Swanwick Visit
Why do it if it's not fun?
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From: Bournemouth
Confirmed. Will also e-mail you later today. Flying up there - now that's a thought! Will have to see if the plane's free first though. But if anyone else is thinking about flying there, drop me a mail at [email protected] - no point paying for two taxis.
FFF
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FFF
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From: Hants, UK
It's a pity I'm not on duty on Sun pm. It would have been good to meet a few faces behind the aliases!
I hope you enjoy your visit. Unless policy has changed recently, however, I think you won't get any closer to the Ops Room than the viewing gallery. There is a ban on visitors (other than bigwigs) on the Ops Room floor at present. I think they're worried someone might kick the plug out by mistake..
I hope you enjoy your visit. Unless policy has changed recently, however, I think you won't get any closer to the Ops Room than the viewing gallery. There is a ban on visitors (other than bigwigs) on the Ops Room floor at present. I think they're worried someone might kick the plug out by mistake..
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: UK
eyeinthesky..
No access to Ops Room was certainly the case when I visited a few weeks back. Good view of how it's all organised from the Gallery though.
We did visit the Simulator (which is the same as the Ops Room, only without live radar data to look at), and were given a very thorough look at the system and it's capabilities.
Very impressive I thought it was too (although, yes, some of the text is a bit small!)
No access to Ops Room was certainly the case when I visited a few weeks back. Good view of how it's all organised from the Gallery though.
We did visit the Simulator (which is the same as the Ops Room, only without live radar data to look at), and were given a very thorough look at the system and it's capabilities.
Very impressive I thought it was too (although, yes, some of the text is a bit small!)
High Flying Bird
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From: Old Sarum ish
Woohoo!! I can make it now! Seems I'll be driving back from Yorkshire very very early on Sunday morning. So I should be able to grab a few hours kip before the mad dog downstairs wakes me up (I mean the canine, not the landlady). 
See y'all there kids!
See y'all there kids!
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Joined: Aug 2000
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From: London
A repeat of the final instructions!
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OK, Here's the deal for this Sunday.
FFF - Confirmed!
Aerbabe - Confirmed!
HelenD - Confirmed!
BRL - Confirmed or no???
Meetup is 14:45pm at Swanwick Railway Station.
Liaison on the day...
Aerbabe - If FFF doesn't have your number, and you are coming seperately, please mail me your number.
BRL - If you are coming, send me your number.
(FFF & HelenD I have your numbers - cheers)
---------snip---------------
OK, Here's the deal for this Sunday.
FFF - Confirmed!
Aerbabe - Confirmed!
HelenD - Confirmed!
BRL - Confirmed or no???
Meetup is 14:45pm at Swanwick Railway Station.
Liaison on the day...
Aerbabe - If FFF doesn't have your number, and you are coming seperately, please mail me your number.
BRL - If you are coming, send me your number.
(FFF & HelenD I have your numbers - cheers)
