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Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jul 2014, 09:35
Replies: 245
Views: 103,934
Posted By PeltonLevel

Following a link from Richard Deakin's latest...

Following a link from Richard Deakin's latest blog (http://nats.aero/blog/2014/07/competition-can-deliver-change-europe/) (http://nats.aero/blog/2014/07/competition-can-deliver-change-europe/), I see...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Feb 2014, 17:20
Replies: 33
Views: 11,346
Posted By PeltonLevel

Bill Semple

Silly Bemple was the second Chief Executive of NATS, after Derek McLauchlan (who may or may not have also been the last Controller - if not, Tom Stonor was the last to hold that title).
In the early...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jan 2013, 13:17
Replies: 267
Views: 76,503
Posted By PeltonLevel

If it's riddled with asbestos, shouldn't there be...

If it's riddled with asbestos, shouldn't there be a bit less of the structure open to the air during demolition?
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2013, 16:59
Replies: 267
Views: 76,503
Posted By PeltonLevel

Given some of the other cr*p that gets listed,...

Given some of the other cr*p that gets listed, why has this iconic building been lost? Money talks?
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Aug 2011, 08:01
Replies: 43
Views: 8,604
Posted By PeltonLevel

And I thought that AENA had a monopoly in...

And I thought that AENA had a monopoly in management stupidity!

When ANSPs are willing to invest in training a large excess of controllers then this approach might be an option but as the costs...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Aug 2011, 21:57
Replies: 2,329
Views: 432,846
Posted By PeltonLevel

I seem to recall that the internal release could...

I seem to recall that the internal release could have been read as:
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Aug 2011, 11:46
Replies: 2,329
Views: 432,846
Posted By PeltonLevel

Zooker And, at the time of this post, Ian...

Zooker
And, at the time of this post, Ian Hall's biography still mentions his previous role as Director, International Operations (which I always imagined was a pre-retirement post)!:confused:
...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jul 2011, 15:34
Replies: 18
Views: 3,635
Posted By PeltonLevel

Does LFBB still have its wine cooperative?:}

Does LFBB still have its wine cooperative?:}
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jun 2011, 11:25
Replies: 17
Views: 4,138
Posted By PeltonLevel

I thought that it came about when the ATCA grade...

I thought that it came about when the ATCA grade (those who worked directly assisting the controllers) merged with the teleprinter operators (who handled flight data more remotely).
But this...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jun 2011, 18:03
Replies: 50
Views: 25,194
Posted By PeltonLevel

And the geography of that bit of the Pennines...

And the geography of that bit of the Pennines means that you can almost see the ground at Teesmouth from the top of GDF!
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jun 2011, 07:34
Replies: 22
Views: 3,665
Posted By PeltonLevel

Angel But if errors are common, then there's less space...

But if errors are common, then there's less space and time to recover from them ...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th May 2011, 10:04
Replies: 669
Views: 171,549
Posted By PeltonLevel

Judy H?

I worked with a Judy in the late 80s (can't remember her surname) in the LATCC Development department. She had MS and was quite capable of doing a desk job but was retired under the Loss of Licence...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th May 2011, 23:22
Replies: 27
Views: 7,436
Posted By PeltonLevel

It was National Air Traffic Control Services from...

It was National Air Traffic Control Services from 1963 until the establishment of the CAA in 1972, when the board outside the main entrance to West Drayton was changed from
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC ...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th May 2011, 20:12
Replies: 2,329
Views: 432,846
Posted By PeltonLevel

Per head, it moves the same number of planes as...

Per head, it moves the same number of planes as Heathrow House and the College (unless it has taken on ATSOCAS, in which case it moves rather more)!:ugh:
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Apr 2011, 10:15
Replies: 27
Views: 5,869
Posted By PeltonLevel

FAA gives tired controllers an extra hour to rest

AP - Monday, April 18, 2011 2:19:00 AM EDT
Air traffic controllers will get an extra hour off between shifts so they don't doze off at work, but officials have rejected another proposed remedy:...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Apr 2011, 15:07
Replies: 2,329
Views: 432,846
Posted By PeltonLevel

You could always look them up yourself: Service...

You could always look them up yourself:
Service unit forecasts | EUROCONTROL (http://www.eurocontrol.int/services/service-unit-forecasts)
(this site used to give monthly updates of actual...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Mar 2011, 23:45
Replies: 2,329
Views: 432,846
Posted By PeltonLevel

CP3

See:
Sustaining Improvements in NATS? Performance and Financial Resilience into the Future | Aviation | Transport...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2011, 11:05
Replies: 2,329
Views: 432,846
Posted By PeltonLevel

Mantovani errrr ... NO Direct taxes affect...

Mantovani
errrr ... NO
Direct taxes affect standard of living, indirect taxes affect inflation and hence standard of living.
You may wish to preserve your standard of living (a reasonable, but...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Feb 2011, 18:38
Replies: 24
Views: 5,153
Posted By PeltonLevel

My recollection of the standard deal is: for...

