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Forum: ATC Issues
11th Mar 2024, 12:16
Replies: 9
Views: 1,912
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Like others have said, training at Whiteley, CTC,...

Like others have said, training at Whiteley, CTC, will not guarantee you're doing an area course, but going to Gloucester will guarantee you're not doing an area course.

It depends how important...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jul 2023, 06:28
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

You're on the training salary until you arrive at...

You're on the training salary until you arrive at a unit. Then, if I remember correctly and I'm prepared to be wrong on this, you lose the living allowance, but you gain the anti-social hours payment...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Jun 2023, 20:46
Replies: 50
Views: 8,303
Posted By The Many Tentacles

It's not, it's one of a list that was given out...

It's not, it's one of a list that was given out by ICAO and we had to pick them. It's considerably better than some of the other new reporting points in the airspace that are just awful to say and...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Aug 2022, 21:52
Replies: 11
Views: 3,741
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Because it's usually the only way to stop you...

Because it's usually the only way to stop you clanging into something else - assume you're heading north up the spine of the country from Europe - north of London you're joined by Paris outbounds...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2022, 07:37
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Depends on where you're sent after the college....

Depends on where you're sent after the college. NATS band their units from 1-5 and the the Band 5 units will see you on over £100k within 10-12 years of validation depending on a few other factors. I...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Oct 2021, 15:08
Replies: 6
Views: 1,745
Posted By The Many Tentacles

As someone who works the airspace now Zonoma is...

As someone who works the airspace now Zonoma is right
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Apr 2021, 06:52
Replies: 77
Views: 14,013
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Not at the moment :} In more normal times,...

Not at the moment :}

In more normal times, it was a blanket 250kts if your delay went above 5 minutes at the holds unless we needed different speeds for the gaps. Delay predictions have got a...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jul 2020, 12:42
Replies: 5
Views: 1,734
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Bear in mind this is coming from an ATCO, and not...

Bear in mind this is coming from an ATCO, and not someone who has any expertise in filing plans etc.

It might well be that your route wasn't properly accepted somewhere by the system and one of...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2020, 06:19
Replies: 74
Views: 24,162
Posted By The Many Tentacles

We had the same thing, an email saying our...

We had the same thing, an email saying our outbound flight was cancelled and then another email saying the whole holiday was cancelled with the promise of a refund. That was a few days ago and it's...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Mar 2020, 16:04
Replies: 38
Views: 16,106
Posted By The Many Tentacles

It can easily be that long. We have to get...

It can easily be that long. We have to get approval from the airport before we can send you there and that's what takes the time.

For the actual ATC side of it, it's pretty easy. It involves us...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Nov 2019, 15:11
Replies: 29
Views: 12,130
Posted By The Many Tentacles

As soon as there's profit involved safety takes...

As soon as there's profit involved safety takes second place.
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Sep 2019, 05:27
Replies: 15
Views: 5,054
Posted By The Many Tentacles

I've just had my medical and the Doc told me that...

I've just had my medical and the Doc told me that if your BMI is over 35 then you'll be referred to the CAA for further testing and a chat with the. cardiologist, I think. Mine is under so I wasn't...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jul 2019, 06:34
Replies: 44
Views: 20,844
Posted By The Many Tentacles

NATS offers a much better chance of avoiding...

NATS offers a much better chance of avoiding London as 90% of the trainees will end up doing Area control instead. In terms of training I have no idea what ANS are like, but being tower only will...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Jun 2019, 05:51
Replies: 22
Views: 9,127
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Certainly at London, there's a "file it, fly it"...

Certainly at London, there's a "file it, fly it" directive that's come from somewhere above us. Essentially, there's a lot of traffic routing around slot delays and then asking for more direct routes...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Jun 2019, 10:50
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

So essentially what they're saying is that you've...

So essentially what they're saying is that you've met the minimum requirements but you might not have made the minimum requirements still.
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Jun 2019, 06:35
Replies: 7
Views: 5,555
Posted By The Many Tentacles

And a proofreader as well!

And a proofreader as well!
Forum: ATC Issues
9th May 2019, 14:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If you're in Hedge End, then stay at the Holiday...

If you're in Hedge End, then stay at the Holiday Inn Express at the Ageas Bowl. Reasonably priced and if the traffic is crap, which it usually is, then you can actually walk it in about 10-15...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Mar 2019, 06:57
Replies: 2
Views: 1,291
Posted By The Many Tentacles

I think 1.1 covers it with the exemption bit. ...

