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Forum: ATC Issues
8th Aug 2011, 08:14
Replies: 5
Views: 1,925
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

"... yes darlin', I'm an air traffic...

"... yes darlin', I'm an air traffic controller.......would you like to see my 'air traffic control tower of love' ?" :E

Who's his publisher -Mills & Boon?
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jun 2011, 16:33
Replies: 77
Views: 15,596
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Perhaps it should also be you who might benefit...

Perhaps it should also be you who might benefit from a tour of the ATC facility to let you have first hand experience of what is faced by controllers on a daily basis (if you have not done so...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jan 2011, 19:53
Replies: 2,329
Views: 435,407
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

I think you've hit the nail on the head there,...

I think you've hit the nail on the head there, oneowl. :{
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2010, 08:35
Replies: 28
Views: 16,281
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Usually, yes. However there are some types which...

Usually, yes. However there are some types which do not or cannot downlink MCP-selected level. From the report:
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Aug 2010, 08:20
Replies: 28
Views: 4,808
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Probably a practice SRA ;)

Probably a practice SRA ;)
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jun 2010, 08:38
Replies: 38
Views: 9,366
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

And sadly, you can probably substitute "AsA" in...

And sadly, you can probably substitute "AsA" in Ferris' quote with "every other ANSP in the world".
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Mar 2010, 22:34
Replies: 62
Views: 11,612
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

I find it ironic, but par for the course, that an...

I find it ironic, but par for the course, that an anonymous internet forum is the first I've heard about such days too.
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Feb 2010, 18:58
Replies: 15
Views: 2,513
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

"OK, who forgot to order the...

"OK, who forgot to order the headsets?":}
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Jan 2010, 07:36
Replies: 54
Views: 7,783
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

"Be nice if Barron et al appreciate the efforts...

"Be nice if Barron et al appreciate the efforts of all who make it, and those who try and fail"

FFC.

Edit: oops, see you beat me to it TDM
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Nov 2009, 06:58
Replies: 29
Views: 3,438
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

No problem, just keep reducing those required...

No problem, just keep reducing those required manning levels. With the traffic downturn and the introduction of new technology, LL APP will shortly be a 'one man and his dog' position. The dog...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Oct 2009, 20:12
Replies: 28
Views: 5,628
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

KK APP? High workload? Busy frequency? Shurely...

KK APP? High workload? Busy frequency? Shurely shome mishtake....:E
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Sep 2009, 10:44
Replies: 67
Views: 15,771
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

:D Here we go again.....:}

:D

Here we go again.....:}
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jul 2009, 22:21
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Mode S...

Mode S (http://www.levelbust.com/articles/mode_s.htm)

Not stated in the link above is the 'same vertical intent' warning - where two aircraft populated to the VSL show conflicting SFLs - can be...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Jun 2009, 10:19
Replies: 89
Views: 11,850
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Well, look on the bright side - there's only a...

Well, look on the bright side - there's only a £69.4m pension deficit according to the Brothers Grimm accounts, not c. £800m as advertised during the pension MOU debacle. Oh wait, depends whose...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Apr 2009, 21:43
Replies: 27
Views: 4,437
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

You should fly the speeds as closely as possible....

You should fly the speeds as closely as possible. UK AIP textual AD data refers (eg for LL section 2.22 Flight Procedures 3) iii).

If you wish/need to fly a slightly different speed just advise...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Apr 2009, 12:02
Replies: 27
Views: 4,437
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

You can be cleared for descent on the glidepath...

You can be cleared for descent on the glidepath at LL from five thousand feet which ties with a range of 15nm.

CDAs are expected to be flown from minstack - usually 70 or 80 depending on high/low...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Apr 2009, 07:18
Replies: 27
Views: 4,437
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Agreed, keep the CDA going as much as possible....

Agreed, keep the CDA going as much as possible. There are several different altitude limits to separate you from low-level traffic/LC deps (westerlies)/heli-routes/to keep you inside CAS. Most...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Nov 2008, 18:08
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,820
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Not the ones who prepared the pension part of...

Not the ones who prepared the pension part of this year's NATS annual report. (£400m+ surplus compared to the deficit that was briefly glimpsed on that month-by-month valuation slide at the...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Oct 2008, 09:00
Replies: 2,029
Views: 217,820
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

Perhaps they've been 'consulting' :yuk: with...

Perhaps they've been 'consulting' :yuk: with Deloitte on 'Pension Endgame Strategies' too:

Deloitte UK, News release, Deloitte report: wake up call for companies as UK employee pension schemes...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Nov 2006, 09:51
Replies: 140
Views: 39,101
Posted By Weirdo Earthtorch

CM: it's instantaneous IAS as reported by mode S...

CM: it's instantaneous IAS as reported by mode S from that particular radar sweep, not the target IAS. This is as opposed to selected flight level which is the SFL from your MCP....
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