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Forum: ATC Issues
29th Oct 2008, 23:27
Replies: 10
Views: 2,373
Posted By slink

Oh how we argued the same thing! Apparently at...

Oh how we argued the same thing! Apparently at EDI the A15/17 RUNWAY AHEAD markings are in the wrong place anyway - they are for the C1 entry to 06/24, not 12/30 - these add to the confusion for a...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Oct 2008, 00:39
Replies: 62
Views: 10,098
Posted By slink

Why? We have strips (you remember, those funny...

Why? We have strips (you remember, those funny little paper things!) for all the aircraft worked outside CAS, plus anything worked inside CAS doing multiple trips (i.e. the local heli doing city...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Sep 2008, 07:41
Replies: 7
Views: 1,246
Posted By slink

Stand, type, QNH please - that way I record them...

Stand, type, QNH please - that way I record them on the strip so when you make your later later calls for start/push/taxi, I know where you are and don't have to give you the QNH - if it has changed,...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2008, 06:51
Replies: 23
Views: 8,376
Posted By slink

TRaining in Unusual Circumstances and Emergencies.

TRaining in Unusual Circumstances and Emergencies.
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2008, 21:29
Replies: 219
Views: 49,788
Posted By slink

OK, try this fairly common scenario... "XXX,...

OK, try this fairly common scenario...

"XXX, continue approach, 1 to depart. After landing vacate at the end, your stand occupied".
"YYY cleared for takeoff"
"XXX cleared to land, wind blah"
...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2008, 21:23
Replies: 219
Views: 49,788
Posted By slink

I can see it from both sides. When a pilot...

I can see it from both sides. When a pilot checks in on my (tower) frequency and I can't (or won't) clear him to land, "continue approach" emphasises I want him to continue normally. Roger is just...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2008, 20:46
Replies: 21
Views: 5,885
Posted By slink

From what I understand, in the UK it should be...

From what I understand, in the UK it should be used as already stated - personally if there's a holding point designator, I use it (hold AT D1). If there's not, then I may use "hold short of U" -...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2008, 16:32
Replies: 307
Views: 182,393
Posted By slink

Well, not sure about the A310, but with every...

Well, not sure about the A310, but with every other type I have experienced, the autopilot disconnect is immediate once breakout force is exceeded - ie, give the controls a good heave, and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2008, 16:27
Replies: 307
Views: 182,393
Posted By slink

No doubt the 777 has efficient aerodynamics, but...

No doubt the 777 has efficient aerodynamics, but as I am sure you're all too well aware that as ATC we're rather limited against allowing you to fly at 6000 feet to capture an ILS at 13D, and you'll...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2008, 23:13
Replies: 949
Views: 425,543
Posted By slink

Checking the AIP chart, 27L has about 450M from...

Checking the AIP chart, 27L has about 450M from the threshold to the road (it doesn't show the fence), 27R has about 10M less (actually on the southern edge it has slightly more, as the road in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2008, 22:28
Replies: 949
Views: 425,543
Posted By slink

GP

From the AIP: 27L PAPI 420M in from THR, MEHT 65ft.

So, the PAPI (roughly in the middle of the touchdown zone, TDZ), is inset 420 metres from the painted threshold (not necessarily the end of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2008, 12:33
Replies: 949
Views: 425,543
Posted By slink

Bumpy landing?

Which I think, that whatever the technical reasons for this accident, reflects very highly on the skill of the flight crew. With very little time to react, and sub-optimal thrust, the SFO appears to...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2006, 15:52
Replies: 30
Views: 5,118
Posted By slink

The aircraft had departed from a site not more...

The aircraft had departed from a site not more than 20 miles north of Edinburgh. Regardless of SIGMET availability etc, that day's Form 215 clearly stated that there was Severe Turbulence throughout...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Dec 2006, 13:54
Replies: 1
Views: 1,527
Posted By slink

ALTSEL, thanks for the kind comments (I have only...

ALTSEL, thanks for the kind comments (I have only just been steered towards the thread to take a look), I shall pass them on to my colleagues who were on radar at the time.
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Dec 2006, 13:50
Replies: 18
Views: 2,966
Posted By slink

I have to say that as an EDI ATCO, I agree with...

