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Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2009, 17:50
Replies: 31
Views: 7,869
Posted By CAP493

Absolutely nothing - and it's still in CAP 413...

Absolutely nothing - and it's still in CAP 413 and so available for use as UK R/T phraseology, if required.... :ok: :8
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Dec 2008, 22:12
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,213
Posted By CAP493

Perhaps beneficial to NERL but of absolutely...

Perhaps beneficial to NERL but of absolutely minimal benefit to NSL which derives its income from its airport customers with whom it has commercial contracts, most of whom are feeling the 'pinch' of...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Nov 2008, 04:03
Replies: 22
Views: 4,005
Posted By CAP493

I think your GP is basically correct. ...

I think your GP is basically correct.

Unfortunately, ATC (as with many other H24 professions and jobs) requires 24/7 shift working and so this is an unrealistic aspiration.

That said, there's...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Nov 2008, 02:35
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,213
Posted By CAP493

Methinks like so many, you're living in fantasy...

Methinks like so many, you're living in fantasy land. Still, if that's what you truly believe then why stay with NATS? Surely you could be more gainfully employed with another ATC company, for...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Nov 2008, 07:48
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,213
Posted By CAP493

Well said! At last someone is actually using...

Well said! At last someone is actually using their brains and wising-up to economic reality instead of letting their guts and emotion speak. As for NSL being sold off, maybe - but it's not that...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Sep 2008, 20:57
Replies: 202
Views: 53,831
Posted By CAP493

An RPI (4.8%) + XX% NATS pay rise???? Cripes! Was...

An RPI (4.8%) + XX% NATS pay rise???? Cripes! Was that a pig on final approach I saw...? Methinks a tube of realism pills might be in order for a few folk. :hmm:
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Sep 2008, 09:25
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,213
Posted By CAP493

You're 100% right in what you say, Spamcan...

You're 100% right in what you say, Spamcan defender, but please don't refer to AAVAs as "goodwill" - being paid £350 to £500 a shot (depending on your unit) to come in for an additional duty has...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Sep 2008, 07:45
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,213
Posted By CAP493

I'm afraid that you're living in even more of a...

I'm afraid that you're living in even more of a fantasy world than some of the managers who posters here seem to enjoy maligning. It was one G. Brown MP who bugg***d-up the UK pensions industry by...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Aug 2008, 08:20
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,213
Posted By CAP493

I've been reading this thread with interest and...

I've been reading this thread with interest and increasing amazement as some of the posters seem to be winding themselves up like mini water spouts...

I was around when the last NATS ATCO strike...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Aug 2008, 07:42
Replies: 28
Views: 5,342
Posted By CAP493

Such an opinion reveals an arrogance and a...

Such an opinion reveals an arrogance and a completely self-centred state of mind. Bullying is all about the perception of the person being bullied and if that person feels threatened or intimidated...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Aug 2008, 07:45
Replies: 17
Views: 3,598
Posted By CAP493

As someone else said, you may be asked where...

As someone else said, you may be asked where you'd like to go but the ultimate decision is management's based on where there are training vacancies and on how you shape up at the end of the course.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2008, 16:48
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

LBC does it again? Situation normal, then.... ...

LBC does it again? Situation normal, then.... :hmm:
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Aug 2008, 16:33
Replies: 20
Views: 5,172
Posted By CAP493

I think you'll find that's what controllers are...

I think you'll find that's what controllers are paid to do - as part of their 'day job'... :hmm::bored:
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Aug 2008, 08:19
Replies: 202
Views: 53,831
Posted By CAP493

No they don't! But they do want to change the...

No they don't! But they do want to change the pension for new recruits - quite a different thing, and rapidly becoming the UK industry 'norm' (realistically, something from which NATS cannot remain...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Aug 2008, 08:04
Replies: 25
Views: 4,654
Posted By CAP493

"Go-around" = if at or inside the applicable...

"Go-around" = if at or inside the applicable Final Approach Fix;
"Break-off the approach" = if outside the Final Approach Fix.

Typically for a 3 degree GP, this will be at about 1200ft - 1300ft...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Aug 2008, 08:10
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

So why has no other former council-owned UK...

So why has no other former council-owned UK airport followed suit?

The Concession may be generating ££££s for LBC but it's not enabling LTN to expand or develop as any business needs to do.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Aug 2008, 07:54
Replies: 16
Views: 2,479
Posted By CAP493

Thanks Hold West ~ naturally, I wouldn't presume...

Thanks Hold West ~ naturally, I wouldn't presume to question what your FAA Controllers' Handbook and the FAA AIP might permit on your side of the Pond.

However, the UK position is based on ICAO...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2008, 07:54
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

Oh dear, oh dear, I've just wet myself laughing...

