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Forum: ATC Issues
17th Feb 2014, 14:04
Replies: 16
Views: 4,758
Posted By windneckin

That sounds far from the truth... I wonder...

That sounds far from the truth...

I wonder what sort of inaccurate facts newspapers tell us about all the other news we have no direct knowledge of...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Aug 2013, 06:10
Replies: 38
Views: 7,839
Posted By windneckin

Oooops 'customer'... sorry gents. There...

Oooops 'customer'... sorry gents.

There seems to be less and less of those pilots-controllers forums... if at all :-(

If the customer gets a bad service regularly you would like to think that...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2013, 08:53
Replies: 38
Views: 7,839
Posted By windneckin

Great post Sean Dell, I wish discussions between...

Great post Sean Dell, I wish discussions between pilots and controllers happened more often so that you could understand why we do things the way we do and we could understand how you prefer things....
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2012, 14:31
Replies: 1
Views: 974
Posted By windneckin

Visit to Gavŕ Control Centre (Spain)

I would be very interested in visiting the control centre just outside Barcelona so I was wondering whether anyone here could help me with contact details to see whether that can be arranged.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Jul 2011, 19:40
Replies: 18
Views: 2,060
Posted By windneckin

Yes, the book says that a new clearance cancels...

Yes, the book says that a new clearance cancels any previous clearance but I think the book is referring to new clearances in the same "dimension" as the previous one... for example vertically. If...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jun 2011, 19:24
Replies: 16
Views: 3,832
Posted By windneckin

I don't know for sure if there is a rewind button...

I don't know for sure if there is a rewind button but I suppose we keep some sort of record of the TLPD readings for legal reasons in case split/bandboxing needs to be investigated. You can...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2011, 14:06
Replies: 16
Views: 3,832
Posted By windneckin

Interesting discussion! Well, the...

Interesting discussion!

Well, the controller is not the one looking at the TLPD, rather the supervisor to allocate staffing appropriately.

Where I work, that "gadget" is used to schedule the...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jun 2011, 16:57
Replies: 16
Views: 3,832
Posted By windneckin

guys guys... the key is 24-hour DYNAMIC picture...

guys guys... the key is 24-hour DYNAMIC picture of the situation....

it takes into account flight planned flights, airborne times, taxiing times and clearly the weather is implicitly factored in....
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Jun 2011, 15:41
Replies: 22
Views: 3,674
Posted By windneckin

To me it seems that all those changes are inline...

To me it seems that all those changes are inline with changes that have taken place in many other European countries before.

Plus 8 miles sounds like a waste of airspace anyway...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Jun 2011, 15:38
Replies: 16
Views: 3,832
Posted By windneckin

Thanks a lot for your replies! Yes, I...

Thanks a lot for your replies!

Yes, I understand that sectors get bandboxed/combined at night but if, I remember correctly, the whole discussion that prompted me to post on here started while...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Jun 2011, 19:52
Replies: 16
Views: 3,832
Posted By windneckin

Split/Bandbox of en-route sectors in Europe

I have heard a few people saying that en-route sectors in countries like Spain or France are always open regardless of the level of traffic. No concept of bandboxing sectors when it is quiet and...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jan 2011, 21:26
Replies: 0
Views: 1,391
Posted By windneckin

Any ATC contact at Liverpool airport?

I would appreciate if somebody could pm me an e-mail address of somebody I could contact at air traffic control liverpool airport.

Thank you!
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2009, 20:13
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

There is one thing better than being underdressed...

There is one thing better than being underdressed AND better than being overdressded... to dress appropriately, according to what you have been told and the stage you are at (in stage 1 you are just...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jul 2009, 16:24
Replies: 13
Views: 1,749
Posted By windneckin

eastern wiseguy is correct, according to my...

eastern wiseguy is correct, according to my understanding,... although the CAA prefers to use the term 'ATS Surveillance System' now :ok:.
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jun 2009, 13:23
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

Pheeew WannabeATCO, I am nobody to give advice...

Pheeew WannabeATCO, I am nobody to give advice but I am at the college now and you would not last long here with that kind of behaviour.

You had your rant and ATCNoob just told you what he...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Apr 2009, 14:35
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

Gogz87, Yes, e-mails and phone calls seem...

Gogz87,

Yes, e-mails and phone calls seem to be during office hours. I got an e-mail and a phone call within 10 minutes of each other the day after my stage 3 (and just after 5pm for more...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Mar 2009, 09:18
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

clairey fairy, I think people should not...

clairey fairy,

I think people should not worry too much about the personality tests... it is just that... a personality test. Everyone has a personality :8 so that personality will somehow show...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Mar 2009, 11:16
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

I would go with what JonathanB said. I am not an...

