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Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2010, 08:48
Replies: 288
Views: 63,539
Posted By halo

Hi Folks, Here's the lowdown on why private...

Hi Folks,

Here's the lowdown on why private flying hasn't been permitted at Heathrow...

Firstly, the Heathrow zone is class A airspace and as such only IFR/SVFR flights are permitted. Hence the...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th May 2009, 20:43
Replies: 2,329
Views: 435,116
Posted By halo

I have become enormously convinced that he is...

I have become enormously convinced that he is just making up phrases that previously never existed.
Forum: ATC Issues
29th May 2009, 20:25
Replies: 115
Views: 76,328
Posted By halo

I remember that day very well... I ended up...

I remember that day very well...

I ended up doing 23/27L arrivals cross-runway operations and it was pretty hard work. If I remember rightly, the wind was straight along 23 at about 55kts and I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Mar 2008, 18:12
Replies: 1,172
Views: 265,795
Posted By halo

It is always the same thing in the UK.... ...

It is always the same thing in the UK....

Form over Function... It looks beautiful but it doesn't fulfill the purpose sufficiently..

It is a national obsession for things to be on time and on...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Sep 2007, 16:54
Replies: 21
Views: 5,606
Posted By halo

Not only all that... But 121.975 isn't just...

Not only all that...

But 121.975 isn't just Clearance Delivery... It is in fact the Ground Movement Planner position and as such is used to regulate the flow of traffic across the other positions...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2007, 09:36
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,727,427
Posted By halo

The simple fact is that Heathrow is a dump. ...

The simple fact is that Heathrow is a dump.

The maintenance is terrible.

The terminals are overcrowded.

There are hardly any bins anywhere at all... Surely if you have been through security...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Apr 2007, 20:02
Replies: 68
Views: 10,393
Posted By halo

If you want to see what it looks like then you...

If you want to see what it looks like then you can see my photos on www.halophoto.co.uk (this is not an advertisement or anything like that). NATS approval has been given for me to upload the...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2007, 09:43
Replies: 32
Views: 7,272
Posted By halo

Not to mention the fact that the NATS En-Route...

Not to mention the fact that the NATS En-Route side is bound by price capping set by the CAA in order to reduce the costs passed on to the airlines.

In short.... NATS bears the cost of the...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Jan 2007, 20:34
Replies: 21
Views: 3,317
Posted By halo

Just out of interest did Corporate Comms pay for...

Just out of interest did Corporate Comms pay for the Digital Rights to the photographs in order to use them as they wish?

Makes for an interesting discussion with photos taken on a NATS site which...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Dec 2006, 12:51
Replies: 62
Views: 13,202
Posted By halo

:) :) I too owe a great debt to Mr Duke for my...

:) :) I too owe a great debt to Mr Duke for my career at a small twin runwayed airfield just west of London
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Dec 2006, 19:53
Replies: 14
Views: 3,319
Posted By halo

Ooooh that might be the nice man I did the...

Ooooh that might be the nice man I did the interview with. I wonder if he quoted me correctly :)
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Aug 2006, 09:33
Replies: 20
Views: 3,016
Posted By halo

I am with Gonzo on this one.... By calling a...

I am with Gonzo on this one....

By calling a PAN you are stimulating within the controllers the need to get an aircraft on the ground quickly. This information then gets relayed through a whole...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Aug 2006, 16:53
Replies: 9
Views: 2,202
Posted By halo

I dunno....... 22 years at Heathrow..... You...

I dunno....... 22 years at Heathrow..... You never write, you never call....... It's like you don't love us anymore!! :p

All the very best for the future and I hope the flying job works out well...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Jul 2006, 06:50
Replies: 1
Views: 649
Posted By halo

Banner Towing Over Guilfest

Anybody got any idea who the dark green, high wing, single engined banner tower was over Guilfest yesterday evening (14th June)?

It was towing a United Stoats Of America banner and did a couple of...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Feb 2006, 19:23
Replies: 156
Views: 20,016
Posted By halo

That's not strictly true.... There are many of us...

That's not strictly true.... There are many of us at non-radar units that fully appreciate the huge amount of effort and care that goes into ATSOCA/LARS.

The company are the ones that choose not...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Jan 2006, 09:48
Replies: 30
Views: 4,469
Posted By halo

Re: Question for LHR ATC

yeah, please for the love of all things holy go through them with him ;)
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Dec 2005, 17:30
Replies: 30
Views: 4,469
Posted By halo

I think maybe you should re-read what it says in...

I think maybe you should re-read what it says in the MATS Part 1.

It refers to

Aircraft departing from DIFFERENT points on the SAME runway. or different runways i.e. intersection departures...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Dec 2005, 23:31
Replies: 23
Views: 3,819
Posted By halo

Sorry chaps, but I'm afraid it will be a resolute...

Sorry chaps, but I'm afraid it will be a resolute no.

