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Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Aug 2016, 15:41
Replies: 20
Views: 7,197
Posted By Loki

I used to encourage trainees who tended to...

I used to encourage trainees who tended to gabble, to listen to the news on BBC Radio 4 as an example of sensible pace......this sometimes got a blank look from some of them, presumably as they might...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jun 2016, 18:40
Replies: 51
Views: 11,500
Posted By Loki

I know of one or two ATCOs in my time who had...

I know of one or two ATCOs in my time who had degrees, but the best trainee I ever encountered was a former train driver, I also know of a former plumber and an ex cop. good luck, anyway.
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Apr 2016, 16:31
Replies: 12
Views: 3,813
Posted By Loki

It's not a silly question if you don't know.

It's not a silly question if you don't know.
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Oct 2015, 21:23
Replies: 73
Views: 25,181
Posted By Loki

Then there was the field examiner...Jimmy...

Then there was the field examiner...Jimmy Stewart? Mosquito pilot I believe. I was in the bar in the officer's mess one lunchtime at Boulmer, towards the end of my cadetship when he sidled up to me...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2015, 16:54
Replies: 73
Views: 25,181
Posted By Loki

There were a few blokes at Glasgow in my time...

There were a few blokes at Glasgow in my time there. John Clark, a watch sup was a Mossie navigator. I think the Satco Bill Bain (?) was a Lanc pilot, as was the training officer; can't remember his...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Oct 2015, 19:05
Replies: 73
Views: 25,181
Posted By Loki

HD Geoff Large? B25s I think....at least at one...

HD Geoff Large? B25s I think....at least at one point during the unpleasantness.
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Oct 2015, 18:50
Replies: 73
Views: 25,181
Posted By Loki

Also at Heathrow, among several others, was Paddy...

Also at Heathrow, among several others, was Paddy Haycock, who was IIRC a W/OP on Lancasters.
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Oct 2015, 14:40
Replies: 73
Views: 25,181
Posted By Loki

Peter Ward Hunt DFC and bar...Hampden,...

Peter Ward Hunt DFC and bar...Hampden, Manchester, and Lancaster pilot. Ended his ATC career as the SATCO at RAE Bedford.
Forum: ATC Issues
25th May 2015, 18:19
Replies: 25
Views: 6,825
Posted By Loki

Some of the British ones may be remembered by...

Some of the British ones may be remembered by handy associations

e.g EGHR (HR = Horse Racing) = Goodwood
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2015, 08:56
Replies: 359
Views: 159,488
Posted By Loki

I think so. I'm sure I remember an Argosy...

I think so. I'm sure I remember an Argosy calibrating at Bedford in '73
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Apr 2015, 15:19
Replies: 63
Views: 14,097
Posted By Loki

HP115 at Yeovilton?

HP115 at Yeovilton?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Apr 2015, 14:14
Replies: 63
Views: 14,097
Posted By Loki

Hunting 126,at Cosford. Is the Saunders Roe SR53...

Hunting 126,at Cosford. Is the Saunders Roe SR53 a prototype? (also at Cosford)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Apr 2015, 13:22
Replies: 25
Views: 7,136
Posted By Loki

At East Fortune methinks....I'd acknowledge the...

At East Fortune methinks....I'd acknowledge the photographer if I could remember his name!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k288/loki_021/DoveG-ANOVd1.jpg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Apr 2015, 12:47
Replies: 25
Views: 7,136
Posted By Loki

Spent a few hours in the right hand seat of one,...

Spent a few hours in the right hand seat of one, during my approach radar course. During the practical phase we spent some time learning Surveillance Radar Approaches, using the Bournemouth ATC...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Dec 2014, 09:05
Replies: 39
Views: 23,162
Posted By Loki

Sometime in 2001, if memory serves.

Sometime in 2001, if memory serves.
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Dec 2014, 13:48
Replies: 31
Views: 8,162
Posted By Loki

Sadly all the SRAs I ever did were on a souped up...

Sadly all the SRAs I ever did were on a souped up 264 (2 milers)....still quite satisfying though. Last one I gave was in the early Autumn of 1983 to an Air Ecosse Bandeirante....ho hum.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2014, 21:09
Replies: 32
Views: 6,524
Posted By Loki

victor tango....I have always thought it meant...

victor tango....I have always thought it meant "If I Recall Correctly"

The Queens building staff canteen at least had some natural light; unlike the T1 equivalent. We also commonly used one atop...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2014, 16:12
Replies: 32
Views: 6,524
Posted By Loki

victor tango There were a couple of tube...

victor tango

There were a couple of tube networks...one was a narrow bore addressable system linking the Queens Building with the Control Tower Building. Always going wrong, a couple of full time...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Sep 2014, 18:22
Replies: 22
Views: 9,030
Posted By Loki

Agreed....I used to consider things a bit more...

