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Forum: ATC Issues
7th Jun 2023, 16:16
Replies: 50
Views: 8,229
Posted By HershamBoys

They are called 'five letter pronouncables', and...

They are called 'five letter pronouncables', and when you apply for some the regulator offers you a list to pick from.....you can replicate other ones, but usually only if they are in a different...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2022, 16:37
Replies: 101
Views: 23,692
Posted By HershamBoys

I'm sorry, but this is the world that civilian...

I'm sorry, but this is the world that civilian airfields that handle commercial passengers have to live in. The security companies have to be internally audited for compliance by their own management...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2022, 15:56
Replies: 101
Views: 23,692
Posted By HershamBoys

Flying operations could co-exist, albeit in the...

Flying operations could co-exist, albeit in the case of civil airports the military RTF phraseology and circuit SOPs are very different to their civilian equivalents, and it is likely that civil ATC...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2022, 19:38
Replies: 101
Views: 23,692
Posted By HershamBoys

I'm afraid it's not a jobsworth, it is the law....

I'm afraid it's not a jobsworth, it is the law. There is no way a UK airport operator can compromise the integrity of the Critical Part of its Security Restricted Area by enabling the kind of...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st May 2022, 20:46
Replies: 7
Views: 1,599
Posted By HershamBoys

For operators, it will depend on company policy...

For operators, it will depend on company policy in respect of CRM, stabilised approaches, fuel management, suitable weather conditions etc. It is not good to point at the ground in a dirty dive...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Apr 2022, 12:55
Replies: 30
Views: 4,184
Posted By HershamBoys

It is 'observation', but not in the traditional...

It is 'observation', but not in the traditional sense. I am taken with the idea of having traffic I'm managing from a traditional or virtual VCR labelled with flight callsign and height readout....
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Apr 2022, 15:10
Replies: 30
Views: 4,184
Posted By HershamBoys

The introduction of these procedures are not...

The introduction of these procedures are not always financially driven. They make sense if you are a remote airport that is waiting for your last returning flight prior to close of play, when the...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Mar 2022, 16:40
Replies: 30
Views: 4,184
Posted By HershamBoys

In the UK SARG has granted units authorisations...

In the UK SARG has granted units authorisations to provide combined ADI and APS using an ATM on the basis of the local procedure passing through the unit SMS and then being subjected to SARG for...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Nov 2021, 18:15
Replies: 26
Views: 7,484
Posted By HershamBoys

KC I acknowledge that for much of the time ATC...

KC
I acknowledge that for much of the time ATC doesn't feel like work. However, it does not harm to remind ourselves and our colleagues that it is paid employment, with all the negatives (and...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Nov 2021, 12:43
Replies: 26
Views: 7,484
Posted By HershamBoys

Trying to get back on thread, in discussions with...

Trying to get back on thread, in discussions with potential recruits from Spain I have been left with the impression that despite all the qualifications they had gained, it was very much who you know...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2021, 15:05
Replies: 46
Views: 11,427
Posted By HershamBoys

Because in the UK there was no real push to...

Because in the UK there was no real push to implement them, and, furthermore, they have to be designed by an Approved IFP Design Agency and put through the CAA regulatory process, and the last time I...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Oct 2021, 19:31
Replies: 48
Views: 15,670
Posted By HershamBoys

I get the resilience, security and cyber...

I get the resilience, security and cyber requirements...by facility I meant a dedicated building. Unless you have a fairly new-build, maintenance and operating costs only ever go up. In respect of...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Oct 2021, 16:08
Replies: 48
Views: 15,670
Posted By HershamBoys

Use of Remote Tower Technology negates the...

Use of Remote Tower Technology negates the requirement for a dedicated ATS facility, with the 'not VCR' integrated into any office space you like, reducing building maintenance and operating costs....
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Oct 2021, 19:41
Replies: 13
Views: 6,145
Posted By HershamBoys

Controllers like vectoring to the ILS because...

Controllers like vectoring to the ILS because they believe they can create a tighter arrival sequence than that offered by the RNP approach. You can, of course, vector to an RNP approach as well, you...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Sep 2021, 16:12
Replies: 48
Views: 15,670
Posted By HershamBoys

No way would I as a controller consider...

No way would I as a controller consider interfering with the work of a marshaller, TCO, or anyone on the apron. Not my manor, guv. I only "Assist in preventing collisions between aircraft on the...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th May 2021, 12:56
Replies: 68
Views: 16,577
Posted By HershamBoys

Danger The RDPS we possessed enabled individual...

The RDPS we possessed enabled individual controllers to make adjustments to the settings of their Barco displays, which were then saved under an individual log in. At HOW/TOW you logged out and in,...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th May 2021, 18:32
Replies: 68
Views: 16,577
Posted By HershamBoys

We also did offset SRAs to 2 nm on 08 to avoid...

We also did offset SRAs to 2 nm on 08 to avoid Caddington using the AR1. As far as I remember, on the 430, yes, we stayed on the slower speed, but moved the antenna angle up and down to (a) initially...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th May 2021, 18:48
Replies: 68
Views: 16,577
Posted By HershamBoys

I'd like to see the process of setting up the 430...