MATS Part 1........ SVFR Flight is not to hinder IFR flight and we are expecting about 600 movements or so.

We fulfil the requirements of...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Dec 2005, 09:34
Replies: 44
Views: 14,501
Posted By halo

Because of the increasing number of runway...

Because of the increasing number of runway infringements in the past few years (38 alone at a major twin runway airport somewhere west of London) there is a big push going on from the CAA and NATS to...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Dec 2005, 17:50
Replies: 7
Views: 2,158
Posted By halo

Very sad news indeed. He was a fine fellow and...

Very sad news indeed. He was a fine fellow and will be fondly remembered

I first met him at 2376 (Bamber Bridge) Squadron Air Training Corps many many years ago and it was by following his lead...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Oct 2005, 15:25
Replies: 27
Views: 6,264
Posted By halo

Was it you that phoned to tell us about the...

Was it you that phoned to tell us about the sparrow flower? ;)
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
21st Sep 2005, 23:57
Replies: 92
Views: 26,682
Posted By halo

This is how we play it at Heathrow: If you...

This is how we play it at Heathrow:

If you are flying a 2 engined aircraft of any variety whatsoever and you tell us that you have engine trouble of any description no matter how small.... We put...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Sep 2005, 18:21
Replies: 46
Views: 7,495
Posted By halo

Warped Factor is indeed correct.... I don't speak...

Warped Factor is indeed correct.... I don't speak for everybody at Heathrow.... However, ask yourself how many go-arounds we have had because the front aircraft was a 146 and because he slowed right...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Sep 2005, 22:21
Replies: 20
Views: 4,802
Posted By halo

I see I am not the only one to get frustrated...

I see I am not the only one to get frustrated every now and again ;)
Forum: Private Flying
15th Sep 2005, 16:44
Replies: 46
Views: 7,495
Posted By halo

You are of course correct Maxflyer...... and for...

You are of course correct Maxflyer...... and for my outburst I apologise. These comments were made in light of the past few months of some serious pressure for the boys and girls in ATC at Heathrow...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Sep 2005, 23:22
Replies: 46
Views: 7,495
Posted By halo

I am all for the "Service" part, and a lot of...

I am all for the "Service" part, and a lot of these people get their ATSOCA services paid for by the Airlines. The hardworking people of Cardiff, Farnborough, Birmingham, etc provide these services...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Sep 2005, 22:44
Replies: 46
Views: 7,495
Posted By halo

Are you completely out of your minds? As an...

Are you completely out of your minds?

As an air traffic controller at Heathrow you will NOT BE MADE WELCOME!! Do you not think we have better things to do than find ways to squeeze you and your...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Aug 2005, 18:00
Replies: 4
Views: 1,312
Posted By halo

Hi none, The JAL B744, if it was silver, is...

Hi none,

The JAL B744, if it was silver, is one of their cargo ones. It comes and goes quite regularly... Looks a bit like an American Airlines aircraft.

The blue and white B777 is more than...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Jul 2005, 13:06
Replies: 15
Views: 2,418
Posted By halo

There was a spate of the An124s and the IL76s...

There was a spate of the An124s and the IL76s suffering engine failures on departure about 6 years ago. It was decided that they would run up to full power for 4 minutes on the runway before...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jul 2005, 10:46
Replies: 18
Views: 2,301
Posted By halo

Being a professional air traffic controller and...

Being a professional air traffic controller and working at a busy twin runway airfield somewhere west of London, I always pronounce them "Two and TREE" not "Two and Three". As mentioned before...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
21st Jul 2005, 22:52
Replies: 18
Views: 2,301
Posted By halo

I always have problems with my twos and threes on...

I always have problems with my twos and threes on the RT and pilots frequently mishear things I am telling them. Poor diction is not to blame. I am from Manchester and the flattening of the sounds...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jun 2005, 19:53
Replies: 24
Views: 6,977
Posted By halo

I can give you a definitive answer because I was...

I can give you a definitive answer because I was the one who sent the UAL around....

The B777 that landed in front rolled past the A10E turn off and due to A10W being closed to work in progress...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th May 2005, 13:33
Replies: 3
Views: 777
Posted By halo

Lufthansa Retro Scheme

Does anybody else think the retro painted Lufthansa A321 is stunning?? :)

Come on all the rest..... why not do the same??!!:cool:
Forum: ATC Issues
12th May 2005, 22:53
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By halo

Have you seen the size of Terminal 5?? Its the...

Have you seen the size of Terminal 5?? Its the same size as the current central area...... and they've been working on that for 75 years and it's still cack!! :p

There is a lot more to Terminal 5...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th May 2005, 17:35
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By halo

Correct me if I'm wrong....... but isn't the plan...

Correct me if I'm wrong....... but isn't the plan for us to be in the new tower in Oct 2006 and Terminal 5 doesn't officially become operational until 2008.

Does that mean we get to sit around and...
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