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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2020, 09:44
Replies: 971
Views: 355,809
Posted By Toadpool

These times are G.M.T. 08:00-18:00 B.S.T.

These times are G.M.T. 08:00-18:00 B.S.T.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2020, 12:44
Replies: 971
Views: 355,809
Posted By Toadpool

Alicante is 1hr ahead of UK time, both GMT and...

Alicante is 1hr ahead of UK time, both GMT and BST, which explains the anomoly.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Apr 2018, 07:49
Replies: 9
Views: 1,818
Posted By Toadpool

I suspect it's a flight check of a co-located...

I suspect it's a flight check of a co-located DME, not the VOR.
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Apr 2018, 08:58
Replies: 116
Views: 43,243
Posted By Toadpool

I've heard that a certain SaRG PI(N) does not...

I've heard that a certain SaRG PI(N) does not believe that SRATCOH is mandatory, but for "guidance".
Apparently he also disagrees with managed closures when there are staff shortages, having...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2017, 20:54
Replies: 57
Views: 13,357
Posted By Toadpool

The NOTAM specifies 2 x 30 minute and 1 40 minute...

The NOTAM specifies 2 x 30 minute and 1 40 minute closure on two days over a 5 day period. Not a complete closure for all of the 5 days! :ugh:
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Nov 2016, 09:00
Replies: 31
Views: 11,261
Posted By Toadpool

I am not suggesting that mode S data should not...

I am not suggesting that mode S data should not be used to improve situational awareness at all. In fact I am saying that the information missing from mode S, e.g. the unit providing the service,...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Nov 2016, 08:01
Replies: 31
Views: 11,261
Posted By Toadpool

Fred, you have just proved one of the points that...

Fred, you have just proved one of the points that I have been trying to make, that ATCOs are now being trained to use non-unit codes in an unknown traffic environment. They will then accept that this...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2016, 07:29
Replies: 31
Views: 11,261
Posted By Toadpool

Conspicuity squawks for non-radar units are far...

Conspicuity squawks for non-radar units are far more useful than ORCAM/CCAMS in an unknown traffic environment.
The attitude of ATCO Fred and others does worry me. It may be possible to guess which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Oct 2016, 12:29
Replies: 2,038
Views: 662,585
Posted By Toadpool

I'm sorry, but skydiving is so incompatible with...

I'm sorry, but skydiving is so incompatible with any other activity it should never have been at the airport to start with. It was a very large square peg trying to fit into a very small round hole....
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Oct 2016, 20:02
Replies: 31
Views: 11,261
Posted By Toadpool

Which is more useful, 1 or 2 units having...

Which is more useful, 1 or 2 units having code/callsign ability, or all units knowing who is working what?
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Oct 2016, 09:30
Replies: 31
Views: 11,261
Posted By Toadpool

The fundamental question has not yet been...

The fundamental question has not yet been answered. How do you quickly and easily identify which unit is providing a service [B]outside[B] CAS to an aircraft that is not on a specific unit code?...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2016, 08:45
Replies: 31
Views: 11,261
Posted By Toadpool

Who's working the traffic?

I've noticed lately that there seems to be an increase in ORCAM/CCAM squawks being used outside controlled airspace. I am also seeing new controllers being taught that this is normal.
I can...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Sep 2015, 09:39
Replies: 2,038
Views: 662,585
Posted By Toadpool

What about the other two?

Peel also own Liverpool and Doncaster airports. I believe that both of these are losing significantly more money than Teesside. Liverpool having lost traffic recently. Doncaster is a lot quieter than...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2015, 19:12
Replies: 2,038
Views: 662,585
Posted By Toadpool

https://www.facebook.com/skyliveevents/posts/16073...

https://www.facebook.com/skyliveevents/posts/1607351192864870?fref=nf
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Jun 2015, 09:23
Replies: 8
Views: 2,159
Posted By Toadpool

If it's the aircraft I saw, it was on a 0024...

If it's the aircraft I saw, it was on a 0024 squawk, which is for an aircraft performing some form of calibration. I'm guessing it was checking out high level radar coverage.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Jun 2015, 13:24
Replies: 20
Views: 5,285
Posted By Toadpool

Try the UK code allocation plan. This is...

Try the UK code allocation plan. This is available on the AIS web site here;

http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=4&Itemid=11.html

It seems...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st May 2015, 10:35
Replies: 20
Views: 5,285
Posted By Toadpool

In class G airspace knowing who is providing a...

