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Forum: ATC Issues
31st Oct 2023, 16:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,618
Posted By Juggler25

I didn't personally but I know plently of people...

I didn't personally but I know plently of people that have been succesful while going through the training process with kids. However, that does not mean it was easy for them. It certainly makes...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jun 2022, 16:53
Replies: 11,745
Views: 3,734,358
Posted By Juggler25

I've lost track of what the college pays these...

I've lost track of what the college pays these days but I believe at Swanwick trainees are paid just shy of £30k pa whilst going through unit training. Which is higher than the national average wage...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Jun 2020, 16:51
Replies: 98
Views: 33,377
Posted By Juggler25

I do believe they used to get the P38's painted...

I do believe they used to get the P38's painted there. Heard a story once of a P38 in full fresh BA livery taxing behind a BA 747. The American Airlines pilot in the queue behind found this hilarious...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 16:45
Replies: 131
Views: 85,119
Posted By Juggler25

Not including retirements, before people starting...

Not including retirements, before people starting taking their money out of CAAPS I know the split was about 80% in, 20% in the DC scheme. I've no idea how many took their money out and thus what the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 15:46
Replies: 131
Views: 85,119
Posted By Juggler25

Anybody know what percentage of staff are left in...

Anybody know what percentage of staff are left in CAAPS? If it's now below 50% I'd be amazed if it survives this mess.



FIR and Flight Plans. They also man certain sectors but not all like in...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jun 2020, 18:30
Replies: 131
Views: 85,119
Posted By Juggler25

​​ Where's that figure from? Outgoings of...

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Where's that figure from? Outgoings of ~£60m per month are more accurate, approx 80% of which is staff. I think total income last year was just shy of the £1b mark.



It's about 5000...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Feb 2020, 13:37
Replies: 15
Views: 3,631
Posted By Juggler25

I don't know where Triax operates but in the UK...

I don't know where Triax operates but in the UK Mode C is definitely used. When I'm holding I wait for the aircraft to have vacated the level by 400ft + some common sense before clearing the next...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2019, 16:32
Replies: 66
Views: 34,091
Posted By Juggler25

My two cents for you FZRA... There are...

My two cents for you FZRA...



There are two problems. One is when a conversion speed is given with a when ready descent clearance. So often aircraft will carry on at the cruising level for ~20...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Sep 2019, 16:35
Replies: 66
Views: 34,091
Posted By Juggler25

Yeah in this part of the world it tends to be the...

Yeah in this part of the world it tends to be the Swiss and Italians that do it the most so am guessing it's a requirement there as well.



"Yes of course I'll let the French know" - Turns to...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Sep 2019, 15:17
Replies: 66
Views: 34,091
Posted By Juggler25

<Rant> Ignoring speed instructions (happens...

<Rant>
Ignoring speed instructions (happens way more frequently then it should).
Lying about ignoring speed instructions. We have Mode S so can see what you're doing. If you can't make a descent...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Sep 2019, 18:23
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,451,221
Posted By Juggler25

Heard the other day: AirFrance: London I...

Heard the other day:

AirFrance: London I have a request
ATC: Pass your message
AirFrance: Is that Speedbird company still on strike?
ATC: Well there's three currently on frequency so I guess...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jul 2019, 19:29
Replies: 44
Views: 20,713
Posted By Juggler25

The irony being that the equipment that failed at...

The irony being that the equipment that failed at Gatwick was probably NATS developed/installed originally?? :E
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jul 2019, 12:44
Replies: 2
Views: 2,603
Posted By Juggler25

Coming down to Swanwick to be involved with a...

Coming down to Swanwick to be involved with a STAC or ART session is always appreciated. You get to visit both ops rooms as well. See this thread for details:
...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2019, 14:39
Replies: 13
Views: 3,948
Posted By Juggler25

See MATS 1...

See MATS 1 (https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=6657) Section 1 Chapter 4 Para 7.1



This would apply to level restrictions on STAR's
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2019, 14:34
Replies: 13
Views: 3,948
Posted By Juggler25

What I think happened here is the TMA had too...

What I think happened here is the TMA had too many Gatwick inbounds then they had levels for and so put a 'check on'. This means the usual method of transferring all Gatwick inbounds from S22 (the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2019, 18:51
Replies: 51
Views: 40,272
Posted By Juggler25

Yeaaah I was talking about Gatwick. Well aware of...

Yeaaah I was talking about Gatwick. Well aware of Concorde into Heathrow! I'm taking about the sub sonic aircraft record for JFK - LGW as per the flight I was talking about.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2019, 17:25
Replies: 51
Views: 40,272
Posted By Juggler25

Had a Norwegian 789 a couple of weeks back asking...

Had a Norwegian 789 a couple of weeks back asking for a direct as he was on track for beating the company record for JFK - LGW. He did it in 5 hours 11 minutes, breaking the record by 2 minutes. I've...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2018, 19:11
Replies: 26
Views: 8,428
Posted By Juggler25

CPDLC is faster than voice with regards to...

