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Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2002, 21:29
Replies: 519
Views: 93,936
Posted By goatgruff

My sincere best wishes to the gentleman involved....

My sincere best wishes to the gentleman involved.
As a non forces type, it never ceases to amaze me at the vigour the any of the armed forces will put behind making themselves look complete asses...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2002, 21:18
Replies: 11
Views: 2,284
Posted By goatgruff

Don't forget that whilst the demand for pilots...

Don't forget that whilst the demand for pilots (and to a lesser extent atcos), is cyclic and dependant on the economy, there will always be a need for barristers to defend us when we turn to crime...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Sep 2002, 19:23
Replies: 43
Views: 5,441
Posted By goatgruff

Go for it Foggy! As you've already intimated,...

Go for it Foggy!
As you've already intimated, they will ask you what you'll do if things pick up and the "once in a lifetime" flying opportunity is offered to you the day after you've validated at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Sep 2002, 14:29
Replies: 77
Views: 21,888
Posted By goatgruff

Deadhead, I'm sure you mean well, but the...

Deadhead,

I'm sure you mean well, but the content of your post is of no relavance to the pertaining situation, of no comfort to the relatives involved, and could easily be picked up upon as...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Sep 2002, 13:56
Replies: 36
Views: 6,167
Posted By goatgruff

:rolleyes: Its amazing that so many of you get...

:rolleyes: Its amazing that so many of you get upset about small items delaying your passage through the security checks, when you know perfectly well that if you put them in the hold baggage you...
Forum: Questions
23rd Sep 2002, 12:19
Replies: 4
Views: 2,941
Posted By goatgruff

An interesting point, because at our place it...

An interesting point, because at our place it happens virtually every day.
We're outside controlled airspace, but have tightly regulated agreements with an adjecent airfield as to whose traffic can...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2002, 20:44
Replies: 13
Views: 1,334
Posted By goatgruff

If you're going to make a complaint, at least use...

If you're going to make a complaint, at least use some accurate information backed up with common sense.:rolleyes:

You state the aircraft was at height of between 1500 - 2500ft, flying over your...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Sep 2002, 19:44
Replies: 10
Views: 2,371
Posted By goatgruff

For goodness sake guys!:rolleyes: Who do you...

For goodness sake guys!:rolleyes:
Who do you think you are?

I paid for my own training, have responsibility for many more passengers and crew lives in one day than you ever will in six months,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Sep 2002, 19:34
Replies: 7
Views: 1,224
Posted By goatgruff

does it have a squeaky tail wheel?;) Only real...

does it have a squeaky tail wheel?;)
Only real gooney birds have a squeaky tail wheel....:p
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Sep 2002, 12:02
Replies: 24
Views: 4,621
Posted By goatgruff

I had a count up of the unsolicited applications...

I had a count up of the unsolicited applications for atc positions we've had in the last 12 months, and out of the 64 we recieved, the 10 non UK applicants were all from J'oburg - mostly under 25...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Sep 2002, 11:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,246
Posted By goatgruff

I see what you mean :D :rolleyes: :D ...

I see what you mean :D :rolleyes: :D


"Damn it, someone respect me..... please.............."
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Aug 2002, 11:13
Replies: 5
Views: 833
Posted By goatgruff

I can understand why Danny and the pprune gang...

I can understand why Danny and the pprune gang feel that major commercial concerns shouldn't post adverts and vacancies, but I sometimes think that it would be appropriate to allow flying clubs and...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2002, 20:30
Replies: 32
Views: 3,267
Posted By goatgruff

Matty - your desire to do tower work is eminently...

Matty - your desire to do tower work is eminently sensible.

Area is a dark art practised by strange looking folk who mumble a different language as they enter the building, disappear for weeks at...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2002, 22:20
Replies: 28
Views: 2,863
Posted By goatgruff

We have our fair share of NIMBYS, but we do have...

We have our fair share of NIMBYS, but we do have a reasonable "understanding" with them, ironically, the 2 biggest sources of complaint are the 2 they wouldn't complain about if they were personally...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Aug 2002, 21:51
Replies: 1
Views: 773
Posted By goatgruff

I don't know the definitive answer, but as both...

I don't know the definitive answer, but as both airports are completely independant of one another in terms of ownership and local planning terms, I wouldn't have thought that the development of...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Aug 2002, 21:39
Replies: 233
Views: 47,117
Posted By goatgruff

Chilli in managennment?:eek: Oi dowt ee cud...

Chilli in managennment?:eek:
Oi dowt ee cud evin spel it:D :D :p
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Aug 2002, 10:07
Replies: 32
Views: 3,267
Posted By goatgruff

Matty - yes, go for it. Barny has it about...

Matty - yes, go for it.
Barny has it about right, the views of atco - matic et al are unrepresentitive of the profession.

There's no doubt that the training is hard work and highly competetive,...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Aug 2002, 18:18
Replies: 233
Views: 47,117
Posted By goatgruff

If I worked for SERCo Aerospace in a management...