I would go with what JonathanB said. I am not an ATCO as of yet, so I am ready to be corrected, but having the C172 first is probably not a good idea. Even thought it *might* give you the shortest...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Mar 2009, 21:18
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

ATC Hopeful, Exactly as shugs explained....

ATC Hopeful,

Exactly as shugs explained. You should have no problem organising the visits before your stage 3 (I also did three visits, two NATS, one non-NATS). In my case, I just contacted the...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Mar 2009, 20:16
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

ATC Hopeful, A few quick answers that I...

ATC Hopeful,

A few quick answers that I hope will help:

- I do not think you can fail the "application form stage" as such, so I would not worry too much.

- You do not need to arrange a...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Feb 2009, 17:51
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

I might be wrong, but I think that the position...

I might be wrong, but I think that the position in the queue for a course start date depends mostly on when you pass stage 3 rather than on when you pass the medical. Quite a number of people in the...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Jan 2009, 21:05
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

CJayne, I remember seeing that. The diagram...

CJayne,

I remember seeing that. The diagram is correct (the elevators are in the up position and the arrows correctly indicate that the nose will pitch up), it is the text that is the other way...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jan 2009, 16:05
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

My condolences as well, davecrawford1234, if only...

My condolences as well, davecrawford1234, if only because you are going to have to share the course with me :}.

Regarding the Area/Areodrome debate, I have seen Tower/Appr/Teminal/Area...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2009, 19:21
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

Well, there are different kinds of jamón...

Well, there are different kinds of jamón ibérico... with jamón de bellota probably being the best. But we would probably find that what feels like jamón de bellota for some might feel like luncheon...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2009, 16:36
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

Ronnie1974, From my experience,...

Ronnie1974,

From my experience, paperclip810 is spot on. You can state your course preference after having passed stage 3 and they try to combine that with other people's preferences and NATS'...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2009, 12:53
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

Actually, I believe the "performance" in the NATS...

Actually, I believe the "performance" in the NATS medical has no effect on the speed of your course allocation. Everyone follows the normal procedure of being sent to an ordered pool with all the...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2009, 10:41
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

Waiting to start the next Area course, probably...

Waiting to start the next Area course, probably in May (if the question was not addressed to me, disregard! :)).
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2009, 22:07
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

As Geoff Vader said, NATS is currently sending...

As Geoff Vader said, NATS is currently sending people for the CAA medical after the NATS medical, regardless of what they have seen (especially if there are a few months before your course starts). ...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2009, 21:34
Replies: 17
Views: 2,693
Posted By windneckin

Very good question! Hope somebody can help us...

Very good question! Hope somebody can help us here.

The closest I have got to ATC magazines are the Eurocontrol ones:

- Skyway: about ATC in Europe (well, about ATC in Eurocontrol). It looks...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jan 2009, 21:58
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

aphelio, They do recruit foreigners. I have...

aphelio,

They do recruit foreigners. I have passed the selection process and I am from Spain (and I do know of a few other Spaniards either in college or doing training at a unit just now).
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Jan 2009, 13:36
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

nickhopkinsjnr, Definitely a step (or two)...

nickhopkinsjnr,

Definitely a step (or two) too far. You seem to have done all the right things so do not worry.

I went to my stage 3 with a lot of information and knowledge that was never...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2009, 22:08
Replies: 42
Views: 10,535
Posted By windneckin

wazzer, I have only used London Control and...

wazzer,

I have only used London Control and ATC Simulator 2 but I can tell you that London Control is a lot better. I think it is a very good piece of software that could definitely give you an...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2009, 17:05
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,760,696
Posted By windneckin

shugs, after having read what you have done...

shugs,

after having read what you have done the only thing I can say is do NOT panic, you should be in good shape.

Like the others have said, I found stage 3 to be the least stressful stage....
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2009, 12:20
Replies: 42
Views: 10,535
Posted By windneckin

classicwings, With the risk of going a bit...

classicwings,

With the risk of going a bit off topic from the original Bandai one, from your comment, I am not sure whether you are using speech recognition with London Control. I started using...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2009, 08:19
Replies: 42
Views: 10,535
Posted By windneckin

I bought ATC Simulator 2 first but I am happy I...

I bought ATC Simulator 2 first but I am happy I stopped using it and moved to London Control. Personally, I got them to get a bit of a feeling for the job rather than for the selection process. But I...
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