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Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jul 2015, 15:39
Replies: 5
Views: 3,435
Posted By west atc

Wow, if you are already thinking this way you are...

Wow, if you are already thinking this way you are going to be a wonderful person to work with! Focus on passing the training first, then consolidating your validation, the path to getting an ATC...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jul 2015, 14:00
Replies: 62
Views: 32,523
Posted By west atc

There is enough information here for you to make...

There is enough information here for you to make your decision, if you think you will be different to everyone else and enjoy it even though most people are making exit plans then go ahead.

Don't...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jul 2015, 11:17
Replies: 62
Views: 32,523
Posted By west atc

Are you from Georgia? If you don't have...

Are you from Georgia? If you don't have experience in a very busy and complex ACC please don't apply. The UAE ACC airspace is busy and getting busier without any flow control and the lack of quality...
Forum: Middle East
8th Feb 2015, 04:14
Replies: 60
Views: 53,999
Posted By west atc

No, if anything things have gotten worse, still...

No, if anything things have gotten worse, still no pay rise despite all the talk of one. There were a few staff that changed from SERCO to GCAA that got a raise but the existing GCAA controllers are...
Forum: Middle East
16th Oct 2014, 19:16
Replies: 60
Views: 53,999
Posted By west atc

Short answer, no, you will regret it...

Short answer, no, you will regret it...
Forum: Middle East
7th Oct 2014, 04:54
Replies: 60
Views: 53,999
Posted By west atc

Dubai International eyes 20m passengers in last...

Dubai International eyes 20m passengers in last quarter | GulfNews.com (http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/dubai-international-eyes-20m-passengers-in-last-quarter-1.1394905)
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Oct 2014, 10:43
Replies: 2
Views: 4,212
Posted By west atc

www.pprune.org/middle-east/529861-so-you-wanna-com...

www.pprune.org/middle-east/529861-so-you-wanna-come-work-gcaa-szc-think-again.html
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Sep 2014, 15:51
Replies: 8
Views: 4,258
Posted By west atc

Except in most units you can't brng your...

Except in most units you can't brng your smartphone into the ope room as it can be a distraction. Guard is usually a lot quicker and easier way to reach pilots who have maybe turned ATC down because...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Sep 2014, 16:03
Replies: 32
Views: 8,663
Posted By west atc

Qatar fleet - 134 aircraft. (Aircraft is the...

Qatar fleet - 134 aircraft. (Aircraft is the plural of aircraft). 1 aircraft, 2 aircraft etc.

Again, what is the point of this thread apart from butchering the English language.

:ugh:
Forum: Middle East
21st Sep 2014, 14:59
Replies: 32
Views: 8,663
Posted By west atc

Correct me if I'm wrong but for Emirates: ...

Correct me if I'm wrong but for Emirates:
Brussels - September 5
Oslo - September 2
Chicago started in August plus Boston, Taipei and Kiev this year.

I suppose they don't have any more...
Forum: Middle East
19th Aug 2014, 14:48
Replies: 10
Views: 7,153
Posted By west atc

FA: Your read back is supposed to include your...

FA: Your read back is supposed to include your call sign.
Captain: No it isn't, I never say my call sign in any read backs.
FA: I think ATC prefer it when you say your call sign
Captain: I don't...
Forum: Middle East
10th Aug 2014, 13:09
Replies: 21
Views: 7,249
Posted By west atc

Ferris, Is the route through MIDSI one way...

Ferris,

Is the route through MIDSI one way only? Is there a way to temporarily promulgate an airway that comes down from Tehran FIR and feeds traffic back into Bahrain FIR? The east bound tracks...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Aug 2014, 08:38
Replies: 82
Views: 59,671
Posted By west atc

I can't speak for all the units, they all have...

I can't speak for all the units, they all have their own polices but I do know age is not a factor at the UAE ACC, there are also quite a few different nationalities working there.

Unfortunately...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Aug 2014, 15:40
Replies: 82
Views: 59,671
Posted By west atc

Dubai - consistently busier but can unload their...

Dubai - consistently busier but can unload their s*it on the the UAE ACC
Abu Dhabi - getting busier and learning to unload their s*it onto the UAE ACC
Doha - getting busier, only has limited ways...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Aug 2014, 15:32
Replies: 48
Views: 17,989
Posted By west atc

And yet US carriers fly over Iranian airspace...

And yet US carriers fly over Iranian airspace...
Forum: Middle East
16th Jul 2014, 11:55
Replies: 9
Views: 5,778
Posted By west atc

That is one hell of a comb over, let's hope he...

That is one hell of a comb over, let's hope he doesn't encounter any strong winds!
Forum: ATC Issues
4th May 2014, 03:03
Replies: 33
Views: 16,908
Posted By west atc

What Dubai are claiming is number one in...

What Dubai are claiming is number one in "International" passengers because well every passenger is an "International" passenger.

I wouldn't start the pay per passenger argument because you work...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st May 2014, 04:39
Replies: 4,233
Views: 1,990,274
Posted By west atc

Fair enough, read it again and realised it...