I have to say that as an EDI ATCO, I agree with the thought that the protracted taxi clearance possibly leads to confusion. In fact, it is possible it is supposed to be even longer-
Taxi to holding...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Nov 2005, 10:38
Replies: 25
Views: 6,257
Posted By slink

LVP / Safeguards

When we know that the weather is deteriorating, we'll initially go to safeguards, which don't alter the aircraft operations, but do alter our operations. At the airport we have a number of vehicles...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Nov 2005, 16:48
Replies: 17
Views: 3,468
Posted By slink

Ooooh!

Ooh, I say....still, at least you left the "A" in the surname out!
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Oct 2005, 23:24
Replies: 17
Views: 3,468
Posted By slink

No, we're keeping our trusted bits of paper and...

No, we're keeping our trusted bits of paper and plastic...how do you through an EFPS at your ATSA anyway?

The big move is planned for next Saturday evening (15 Oct) - any inhabitants you see...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Oct 2005, 23:13
Replies: 30
Views: 11,932
Posted By slink

The odd 767 flies as Shuttle too, although more...

The odd 767 flies as Shuttle too, although more recently we've been seeing 2 LHR Shuttles coming to EDI in trail, 757 and Airbus, or pair of Airbuses - running out of serviceable 767s, perhaps?

BA...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Oct 2005, 22:48
Replies: 78
Views: 11,718
Posted By slink

Yes, it can be tough. The initial tear away from...

Yes, it can be tough. The initial tear away from an existing job, especially if you've been there for a while and enjoy it. The move down to Bournemouth, leaving the wife & kids at home, going mad...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jul 2004, 15:37
Replies: 22
Views: 5,210
Posted By slink

As an ex BA engineer, I know the flight crew are...

As an ex BA engineer, I know the flight crew are expected to share headsets - in fact, we made sure of it by bolting the cables into the aircraft to stop them being removed! However, BA do supply a...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Sep 2003, 04:26
Replies: 3
Views: 632
Posted By slink

Question Jan 2004 course & leave allowances

Hi all,

Has anyone due to start the ATCO course in Jan '04 heard anything official from NATS yet? The last I got was a phone call with the date of January 5th, about 2 months ago, then nothing. ...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
22nd Dec 2002, 19:19
Replies: 8
Views: 2,162
Posted By slink

Mind you' you'll have hell's own job trying to...

Mind you' you'll have hell's own job trying to find the forward avionics hatch on a TTSL C2000!
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Dec 2002, 18:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,018
Posted By slink

Asking the boss...

I've just been offered a place as a SATCO, and have been told by NATS that my current employer will not be contacted prior to me giving the OK. Seeing as I have been offered a Jan 2004 start date,...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Dec 2002, 18:44
Replies: 1
Views: 705
Posted By slink

Smile Thanks for all your help

Hi all,

A quick note to thank you all for the various comments, tips, emails, websites (especially http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/radar2001/resources/ATCO1.htm) & patience during visits etc.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Nov 2002, 20:12
Replies: 30
Views: 4,621
Posted By slink

So if the emergency plan is invalid, & the...

So if the emergency plan is invalid, & the aerodrome licence is invalid - no public transport flights can operate, and with the comment "expect a quiet day when the airport AFS go on strike", it...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Nov 2002, 19:53
Replies: 6
Views: 5,131
Posted By slink

NATS interview reading list

Hi all,

I have my NATS interview at Kemble St on 9th December (found out Monday that I got through the tests!). With my invitation, NATS sent a reading list, the contents of which is proving...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Nov 2002, 23:53
Replies: 13
Views: 1,341
Posted By slink

Jump seats

As far as I am aware (BA) have tightened up on jump seat rides, yes, but the exclusion list that was distibuted to staff did NOT include ATCOs. How this works in the real world, I don't know - and...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Sep 2002, 16:18
Replies: 24
Views: 4,722
Posted By slink

Not quite as bad, but whilst I was training, I...

Not quite as bad, but whilst I was training, I received a nature lecture from the Tower, telling me how a fox was an animal with a big bushy tail, and lived in the wild killing chickens. I was *SO*...
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