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Forum: ATC Issues
6th Oct 2012, 07:12
Replies: 21
Views: 8,245
Posted By Canoehead

During the short time I actually practiced the...

During the short time I actually practiced the 'black art', there was a guy who figured his meet time, then cleared an A/C through another's altitude at that time. Problem was, he forgot to add the...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2012, 17:34
Replies: 21
Views: 8,245
Posted By Canoehead

Loser G, I'm glad to see your brain is still...

Loser G, I'm glad to see your brain is still functioning. That's exactly what I was looking for, many thanks.
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Oct 2012, 18:58
Replies: 21
Views: 8,245
Posted By Canoehead

Well, first radar as opposed to tower people....

Well, first radar as opposed to tower people. Should have said Center controllers.

But I seem to remember from another life that in a non-radar environment, you could discontinue vertical...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Oct 2012, 13:24
Replies: 21
Views: 8,245
Posted By Canoehead

Calculating 'Meet Time'

Do any of you procedural radar guys remember how to calculate a basic meet time? Was it just the average of the speeds of the converging a/c to get a miles per minute, then double that, divided by...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Mar 2011, 01:06
Replies: 18
Views: 3,104
Posted By Canoehead

They have 3 kids now....

They have 3 kids now....
Forum: Middle East
13th Jan 2011, 12:35
Replies: 109
Views: 18,945
Posted By Canoehead

Man, this is getting better than Jerry Springer!

Man, this is getting better than Jerry Springer!
Forum: Middle East
19th Oct 2010, 06:22
Replies: 27
ATC
Views: 4,364
Posted By Canoehead

Although DXB has has some very sharp controllers,...

Although DXB has has some very sharp controllers, what is missing here is a sequencing "tool" or software which eliminates all the issues mentioned in the posts above.

This software, often known...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Oct 2010, 05:45
Replies: 22
Views: 6,855
Posted By Canoehead

Once a controller issues a visual approach...

Once a controller issues a visual approach (provided the pilot has reported either the airport or traffic to follow in sight) the ONLY restriction to the pilot is noise abatement.

At times, a...
Forum: Middle East
1st Jul 2010, 15:17
Replies: 89
Views: 14,591
Posted By Canoehead

Couple of points: - Been here three years,...

Couple of points:

- Been here three years, no problems with Air Arabia, nice bunch to work with, actually.

- Not correct to say that Desdi and Bubin are the only way in. DXB TCU will constantly...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2010, 10:29
Replies: 26
Views: 5,150
Posted By Canoehead

Learmount really nails it with this gem: ...

Learmount really nails it with this gem:

....."probably the worst (controllers) aren't the Spanish or the French but the Americans,' claims a former pilot. They all talk like characters in that...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th May 2010, 12:19
Replies: 26
Views: 5,150
Posted By Canoehead

Ah, yawn, ah, what 'he say?.................

Ah, yawn, ah, what 'he say?.................
Forum: Middle East
3rd Mar 2010, 12:49
Replies: 6
Views: 1,517
Posted By Canoehead

Do you lucky ones in AUH or Doha or Bah(ha)rain...

Do you lucky ones in AUH or Doha or Bah(ha)rain or you flying the desk at least have wx radar? Another one of the endless mysteries facing us here in DXB is that they don't provide us with any wx...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Mar 2010, 12:26
Replies: 38
Views: 7,369
Posted By Canoehead

Dh7-Lover: Whatever you decide, you may consider...

Dh7-Lover: Whatever you decide, you may consider 'including' the aircraft type in the callsign. For a while, in Canada, Jazz (an AC affiliate) had all their DH8 start with 8, as in Jazz 8882, and all...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Feb 2010, 11:48
Replies: 41
Views: 8,163
Posted By Canoehead

Imagine a world........ok, imagine an approach...

Imagine a world........ok, imagine an approach control unit without any strips whatsoever. What! Preposterous! Impossible! Yet many Canadian, US, and other approach units function perfectly well...
Forum: Middle East
10th Jan 2010, 03:50
Replies: 24
Views: 4,592
Posted By Canoehead

Regarding tower/approach visits: the easiest way...

Regarding tower/approach visits: the easiest way to cut through the red tape is simply call us (phone or frequency) before or after a flight, and we can send someone to your gate, or we meet at the...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Nov 2009, 03:11
Replies: 66
Views: 13,965
Posted By Canoehead

Let me add some JP4 to all this..... As a...

Let me add some JP4 to all this.....

As a controller, I know we do our best to move the traffic in and out.

From a pilot's point of view. I might be pissed that the system has me holding for...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Nov 2009, 03:25
Replies: 63
Views: 18,405
Posted By Canoehead

In the cavern below the frozen Canadian Arctic,...

In the cavern below the frozen Canadian Arctic, Jacques Laframboise's face showed the strain of months of intense concentration. Even yesterdays F1 race in Abu Dhabi had not sufficiently revived his...
Forum: Middle East
18th Oct 2009, 14:14
Replies: 34
Views: 5,702
Posted By Canoehead

Just to further clarify or perhaps muddle the...