Oh dear, oh dear, I've just wet myself laughing so much.

To quote the illustrious Catain Blackadder:-

"Have you visited the Planet Earth recently...?" :hmm: :rolleyes:
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Jul 2008, 07:50
Replies: 16
Views: 2,479
Posted By CAP493

This has absolutely nothing to do with other...

This has absolutely nothing to do with other traffic or separation.

Whilst most modern aircraft can indeed utilise B-RNAV systems to maintain the localiser course until within the protected range,...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jul 2008, 20:29
Replies: 12
Views: 4,336
Posted By CAP493

All MATS Part 2s are specific to each (civil) ATC...

All MATS Part 2s are specific to each (civil) ATC unit and certainly, in respect of NATS these are confidential documents which contain what's considered as being security-sensitive information, and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2008, 18:17
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

RYR? Who knows what MoL may be thinking. However,...

RYR? Who knows what MoL may be thinking. However, it's probable that he'll ground many of his airframes this winter to save fuel costs. EZY? Forget it! The airline has already circulated its staff...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2008, 13:48
Replies: 17
Views: 3,509
Posted By CAP493

You are unfortunately, correct. And you should...

You are unfortunately, correct. And you should now add Silverjet to the depressing list... :{
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2008, 07:30
Replies: 1,207
Views: 288,393
Posted By CAP493

I know which cause my money's on - unfortunately,...

I know which cause my money's on - unfortunately, now that the lunatics are effectively running the asylum, many more otherwise viable and good-quality airlines will end up like Eos and MAXjet or in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd May 2008, 07:27
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

13 years ago? Crikey! Since that video was made...

13 years ago? Crikey! Since that video was made the original interior coat of paint & decoration appears to have stood up quite well... :hmm:

Interesting Silverjet link:...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th May 2008, 08:27
Replies: 1,207
Views: 288,393
Posted By CAP493

Silverjet Bale-out

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e189ff3e-18aa-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

Let's hope (i) it's approved by the CAA's ERG and (ii) it enables Silverjet to ride out the current financial...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Apr 2008, 07:16
Replies: 47
Views: 9,061
Posted By CAP493

Absolutely, and I can remember an occasion when a...

Absolutely, and I can remember an occasion when a Gulf ACC controller actually had to call an errant high-level overflight to inform him that he was jamming one of the ACC's sector VHF frequencies!
...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Apr 2008, 18:41
Replies: 23
Views: 2,597
Posted By CAP493

It wasn't only senior NATS managers that got the...

It wasn't only senior NATS managers that got the sharp end of her tongue.

I remember a GATCO seminar where she shared the platform with several senior management types including one gentleman from...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Apr 2008, 18:26
Replies: 34
Views: 4,839
Posted By CAP493

ShyTorque, I like your sense of humour. (You...

ShyTorque, I like your sense of humour.

(You were joking weren't you...??) :hmm: :rolleyes:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2008, 08:21
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

The traditional reaction of airlines during any...

The traditional reaction of airlines during any recession (sorry, "period of belt-tightening") has been to retrench into what they perceive to be their "core" markets and operating bases (= usually...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2008, 21:28
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

Yes Buster; either that or whatever you're...

Yes Buster; either that or whatever you're drinking is for external use only.

As for Tim Jeans complaining about the cost of parking 'dead' aircraft at LTN, like the Town Hall neddies, he's rather...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2008, 13:31
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

How very sad that the only postings about Luton...

How very sad that the only postings about Luton in over two weeks concern the age-old issue of LBC vs. LLAO, and a rather ill-tempered exchange between two PPRuNe contributors.

As for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Mar 2008, 22:19
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

Luton runway closed for about 35 mins; no...

Luton runway closed for about 35 mins; no arrivals had to divert; one departure had to refuel. What's "dinner time" got to do with anything Buster? Unlike their bretheren at various South Coast...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2008, 10:18
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

Stansted excepted (for obvious reasons) the likes...

Stansted excepted (for obvious reasons) the likes of Biggin Hill, Farnborough, Northolt and Southend cannot offer the same 24/7, 365/year all-weather (i.e. Category 3b) facilities that Luton can.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2008, 09:18
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

Well, that's encouraging although hardly...

Well, that's encouraging although hardly surprising!

Of all UK airports, Leeds (or Manchester), Birmingham (or East Midlands) and Luton must be absolute 'gold mines' for these services to the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2008, 15:33
Replies: 4,611
Views: 1,002,528
Posted By CAP493

Shaheen Air

Any news about whether Shaheen will be starting on 30th March (Tues & Sats ISB 16:30 - LTN 20:00; LTN 22:30 - ISB 11:15)?? Apparently, load factors out of Leeds...
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