposes only with no airport there, surely with the activity here it would be great! ASA with their airway charges should be putting the $ to the new navaid.
In the meantime we all need to share, we all want the same thing from a to b in the shortest and most efficient way.
I agree with the holding, why not hold us at 3nm
Remote ILS huh? What about Albany? 203nm from Perth. So at 180 knots groundspeed about 70 minutes. Sure as hell beats holding at PH!
Weekends use the Pearce ILS.
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For the PA31/402 etc series of aircraft..............why not hold us at 3nm
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You know why they just introduced Daylight Saving in Perth?
So people wouldn't spot the total lack of a nightlife!
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Yeah well you obviously don't live in the northern suburbs. What was in that proposed move for us in the north?
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We'll drag them into the 21st century yet. Lets face it have referendums on changes like the time and shopping hours then ignore the wishes of the people anyway. But perhaps I should stick to jet blast with comments like that!
Yeah well you obviously don't live in the northern suburbs. What was in that proposed move for us in the north?
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We'll drag them into the 21st century yet. Lets face it have referendums on changes like the time and shopping hours then ignore the wishes of the people anyway. But perhaps I should stick to jet blast with comments like that!
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As far as the positions not being advertised, I have heard that this is happening at a few places. Where someone who is "surplus" (ab initio etc.) is just being given the Permanent slot without the job being offered in the bulletin board. Is this true? If so, what hope is there for not only the enroute guys who are quick to complain, but also the tower guys who are stuck out in the middle of nowhere doing there "regional tower time" before furthering their career and moving on.
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Tamworth, Albury,Alice Springs, Rocky, Launceston,Mackay,Coffs are all still classified as Regional towers and have numerous people in them who would like positions to be advertised so they could apply to move on with their careers.
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positions to be advertised so they could apply to move on with their careers.
"careers" Ah thats great. Needed a good laugh. We are still talking about Airservices aren't we????
It would appear that many jobs are based on an order of association rather than merit. Unless your know the ringmaster how do you know whether its time to put your left foot in - or take your left foot out ???
Beware the "divide and conquer" mentality that is not only oozing through Airservices, but the wider professional aviation community in Australia.
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