In class G airspace knowing who is providing a service to a particular aircraft is very useful. Most units that operate outside the protection of controlled airspace have their own allocated block of...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th May 2015, 13:09
Replies: 24
Views: 5,938
Posted By Toadpool

I have been hearing nasty rumours that the UK's...

I have been hearing nasty rumours that the UK's SARG are considering scrapping SRATCOH, replacing it with a "unit specific" scheme.
This gives me grave cause for concern, given the intensive...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2015, 10:19
Replies: 2,038
Views: 662,585
Posted By Toadpool

Teesside SSR

It is correct that while the GDF SSR is out out service Teesside do have access to the Claxby SSR, which was used without incident for 9 months a couple of years ago.
Since then Teesside have moved...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2010, 11:02
Replies: 12
Views: 2,626
Posted By Toadpool

On that track, IFR outside controlled airspace,...

On that track, IFR outside controlled airspace, you should plan to be at the appropriate quadrantal level, e.g. odd +500'.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Nov 2010, 10:40
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,039,040
Posted By Toadpool

Hawks moving to Teesside?

Take a look at this thread:

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/433993-hawks-fly-coop.html

Any comments?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2010, 10:37
Replies: 22
Views: 5,942
Posted By Toadpool

Basing a fast jet squadron (yes, I know they're...

Basing a fast jet squadron (yes, I know they're only hawks) at a civvy airport seems madness to me. The operating methods and ethos are completely different. How would hawks cope with wake...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2010, 11:31
Replies: 23
Views: 3,614
Posted By Toadpool

IO please check out rules 20, 33 and 34. If...

IO please check out rules 20, 33 and 34.

If you are not VMC, then you must comply with the IFR (rules 33 & 34 outside controlled airspace).

Rule 34 (quadrantal rule) :-



(my emphasis).
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2010, 20:18
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,039,040
Posted By Toadpool

Something seems to have been overlooked here....

Something seems to have been overlooked here. What happened to the supposed £12 million court settlement the airport, not Peel, won against BMI baby?

Is this another example of Peel's asset...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jun 2010, 10:32
Replies: 24
Views: 10,213
Posted By Toadpool

Agree with this 100%

Agree with this 100%
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Mar 2010, 20:56
Replies: 9
Views: 2,047
Posted By Toadpool

Is that longer than a waltz?:)

Is that longer than a waltz?:)
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Feb 2010, 10:28
Replies: 16
Views: 16,258
Posted By Toadpool

I was indeed referring to UK class G airspace,...

I was indeed referring to UK class G airspace, where you can have several units controlling traffic in the same airspace. In this case an ATCO would need to be able to quickly identify which other...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Feb 2010, 10:05
Replies: 16
Views: 16,258
Posted By Toadpool

ORCAM and mode S work OK as long as the aircraft...

ORCAM and mode S work OK as long as the aircraft remains within controlled airspace. But as soon as it leaves it becomes just another conspicuity code as it does not indicate which ATC unit is...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2009, 17:22
Replies: 54
Views: 14,671
Posted By Toadpool

Exactly!:D

Exactly!:D
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2009, 10:13
Replies: 54
Views: 14,671
Posted By Toadpool

"Durham Tees Flight Training" - horrible name. ...

"Durham Tees Flight Training" - horrible name.

What's wrong with something like "Teesside Flying Club/School"?
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Nov 2009, 09:30
Replies: 57
Views: 8,312
Posted By Toadpool

A bit of thread drift, but in the airspace I am...

A bit of thread drift, but in the airspace I am occasionally responsible for it is a common occurrence for GA traffic which, for example, is cleared to leave South to then turn and leave CAS on a...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2009, 17:41
Replies: 29
Views: 6,045
Posted By Toadpool

Sorry, but this is not the case. VFR traffic is...

Sorry, but this is not the case. VFR traffic is not seperated in class D airspace. You may be given information and advice to enable you to seperate yourself, but 5 or 3 miles or 1000' will not be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2009, 13:22
Replies: 2,302
Views: 383,932
Posted By Toadpool

But then how do you get from the station to the...

But then how do you get from the station to the terminal with that stupid "security" fence in the way?
Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2009, 10:40
Replies: 47
Views: 5,226
Posted By Toadpool

Whoppity what you say is true for the military,...

Whoppity what you say is true for the military, but as you appear to be a civilian pilot, flying a civilian aircraft, the ANO and rules of the air apply to you wherever you are flying from, military...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2009, 18:10
Replies: 2,302
Views: 383,932
Posted By Toadpool

Sorry, but if you don't like aircraft noise, stay...

Sorry, but if you don't like aircraft noise, stay away from an airport.
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