Long Serving Controller Retires from Sydney
Join Date: Dec 2003
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To Wellconcerned and Obie
Sometimes in life we get to know people through work who are well respected by their colleagues and become our friends. Someone obviously decided that this forum was an appropriate place to share their respects for a particular individual. The fact that he was an ATC is not really relevant, just that he is someone who his colleagues feel strongly about and have taken the opportunity here to make a few posts. Perhaps having friends and respecting others, and having others respect you, is something which you two have never experienced or understood. In which case I feel a bit sorry for you. But then, having reread your posts, I suspect you are a couple of miserable sods so really I dismiss you as being quite irrelevant. Go and get yourselves a life.
Sometimes in life we get to know people through work who are well respected by their colleagues and become our friends. Someone obviously decided that this forum was an appropriate place to share their respects for a particular individual. The fact that he was an ATC is not really relevant, just that he is someone who his colleagues feel strongly about and have taken the opportunity here to make a few posts. Perhaps having friends and respecting others, and having others respect you, is something which you two have never experienced or understood. In which case I feel a bit sorry for you. But then, having reread your posts, I suspect you are a couple of miserable sods so really I dismiss you as being quite irrelevant. Go and get yourselves a life.
Join Date: May 2008
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Thank you Vampire 91, a very well considered and relevent post. Your viewpoint is refreshing.
I have been fortunate enough to have worked with ATCs like Jeff and their retirements have left a huge "experience" hole in the ATC system.
Fortunately there are still many ATCs left in the ATC system that are approaching "Jeffs" overall expertise and experience, so even though he will be missed by many, the excellent service delivered by SY ATC will continue. (Despite AsA management).
I have not met Jeff, but his reputation has spread throughout Australian ATC as not only an extremely good ATC but also as someone who has love of aviation in general.
I join with all the others who have met, or have known of, Jeff in wishing him a long, prosperous and happy retirement.
Regards to all
Stephen
I have been fortunate enough to have worked with ATCs like Jeff and their retirements have left a huge "experience" hole in the ATC system.
Fortunately there are still many ATCs left in the ATC system that are approaching "Jeffs" overall expertise and experience, so even though he will be missed by many, the excellent service delivered by SY ATC will continue. (Despite AsA management).
I have not met Jeff, but his reputation has spread throughout Australian ATC as not only an extremely good ATC but also as someone who has love of aviation in general.
I join with all the others who have met, or have known of, Jeff in wishing him a long, prosperous and happy retirement.
Regards to all
Stephen
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: (No Longer In)oz
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All the best Jeff.
You never did get that shift where all the equipment worked and you only ever had to say something once and nothing went pear shaped and the new procedures that were thoroughly tested in Adelaide worked flawlessly in Sydney.
The stable year is just around the corner and you're leaving? It's coming Jeff. I'm going to make it all happen. I'll do it all after I retension the pigs wings.
Oh and management said "The love's back".
You never did get that shift where all the equipment worked and you only ever had to say something once and nothing went pear shaped and the new procedures that were thoroughly tested in Adelaide worked flawlessly in Sydney.
The stable year is just around the corner and you're leaving? It's coming Jeff. I'm going to make it all happen. I'll do it all after I retension the pigs wings.
Oh and management said "The love's back".
Jeff, I would like to echo the thoughts of most (well all if you disregard WC) and say what a pleasure it has been working with you over the past 12 years or so. One of the true gentlemen in the ATC ranks, all the best and look after yourself.
""Green in between, paid every second Thursday""
""Green in between, paid every second Thursday""