I think 1.1 covers it with the exemption bit. I'm pretty certain some frequencies are being kept as non 8.33 to allow us to work non 8.33 aircraft, mainly military stuff that is exempt/non UHF...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Mar 2019, 18:35
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Hearing test, sight test, ECG, BP check, urine...

Hearing test, sight test, ECG, BP check, urine test, reflexes, height/weight, medical history (yours and family) etc. As this is your initial medical, there may be a few more bits than that to it -...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Mar 2019, 07:52
Replies: 15
Views: 3,592
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If you call a PAN I'll put my coffee down,...

If you call a PAN I'll put my coffee down, upgrading to a Mayday means I'll put the newspaper down as well :}

Seriously, it's been covered well enough by most of the previous replies. Either will...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Mar 2019, 21:35
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

As it stands the current recruitment process will...

As it stands the current recruitment process will continue for people in the current pool. There are several dates in April and May being looked at for people who pass Stage 2 before April. My only...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Mar 2019, 12:58
Replies: 13
Views: 3,964
Posted By The Many Tentacles

To be honest, I don't know. I've just found a...

To be honest, I don't know. I've just found a STAR plate for the 1G and it has the Fl130 restriction at TELTU. I don't know if that means you have to be planning the flight to make that restriction...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Mar 2019, 18:27
Replies: 13
Views: 3,964
Posted By The Many Tentacles

It doesn't sound ideal, but the OTMET arrivals...

It doesn't sound ideal, but the OTMET arrivals aren't great for the sector that works you between OTMET and TELTU. They're often trying to get you into a stream with the Gatwick traffic coming in...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2019, 20:18
Replies: 76
Views: 61,272
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Flew back in this from JFK on Tuesday evening. ...

Flew back in this from JFK on Tuesday evening. There was a lot of BA staff coming for a look before they flew back before our crew pitched up.

I think it looks great
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2019, 05:42
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

1. It depends. The tower course is around 6...

1. It depends. The tower course is around 6 months total if I remember rightly and the area course is now 9 months. This assumes you fail nothing and all your courses run consecutively. There's a...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2019, 20:13
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Without wishing to sound too harsh, if you've...

Without wishing to sound too harsh, if you've failed the DART tests twice you may well not be the right type for air traffic. I don't mean that in a rude way, it's just a fact that some people have...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Jan 2019, 11:33
Replies: 7
Views: 2,621
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Given that for any aircraft at any level,...

Given that for any aircraft at any level, assuming they're Mode S equipped which is 99.5% of our traffic, we can see what IAS they're flying regardless of whether or not they're flying on a Mach...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jan 2019, 20:59
Replies: 7
Views: 2,621
Posted By The Many Tentacles

You'll get in the UK too. It's not a lack of...

You'll get in the UK too. It's not a lack of understanding at all.

For example, I can see traffic off the ocean inbound to London that is currently doing 250kts at FL350. I know it's flying on a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2019, 18:42
Replies: 60
Views: 24,308
Posted By The Many Tentacles

There's routes in the South of the UK FIR that...

There's routes in the South of the UK FIR that are 7 miles apart both in the same direction and opposite direction. The whole reason they're there is because of the accuracy of RNAV kit. If you all...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2018, 11:56
Replies: 53
Views: 19,318
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Air traffic has changed so much since the days of...

Air traffic has changed so much since the days of being able to do things procedurally that it would be impossible to do it with the current levels of traffic we have in the UK. Those basic skills...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Nov 2018, 06:07
Replies: 8
Views: 1,476
Posted By The Many Tentacles

It's done on distance, not time. The distance is...

It's done on distance, not time. The distance is worked out by using the great circle route from departure to FIR exit point then FIR entry point to destination/FIR exit point and so on So...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Nov 2018, 06:05
Replies: 8
Views: 1,476
Posted By The Many Tentacles

I don't know anything about the flying side of...

I don't know anything about the flying side of things, but as an ATCO low and slow traffic around the London TMA is considerably more difficult to deal with as everything else is going a lot quicker...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Nov 2018, 15:39
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

No one on here can give you the answer to that -...

No one on here can give you the answer to that - you need to speak to NATS HR department and they can advise you on what your options are
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2018, 08:04
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

If you're really sure it's what you want to do...

If you're really sure it's what you want to do and you've been invited back, then go for it. Use the year to build up a little more life experience and then you're in a better position. If you're...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Oct 2018, 18:14
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,418
Posted By The Many Tentacles

Leaving CTC/Whiteley at 4 is hellish. It's...

Leaving CTC/Whiteley at 4 is hellish. It's already jammed up by then, likewise at 8 in the morning. It's queueing before 7.30 in the mornings - that's been my experience on the few times I've...
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