If I worked for SERCo Aerospace in a management capacity, the thought of having anything to do with NATS would probably drive me to the local nut house.:p

I've worked for both organisations, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2002, 17:28
Replies: 28
Views: 4,790
Posted By goatgruff

BOING is spot on, don't be too hasty to shoot the...

BOING is spot on, don't be too hasty to shoot the security screeners, they are merely doing as they are instructed, and are under enormous pressure to keep the passenger throughput at a maximum.
As...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2002, 19:31
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By goatgruff

On the basis that 10 Cessnas at £10 a shot are...

On the basis that 10 Cessnas at £10 a shot are better than no Cessnas at £20 a time, I've always been an advocate of a sensible fixed price landing fee for light aircraft.
The more people who land...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Aug 2002, 19:00
Replies: 18
Views: 2,751
Posted By goatgruff

zzzz - I don't know where you heard that, but...

zzzz - I don't know where you heard that, but it's very unlikely.

The Sheffield area is one of the most economicly deprived areas in the UK, everything that has happened at Sheffield Airport from...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Aug 2002, 18:27
Replies: 12
Views: 3,174
Posted By goatgruff

If you can, always, always try and select the...

If you can, always, always try and select the emergency code.
If you have time, make a broadcast on 121.5.

There are a number of reasons for this:

1 - An emergency squawk can often be located...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Aug 2002, 18:10
Replies: 104
Views: 17,894
Posted By goatgruff

As a fellow professional - an atco - I would urge...

As a fellow professional - an atco - I would urge you all to vote NO!!!
Our professional interests overlap frequently, as do those who some of you take for granted ( operations, engineers and ground...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Aug 2002, 13:50
Replies: 5
Views: 980
Posted By goatgruff

A.P. If that is the case, then I'm happy to stand...

A.P. If that is the case, then I'm happy to stand corrected.

I didn't make any assumption about the quality of the candidates or the unit management at EMA, (who I know and have a high regard...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2002, 00:55
Replies: 3
Views: 902
Posted By goatgruff

Eastern have promised to put an E145 on the NWI -...

Eastern have promised to put an E145 on the NWI - ABZ route for the summer programme, but pax figures on any other routes do not warrant the upgrade to a jet service.
They have also said that all...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Aug 2002, 00:40
Replies: 5
Views: 980
Posted By goatgruff

Since Manchester took the place over, the rule of...

Since Manchester took the place over, the rule of thumb in every department at EMA has been .
No disrespect to the lucky candidates, but anyone with the ratings and experience would cost them...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Aug 2002, 20:57
Replies: 174
Views: 16,485
Posted By goatgruff

Atco, and part time lorry driver fro a 'blue...

Atco, and part time lorry driver fro a 'blue chip' UK department store.
One earns more money than the other, but the other is a damn sight less stressful and gets me more cups of tea from infinately...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
6th Aug 2002, 20:42
Replies: 12
Views: 1,585
Posted By goatgruff

Durand - I don't know what corporate pilots earn...

Durand - I don't know what corporate pilots earn in your neck of the woods, or if you're so rich that you can afford to fly for fun and no pay, but the UK training market is taking a hammering at the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
6th Aug 2002, 20:32
Replies: 6
Views: 701
Posted By goatgruff

On the ground, and rules aside, ground staff who...

On the ground, and rules aside, ground staff who see an aircraft with it's anti collision lights displayed know not to approach the aircraft, and expect it is about to move, as do other pilots unless...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2002, 20:30
Replies: 51
Views: 5,395
Posted By goatgruff

Sorry if it comes as shock to you neanderthals in...

Sorry if it comes as shock to you neanderthals in the South of the UK, but there is life north of the M25.:rolleyes:

Expansion at Stansted is a certainty, however long it may take.

Development...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2002, 20:07
Replies: 519
Views: 93,936
Posted By goatgruff

As much as I loath some the methods deployed by...

As much as I loath some the methods deployed by the tabloid press, the gentleman in question needs to secure the services of a publicity agent such as Max Clifford.

Before you shoot me, this has...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2002, 19:51
Replies: 16
Views: 1,920
Posted By goatgruff

NOGBAD - I'm well aware of the shortages at en...

NOGBAD - I'm well aware of the shortages at en route centres, however, area control is a form of witchcraft practised by odd looking people who have the palour of miners, and who are only allowed out...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Aug 2002, 14:15
Replies: 24
Views: 2,882
Posted By goatgruff

Who in their right mind would want to live and...

Who in their right mind would want to live and work in the area?
They could pay double NATS salaries and I still wouldn't go.

I know from personal experience that the vast majority of the...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Aug 2002, 19:10
Replies: 4
Views: 702
Posted By goatgruff

Met Observer's "RefresherCourses"

For reasons only known to themselves, unit management have decided to send us all on the latest money making wheeze by the Met' Office - Met' Observers Refresher Courses.:rolleyes:

I'm sure that...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Aug 2002, 14:06
Replies: 4
Views: 8,448
Posted By goatgruff

You will be thoroughly vetted using the...

You will be thoroughly vetted using the government based system, but this is a formal process which everyone, (knowingly or not!) undergoes when they join any government run organisation.

Don't...
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