Just to further clarify or perhaps muddle the issue: all hockey played on ice is called hockey. To call it ice hockey betrays you as a wannabe.

There is also ball hockey, played on urban back...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2009, 13:55
Replies: 51
Views: 6,636
Posted By Canoehead

In a land far-away land I used to call home, the...

In a land far-away land I used to call home, the ANS provider's management-types were rumoured to have the following saying...."If only we could get rid of those nasty controllers, well then we'd...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Sep 2009, 04:04
Replies: 22
Views: 4,698
Posted By Canoehead

Methosmen, although I feel your pain, there are...

Methosmen, although I feel your pain, there are always at least two sides to every story. In today's ATC world, when a student is 'terminated', the instructors usually have very, very valid reasons...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Sep 2009, 06:40
Replies: 5
Views: 1,334
Posted By Canoehead

Which is something that has always puzzled me....

Which is something that has always puzzled me. Because what the operators are saying is that the wake turbulence minimums are not all that critical! :ugh: And this in a 'dirty' configuration, slow...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Aug 2009, 16:09
Replies: 8
Views: 3,897
Posted By Canoehead

A good lawyer should have them back back on the...

A good lawyer should have them back back on the job in no time.
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jul 2009, 17:47
Replies: 10
Views: 2,182
Posted By Canoehead

Another use for visuals is at an airport with...

Another use for visuals is at an airport with parallel runways which are too close together for simultaneous ILS's. So one gets the ILS, the other the visual. The way to do this is to vector one a/c...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Jun 2009, 17:48
Replies: 10
Views: 18,791
Posted By Canoehead

Let me try and put things into perspective for...

Let me try and put things into perspective for you guys. You can cite all the ICAO references you want, but the following is a reality check:

Busy night, DESDI and BUBIN holds full. DXB has one...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Jun 2009, 10:26
Replies: 28
Views: 8,127
Posted By Canoehead

I would like to cruise down and visit, perhaps...

I would like to cruise down and visit, perhaps share a libation after. Would that involve miles of red tape? (DXB controller) :ok:
Forum: Middle East
30th May 2009, 14:06
Replies: 47
Views: 8,738
Posted By Canoehead

Its really quite simple. DXB has two peak arrival...

Its really quite simple. DXB has two peak arrival times: the first between 5:00 am and 7:00 am, the other between 9:30 pm and 1:00 am, local times. If you are scheduled to arrive around those times,...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th May 2009, 03:06
Replies: 432
Views: 118,732
Posted By Canoehead

Foxy, I was simply finishing a thread originally...

Foxy, I was simply finishing a thread originally titled GUAE-ACC which (I suppose), the moderators have deleted.
It involved an epic battle between a Gaul (masquerading as a Brit), a bunch of...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th May 2009, 17:21
Replies: 16
Views: 2,825
Posted By Canoehead

UAE ACC - the END

The storm was now over. The stars mixed in with the northern lights, and the lone wolf was in his element. He sniffed curiously at the metallic hatch covering the underground station. Then, to mark...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th May 2009, 17:04
Replies: 432
Views: 118,732
Posted By Canoehead

We have no grass...

We have no grass...
Forum: Middle East
23rd May 2009, 14:55
Replies: 17
Views: 2,921
Posted By Canoehead

Hi Jimmyg, descent speeds, holds ands spacing is...

Hi Jimmyg, descent speeds, holds ands spacing is ,well, a complex issue involving several ATC agencies.

But if we stick to the discussion at hand (overshoots) I can give you an example. Say you're...
Forum: Middle East
23rd May 2009, 12:55
Replies: 17
Views: 2,921
Posted By Canoehead

There are an extremely high number of go-arounds...

There are an extremely high number of go-arounds in DXB compared to most airports I have worked. (Canada, for the curious.) Somewhere in the vicinity of 50 / month. I believe this may be to the...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Apr 2009, 14:52
Replies: 432
Views: 118,732
Posted By Canoehead

No, that article is a pos, period.

No, that article is a pos, period.
Forum: Middle East
16th Apr 2009, 14:06
Replies: 86
Views: 17,379
Posted By Canoehead

Enough already. This J. Hari guy has...

Enough already.

This J. Hari guy has written some drivel not even fit for the National Inquirer. From his opening paragraphs about Shaik Mohammed looking down on everyone from every other...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Apr 2009, 14:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,608
Posted By Canoehead

No snowman no taxman. :D

No snowman no taxman. :D
Forum: Middle East
2nd Apr 2009, 14:56
Replies: 18
Views: 2,356
Posted By Canoehead

Anyone know the price of a one-day ticket on the...

Anyone know the price of a one-day ticket on the day of the race, and where you can buy one?

PS: The Grand Prix de Montreal is (was) a hugh, fantastic party, you really didn't need to go to the...
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