Agreed....I used to consider things a bit more doing area work, but approach involved a much more intuitive way of doing things.....at some level I must have been calculating, but not consciously for...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Aug 2014, 16:18
Replies: 24
Views: 6,619
Posted By Loki

Aren't there some T&C aspects to think about?...

Aren't there some T&C aspects to think about? After a "yes" vote and successful independence negotiations, There would be quite a few NATS employees finding themselves in a foreign country....who...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Aug 2014, 15:10
Replies: 24
Views: 6,619
Posted By Loki

We may well be talking about a "can of worms"...

We may well be talking about a "can of worms" here, spartacan.
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jul 2014, 15:13
Replies: 17
Views: 7,337
Posted By Loki

I did invite a pilot once to phone in so we could...

I did invite a pilot once to phone in so we could discuss an issue.....he didn't bother. Perhaps it was my "to avoid embarrassing you on the frequency, perhaps you might consider phoning the tower...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jun 2014, 16:23
Replies: 41
Views: 12,944
Posted By Loki

Being an ATCO cadet at Bedford, it was my task to...

Being an ATCO cadet at Bedford, it was my task to do the airfield inspection every morning before flying commenced. This included checking the barriers, by the simple method of calling the EFCA on...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Apr 2014, 15:35
Replies: 15
Views: 2,997
Posted By Loki

'twould be interesting to see how the operation...

'twould be interesting to see how the operation would be regulated and licensed, though. Presumably a Scottish CAA and SRG etc. Expensive!
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Apr 2014, 14:55
Replies: 14
Views: 2,996
Posted By Loki

Well, quite. On the face of it, it seems a kack...

Well, quite. On the face of it, it seems a kack handed way to solve the problem....but who knows what constraints the controller was operating under?
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Feb 2014, 16:47
Replies: 50
Views: 17,564
Posted By Loki

Favourite episode at "my" airfield was the summer...

Favourite episode at "my" airfield was the summer of '76 (hot and dry) when the firemen in their mini van managed to set the grass area alight whilst bird scaring....their attempts to extinguish the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2013, 09:04
Replies: 36
Views: 4,996
Posted By Loki

DaveReidUK Yes, fair enough.....I suppose...

DaveReidUK

Yes, fair enough.....I suppose the point I was trying to make was that it isn't an "ATC" designator as such, but an ICAO one (Though therefore used by ATC)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2013, 14:28
Replies: 36
Views: 4,996
Posted By Loki

ICAO type designator was VC15

ICAO type designator was VC15
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jun 2013, 14:20
Replies: 60
Views: 19,592
Posted By Loki

He did the last time I met him.....it may have...

He did the last time I met him.....it may have been my greeting that made him laugh. Something along the lines of "Hello you miserable old git"
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2013, 20:29
Replies: 60
Views: 19,592
Posted By Loki

Aaah, the days of corduroy jackets, and the...

Aaah, the days of corduroy jackets, and the occasional blazer. Some people didn't wear ties, even then, but preferred the cravat.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Apr 2013, 20:27
Replies: 39
Views: 13,128
Posted By Loki

Have just started re reading "Wings on My Sleeve"...

Have just started re reading "Wings on My Sleeve" (yet again). Fascinating stuff. Have just got to the bit where he's invoved in landing the Mosquito on carriers.
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Apr 2013, 20:02
Replies: 15
Views: 3,211
Posted By Loki

Then there was Sagittair zero zero one. ...

Then there was Sagittair zero zero one.

Raffles 1 springs to mind also....but back in those days 4 digit callsigns weren't exactly unknown....a lot of the BEA numbers had 4 IIRC.
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Feb 2013, 21:25
Replies: 63
Views: 13,492
Posted By Loki

Terrain Safe happens in En Route too "Big...

Terrain Safe happens in En Route too

"Big jet 123 ready for descent"

"Big Jet 123, descend FL 200"

"Ah Big Jet 123, roger....do you want us to descend now?"
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Feb 2013, 16:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,211
Posted By Loki

I'm sure it happened whilst I was there....though...

I'm sure it happened whilst I was there....though not working that day, so sometime between June 1970 and june 1973.
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jan 2013, 17:04
Replies: 267
Views: 76,522
Posted By Loki

Remember them well....a right pair of...

Remember them well....a right pair of whingers.....the whole system could be brought to a standstill by launching a pair of tubes from Flight Clearance with less than 30 seconds separation, IIRC.
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