Fair enough, read it again and realised it sounded a bit harsh. Would it not be better though to say follow the Dash 8 in the context of a low hours pilot as all series look pretty similar in the air?
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Apr 2014, 23:52
Replies: 4,233
Views: 1,990,274
Posted By west atc

Actual real world scenario: ATC: ABC confirm...

Actual real world scenario:

ATC: ABC confirm aircraft type
Pilot: ABC Dash8D

A pilot will refer to the ICAO code not the actual type.

Another example B777-300ER has the ICAO code B77W and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2014, 23:43
Replies: 17
Views: 6,317
Posted By west atc

Happened a couple of months ago too, QF9 got...

Happened a couple of months ago too, QF9 got airborne to London, reported shutting down an engine and returned to Dubai after holding presumably to get under landing weight. Not a big deal and...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2014, 06:15
Replies: 18
Views: 9,984
Posted By west atc

The fact is people are 'whining over how bad...

The fact is people are 'whining over how bad everything is' because this is the fact of life at Abu Dhabi ACC currently. You will not get anyone saying how good it is because pretty much every...
Forum: Middle East
29th Jan 2014, 06:24
Replies: 78
Views: 18,352
Posted By west atc

I think sadly the DG of the GCAA must read...

I think sadly the DG of the GCAA must read Pprune, there are rumours that ATC in SZC might be going exactly this way, why pay Western expats when you get Indian controllers for half the money. Have...
Forum: Middle East
24th Jan 2014, 04:31
Replies: 60
Views: 53,999
Posted By west atc

I get the feeling yearly renewal contracts won't...

I get the feeling yearly renewal contracts won't make a difference to a lot of people, up to half the current ATCs could be gone within 12 months anyway. :ugh:q
Forum: Middle East
14th Jan 2014, 05:57
Replies: 60
Views: 53,999
Posted By west atc

However the package compares to other...

However the package compares to other jobs/industries it is clearly not enough given that there has been no pay rise for over 5 years. There are a lot of rumors of people leaving, at least 10-15 are...
Forum: Middle East
9th Jan 2014, 03:47
Replies: 60
Views: 53,999
Posted By west atc

Sorry but ATC is not equal to an FO job. ...

Sorry but ATC is not equal to an FO job.

Daily aircraft movements through UAE FIR early 2010 - ~1750
Daily aircraft movements through UAE FIR late 2013 ~ 2350.

Obviously someone is making more...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Jan 2014, 15:36
Replies: 25
Views: 11,908
Posted By west atc

There is about to be a massive exodus, 22 leave...

There is about to be a massive exodus, 22 leave days, they have got to be kidding!
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Jan 2014, 06:39
Replies: 379
Views: 86,422
Posted By west atc

Any news on when the new system is going it be in...

Any news on when the new system is going it be in place? What is the package going to be like once it is?

Is the rumour of 40-50 new controllers needed once the new system comes into place true?
Forum: Middle East
11th Nov 2013, 08:55
Replies: 22
Views: 5,834
Posted By west atc

Ok let me be clearer, the individual ATC giving...

Ok let me be clearer, the individual ATC giving the clearance is not there to police a law that has nothing to do with air safety. I don't work in Sydney but I do know that there are many aircraft...
Forum: Middle East
11th Nov 2013, 07:35
Replies: 22
Views: 5,834
Posted By west atc

It has been said before many times, let me...

It has been said before many times, let me reiterate it.

ATC are not the police!
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Oct 2013, 08:39
Replies: 62
Views: 32,523
Posted By west atc

You are getting Abu Dhabi Approach mixed up with...

You are getting Abu Dhabi Approach mixed up with the Abu Dhabi ACC which I believe is what is being asked about.



The starting pay is closer to the higher figure than the lower one but is 5,000...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Oct 2013, 09:19
Replies: 62
Views: 32,523
Posted By west atc

No offense taken, i was just quoting the old ATC...

No offense taken, i was just quoting the old ATC line of everyone works the busiest sector in the world :cool:
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Oct 2013, 05:21
Replies: 62
Views: 32,523
Posted By west atc

Don't we all work at the busiest area? ...

Don't we all work at the busiest area?



It takes about 3 months to get qualified from the day you arrive, how hard the training is depends on how quickly you adapt to the unique requirements...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Sep 2013, 06:35
Replies: 187
Views: 45,087
Posted By west atc

Reminds me of an Emirates pilot I played golf...

Reminds me of an Emirates pilot I played golf with, he asked me why he couldn't do his "space shuttle" descent in his 777, why he had to be pushed down. I simply blamed the Airbus he was probably...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Sep 2013, 14:20
Replies: 187
Views: 45,087
Posted By west atc

:ugh: Ok Andu, there's your answer, a...

:ugh:



Ok Andu, there's your answer, a lowering of recruitment and training standards plus controllers being counseled for minor errors that wouldn't even be noticed anywhere else in the world...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Sep 2013, 10:59
Replies: 187
Views: 45,087
Posted By west atc

I have no doubt what you say is true for some...

I have no doubt what you say is true for some controllers in Australia, whether it comes down to the training or the fact that Australian ATCs are themselves admonished for trifling matters that...
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