My recollection of the standard deal is:
for each year after the age of 41, 1.2 months pay;
for each year before the age of 41, 0.8 months pay;
taking a maximum of 20 years in total into account....
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jan 2011, 21:33
Replies: 27
Views: 9,398
Posted By PeltonLevel

One of these days we will get a system which can...

One of these days we will get a system which can do an acceptable job of approach sequencing in complex and variable environments (Honest Guv).
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Jan 2011, 11:42
Replies: 32
Views: 4,109
Posted By PeltonLevel

Could anyone become an ATCO? I guess the answer...

Could anyone become an ATCO?
I guess the answer is that anyone can try.
I never believed that I had the necessary aptitudes (too easily distracted) and the type of work never really appealed so I...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Dec 2010, 08:34
Replies: 1,204
Views: 284,538
Posted By PeltonLevel

You may indeed be mistaken! (see page 100)

You may indeed be mistaken!
(see page 100)
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Dec 2010, 08:13
Replies: 1,204
Views: 284,538
Posted By PeltonLevel

Re: Essential maths and economics

Sorry about my earlier statement that LE was the most expensive airspace in Europe - I hadn't allowed for the recent appreciation of the CHF against the EUR.
From the CRCO website:
2009:
LE...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Dec 2010, 21:29
Replies: 1,204
Views: 284,538
Posted By PeltonLevel

As I have intimated earlier, you don't get into a...

As I have intimated earlier, you don't get into a mess like this without seriously CR:eek:P management!
Controllers who were motivated by some very generous T's and C's are likely to be much more...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Dec 2010, 08:09
Replies: 1,204
Views: 284,538
Posted By PeltonLevel

Only the highest in Europe! Unfortunately, it...

Only the highest in Europe!
Unfortunately, it is possible for there to be hidden subsidies from taxation even within the Eurocontrol charging regime. Unless all services and infrastructure employed...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Nov 2010, 21:55
Replies: 16
Views: 3,135
Posted By PeltonLevel

One of my friends got to enjoy a day of the...

One of my friends got to enjoy a day of the Metropolitan Police's hospitality in the cells at West Drayton police station after another colleague tampered with his LATCC ID card! (A joke which rather...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Oct 2010, 21:50
Replies: 68
Views: 12,456
Posted By PeltonLevel

Back in the 90s, when it was possible to travel...

Back in the 90s, when it was possible to travel on the flight deck, I was on a business trip to Munich at the end of September (the meeting HAD to be held at that time, you must understand).
I was...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Sep 2010, 23:14
Replies: 669
Views: 171,549
Posted By PeltonLevel

Thanks for the vote of confidence chaps! It may...

Thanks for the vote of confidence chaps!
It may have been 35 years ago,but ...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Sep 2010, 08:37
Replies: 4
Views: 840
Posted By PeltonLevel

I don't know whether re-posting this helps: ...

I don't know whether re-posting this helps:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1/Mode%20S...In%20Focus.pdf (http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1/Mode%20S%20decision%20-%20In%20Focus.pdf)
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Sep 2010, 10:45
Replies: 34
Views: 10,418
Posted By PeltonLevel

Didn't want to start a new thread with this, but...

Didn't want to start a new thread with this, but thought that NATS staff might find it of interest!
Dilbert comic strip for 09/01/2010 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive....
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Aug 2010, 11:41
Replies: 8
Views: 2,723
Posted By PeltonLevel

At least the CAA doesn't appear to have mandated...

At least the CAA doesn't appear to have mandated carriage (and, presumably, operation) of transponders throughout UK airspace for all types of aircraft!
...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2010, 10:16
Replies: 21
Views: 4,314
Posted By PeltonLevel

Seems like a scary option to me! Particularly if...

Seems like a scary option to me! Particularly if it does it in in a busy area.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Aug 2010, 07:13
Replies: 53
Views: 22,086
Posted By PeltonLevel

Correction to Goldfrog's sad techy fact - the...

Correction to Goldfrog's sad techy fact - the Myriad actually had 32K 24-bit words - 4 times as much memory as he suggests.
It was supposed to do the civil FDP as well but just wasn't big enough,...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Aug 2010, 18:36
Replies: 53
Views: 22,086
Posted By PeltonLevel

Back in the 80s, I had a non-ops ATCO colleague...

Back in the 80s, I had a non-ops ATCO colleague who had a flight strip pinned to his office noticeboard with '1940s technology' written on it and crossed out with '1950s technology', '1960s...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Aug 2010, 12:09
Replies: 9
Views: 2,992
Posted By PeltonLevel

This may not necessarily mean that you actually...

This may not necessarily mean that you actually have to have passed any A-levels - it may be enough that you kept yourself out of the job market until you were 18!
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