I'd like to see the process of setting up the 430 by positioning the final approach line between the PEs from the two reflective markers either side of the runway, and then aligning it with a PE from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Apr 2021, 12:43
Replies: 4
Views: 3,397
Posted By HershamBoys

I e-mailed my MP about continuing participation...

I e-mailed my MP about continuing participation in EGNOS and the benefits it delivers through LPV 200 operations.... all I got back was vacuous propaganda.....

Thank you for your email. The UK is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Mar 2021, 16:58
Replies: 11
Views: 3,961
Posted By HershamBoys

Some of that may be down to the use of standard...

Some of that may be down to the use of standard CAP 168 settings, which personally I feel are often too high. However, you don't depart from the standard now, unless you have good reason. Also,...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Jan 2021, 13:05
Replies: 57
Views: 18,823
Posted By HershamBoys

Spot on. Aviation has grown up and turned into a...

Spot on. Aviation has grown up and turned into a business. Back in the day we campaigned for 'Public Service, not Private Profit', and the British electorate told us to go away. If I was an ATS...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jan 2021, 16:48
Replies: 57
Views: 18,823
Posted By HershamBoys

Remain outside CAS has been standard in the UK...

Remain outside CAS has been standard in the UK since the 1970s at least, and was introduced because of pilots who believed that the fact that they were talking to the ATC unit believed that they had...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Nov 2020, 17:51
Replies: 19
Views: 4,293
Posted By HershamBoys

You can also, using old-fashioned FPS in holders,...

You can also, using old-fashioned FPS in holders, place the strip in a 'cocked out' position in the bay to act as a memory jogger for the conflict. I seem to recall that some EFS displays offer the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2020, 16:07
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,119,358
Posted By HershamBoys

"SOU needs to encourage GA more" Not unless GA...

"SOU needs to encourage GA more"
Not unless GA pays a meaningful rate...which the lighter end of GA probably won't want to pay. Aviation revenue derived from GA will never plug the hole created by...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2020, 18:05
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,119,358
Posted By HershamBoys

One of the fundamental problems with EMAS is, I...

One of the fundamental problems with EMAS is, I am informed, that once it has been used in anger, it has to be replaced in its entirity. So, if an aircraft overruns and enters the EMAS area, after it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2020, 13:34
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,119,358
Posted By HershamBoys

Because 'reasonable pricing' probably doesn't...

Because 'reasonable pricing' probably doesn't cover the cost of ensuring that on arrival and subsequent departure the GA aircraft and its occupants are segregated from the critical part of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Nov 2019, 17:56
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,705,924
Posted By HershamBoys

Aaaah, the DFTI, which whined and whined and...

Aaaah, the DFTI, which whined and whined and whined as the picture got more and more flooded until you pressed reset and it sharpened up again. DFTIs have probably caused more ATC hearing loss that...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2019, 10:34
Replies: 66
Views: 34,138
Posted By HershamBoys

''Got him on TCAS'' when passed TI in Class 'D'....

''Got him on TCAS'' when passed TI in Class 'D'. Totally pointless. Tell me when you can see it, and then I can relax my separation / segregation and let you get on with integrating yourself.
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Aug 2019, 20:35
Replies: 79
Views: 29,260
Posted By HershamBoys

Because operating in UK Class D, a significant...

Because operating in UK Class D, a significant element of CAT aircrew, and many GA pilots, have little understanding of the responsibilities pertaining to the provision of ATS. Many CAT crews have an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Sep 2018, 20:55
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,705,924
Posted By HershamBoys

WL might have been Bursa. HB

WL might have been Bursa.

HB
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Aug 2018, 16:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,522
Posted By HershamBoys

So, when you are approaching the CTR, you can ask...

So, when you are approaching the CTR, you can ask for whatever clearance you like, based on your flight rules and the weather conditions in which you are flying. The emphasis is on you to fly in...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2018, 16:48
Replies: 5
Views: 1,522
Posted By HershamBoys

Answer 1: When you state 'controlled...

Answer 1:
When you state 'controlled aerodrome', do you mean an aerodrome inside CAS ? If you do, under SERA, you will have obtained an ATC clearance for a VFR transit of CAS. If then you bump into...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2018, 18:08
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,705,924
Posted By HershamBoys

Certainly during my time we used to take Hatfield...

Certainly during my time we used to take Hatfield inbounds traffic off London, mainly DTY - LUT, get them past the LUT, and then hand them over to Hatfield (123.350). Radlett had closed well before I...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2018, 14:27
Replies: 13
Views: 2,922
Posted By HershamBoys

I think this solution has been mooted by some AGL...

I think this solution has been mooted by some AGL manufacturers. If implemented, it might overcome the issue. Airports examining the potential of this will have to explore the take-up of EVS...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2018, 18:21
Replies: 13
Views: 2,922
Posted By HershamBoys

Installed at quite a few airports. Beneficial in...

Installed at quite a few airports. Beneficial in terms of acquiring the specified visual reference, but there are still questions about what happens as operators update their fleets and purchase...
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