CPDLC is faster than voice with regards to physically issuing the instruction (there's no typing involved). However, it is slower than voice with regards to the actual aircraft physically performing...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Feb 2018, 20:23
Replies: 11
Views: 3,529
Posted By Juggler25

This is nothing to do with the Mode S London AC...

This is nothing to do with the Mode S London AC has but the flight data system. NAS is from the 60's! When it's (eventually) replaced with iTec the Hex ID will become the norm. Mode A will still be...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Nov 2017, 05:47
Replies: 15
Views: 3,220
Posted By Juggler25

The speed limit all the way to SAM on the SAM SID...

The speed limit all the way to SAM on the SAM SID is a real pain and to be honest I'm not sure why it's there. The majority of pilots ignore it and accelerate above 250 kts when they're above FL100....
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Sep 2017, 19:16
Replies: 29
Views: 7,259
Posted By Juggler25

It's definitely all of them however BA's are...

It's definitely all of them however BA's are worse than others. When BA first got them they did several (training?) flights in and out of Manston and the pilots kept asking me about the RT quality as...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2017, 14:09
Replies: 29
Views: 7,259
Posted By Juggler25

Swanwick is moving to VOIP in the next 18 months...

Swanwick is moving to VOIP in the next 18 months or so. Who knows if this will be better or worse.

I hate working 787's as their radio quality is awful. I do wonder if it's to do with the...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Jul 2017, 16:50
Replies: 30
Views: 7,734
Posted By Juggler25

This maybe the case with yourself and at your...

This maybe the case with yourself and at your airline. Is this the case with every single aircraft in the sky? Definitely not. Hence why headings are used.

Towards the end of the year the UK will...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2017, 17:18
Replies: 38
Views: 11,714
Posted By Juggler25

Most of these issues can be solved by issuing a...

Most of these issues can be solved by issuing a mach number and an IAS to convert too which I quite often do. With a stream of aircraft ask the first what their mach number is, then either...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jun 2017, 18:39
Replies: 38
Views: 11,714
Posted By Juggler25

If it's a speed for delay then personally I often...

If it's a speed for delay then personally I often just say 'when able to make the level restrictions, bring it back to 250kts'. Bit trickier if you're in the middle of a stream of inbounds however.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Jun 2017, 18:38
Replies: 38
Views: 11,714
Posted By Juggler25

As eckhard says, 'on transition' was replaced...

As eckhard says, 'on transition' was replaced with 'on conversion' a while back, however a lot of UK controllers will still use 'on transition' (old habits die hard...like some will still use...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Jun 2017, 17:44
Replies: 8
Views: 3,112
Posted By Juggler25

I believe an Iberia aircraft had a tech issue on...

I believe an Iberia aircraft had a tech issue on the taxi way and was stuck for a while which caused the back log.
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Oct 2016, 18:03
Replies: 19
Views: 8,222
Posted By Juggler25

Interesting how you have worded it. A lot of...

Interesting how you have worded it. A lot of London controllers don't like CPDLC but logging on is not going to hamper their day, the ones that don't like it will just simply not use it. So no harm...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Jul 2016, 21:01
Replies: 39
Views: 7,238
Posted By Juggler25

How is that any different to taking out somewhere...

How is that any different to taking out somewhere like Swanwick?
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jun 2016, 15:59
Replies: 51
Views: 11,491
Posted By Juggler25

To the original poster, here's a reply from...

To the original poster, here's a reply from someone who has not long gone through the training process and age still begins with a '2' :cool: ;)

My advice would be to apply for NATS now, and...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Sep 2015, 06:28
Replies: 38
Views: 10,126
Posted By Juggler25

In my opinion the Gatwick owners seem to be...

In my opinion the Gatwick owners seem to be throwing their toys out of the pram after being turned down for a second runway and are creating this situation as a result. There has been a huge increase...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jul 2015, 14:25
Replies: 15
Views: 4,266
Posted By Juggler25

There is no link via Mode S that allows...

There is no link via Mode S that allows controllers to see the routing entered in the FMC (at Swanwick AC anyway). Our system tells us what route it's expecting you to be on and when we route you to...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Apr 2015, 17:08
Replies: 25
Views: 9,094
Posted By Juggler25

We all most certainly have some sort of OCD. ...

We all most certainly have some sort of OCD.

We were discussing this at work the other day as it happens; turns out all of us always have to have the TV volume on an even number or a multiple of...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Aug 2014, 06:03
Replies: 21
Views: 7,263
Posted By Juggler25

I've never seen a LL or KK departure still at the...

I've never seen a LL or KK departure still at the SID levels overhead Dover. They are usually above FL240 by this point and being transferred to Maastricht for higher.

The worst affected SIDS are...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th May 2014, 11:08
Replies: 35
Views: 10,265
Posted By Juggler25

It depends really. For instance if your...

It depends really. For instance if your descending into the London TMA I would go with high speed being 300 knots as this is the TMA speed limit for inbounds until you drop below FL100 where it...
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