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Forum: ATC Issues
27th Mar 2008, 10:36
Replies: 350
Views: 66,281
Posted By Van Der Hum

Those, (both ATCOs and flight crew) who think it...

Those, (both ATCOs and flight crew) who think it sounds cool to shorten the phonetic alphabet eg "X", "pap", "fox" etc. Just makes you sound like a chimp.
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Mar 2008, 21:45
Replies: 350
Views: 66,281
Posted By Van Der Hum

In the first instance it implies that you're not...

In the first instance it implies that you're not cleared to land so it's very useful! Unless you'd prefer "go around I say again go around acknowledge" instead?
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Apr 2007, 16:09
Replies: 53
Views: 7,168
Posted By Van Der Hum

No, that was cos he got a masters degree. ...

No, that was cos he got a masters degree. However, that did mean that there was no one worthy/intelligent enough for him to talk to at the college!
He also failed the majority (four I think) of...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Apr 2007, 11:19
Replies: 55
Views: 7,283
Posted By Van Der Hum

How about the amount of times people who don't...

How about the amount of times people who don't have any interest in taking the time to learn/pick up a little bit of background about aircraft will continually end up sending aircraft back to stand...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jul 2006, 16:48
Replies: 22
Views: 3,355
Posted By Van Der Hum

I find that the seconds it takes to give the crew...

I find that the seconds it takes to give the crew their slot whether they ask for it or not is far less time than it takes to deal with a flight that is either too early or worse, too late on a slot.
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Apr 2006, 11:29
Replies: 39
Views: 6,715
Posted By Van Der Hum

I thought EGFF has two ATCOs on nights and goes...

I thought EGFF has two ATCOs on nights and goes procedural at times during the night.
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Apr 2006, 15:13
Replies: 39
Views: 6,715
Posted By Van Der Hum

Apparently the captain told the punters that "the...

Apparently the captain told the punters that "the person qualified to land this plane is on a break". So that would be him and the first officer then. :confused:

How would we manage without the...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Apr 2006, 09:20
Replies: 45
Views: 11,104
Posted By Van Der Hum

He's also young enough to think that colours and...

He's also young enough to think that colours and patterns like the new logo is the height of fashion... :hmm:
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Mar 2006, 21:40
Replies: 82
Views: 9,646
Posted By Van Der Hum

Or to look at it another way, Paul Barron's...

Or to look at it another way, Paul Barron's bonuses for the next three years.
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Mar 2006, 13:58
Replies: 54
Views: 10,225
Posted By Van Der Hum

Of course, his "nephew" will have been a totally...

Of course, his "nephew" will have been a totally innocent victim chopped unfairly by the college. No need to take any personal responsibility, it can't have been his fault.
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Mar 2006, 11:43
Replies: 54
Views: 10,225
Posted By Van Der Hum

True but you hear a lot of anti English nonsense...

True but you hear a lot of anti English nonsense sometimes. You only have to spend a weekend in Cardiff or Edinburgh when there's a six nations game to realise that. If the English are there any...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Feb 2006, 09:53
Replies: 15
Views: 1,584
Posted By Van Der Hum

The Equator? :confused:

The Equator? :confused:
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Feb 2006, 18:34
Replies: 21
Views: 3,568
Posted By Van Der Hum

Sorry, just confirm it's the airport not the...

Sorry, just confirm it's the airport not the college.

Non NATS Assistants can start anywhere between £10k-£14k. Pay is definitely better for NATS ATSAs.

Oh and don't be sarcastic. Assistant...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jan 2006, 11:43
Replies: 34
Views: 4,645
Posted By Van Der Hum

Welcome to the world of the College. The next...

Welcome to the world of the College. The next Approach course is starting on a Friday. Get used to being surprised and forget any ideas you may have of logic existing there!
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Dec 2005, 17:17
Replies: 28
Views: 3,807
Posted By Van Der Hum

Because allegedly they a:mad: ed up the postings...

Because allegedly they a:mad: ed up the postings for that course and were desperate to come up with anything at short notice, (one of them had already finished and still didn't know).
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2005, 16:49
Replies: 2
Views: 969
Posted By Van Der Hum

Or maybe it's just going to be very cosy! :)

Or maybe it's just going to be very cosy! :)
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jan 2005, 16:11
Replies: 107
Views: 12,667
Posted By Van Der Hum

Something else to consider when making this...

Something else to consider when making this decision is that there has just been a Vacancy Notice out for valid ATCOs who want to retrain and do an Area course. Why not do a few years at an Airport...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Oct 2004, 16:25
Replies: 49
Views: 6,962
Posted By Van Der Hum

We have ours on Friday. All questions are being...

We have ours on Friday. All questions are being written on our paper darts in preparation... :E

What a disgraceful way to treat us. "You're all welcome to participate in moving NATS forward but...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Sep 2004, 23:02
Replies: 9
Views: 1,621
Posted By Van Der Hum

NATS psychological profiling

NATS have got a psychology boffin from Cranfield Uni to devise a formula that compares applicants for the ATCO training scheme to a "profile" of successfully validated trainees.

Applicants are...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Aug 2004, 10:56
Replies: 24
Views: 6,987
Posted By Van Der Hum

But not as slapdash as saying "fox" because they...

But not as slapdash as saying "fox" because they can't be arsed to manage the extra syllable in "foxtrot"!!
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Aug 2004, 10:55
Replies: 40
Views: 5,756
Posted By Van Der Hum

Stress?! We're lucky we don't work for the...

Stress?!

We're lucky we don't work for the NHS. Now there's an "organisation" who don't know how to look after their staff.

Imagine coming home from work the night before you're due to start a...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jun 2004, 15:10
Replies: 68
Views: 11,477
Posted By Van Der Hum

Giving your life story when contacting the tower...

Giving your life story when contacting the tower on finals having been told callsign only.

It's foxTROT not fox! (To be fair loads of us are guilty of that one too. :) )
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jun 2004, 16:44
Replies: 96
Views: 11,580
Posted By Van Der Hum

Well obviously not hence the decision to shut...

Well obviously not hence the decision to shut down HCS and restart it!

However, we didn't sit there for two hours with our thumbs up our arses doing 2/5ths of :mad: all and ignoring a problem! :* ...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jun 2004, 14:11
Replies: 96
Views: 11,580
Posted By Van Der Hum

"Air traffic control basically stops planes from...

"Air traffic control basically stops planes from taking off and landing."

Wait for it...

"It also clears the air space to get every plane down as quickly as possible."

But not by landing...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2004, 07:31
Replies: 42
Views: 12,232
Posted By Van Der Hum

There was a routine shutdown last night. The...

There was a routine shutdown last night. The problems arose shortly after the restart.

Having come off a night shift and seen some of the rubbish the media are reporting it makes me wonder just...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Jun 2004, 07:25
Replies: 96
Views: 11,580
Posted By Van Der Hum

There was a routine shutdown last night. ...

There was a routine shutdown last night. Problems arose after the startup this morning.

Normally startups pose no problems whatsoever but every now and then...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th May 2004, 17:35
Replies: 50
Views: 6,167
Posted By Van Der Hum

However, there may be current NATS ATSAs waiting...

However, there may be current NATS ATSAs waiting for a course at units that will be affected by the introduction of EFPS (SS and KK) who may get onto a course to coincide with the reduction in staff...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
30th Apr 2004, 18:47
Replies: 143
Views: 26,004
Posted By Van Der Hum

mps12, Flying or Air Traffic?

mps12,

Flying or Air Traffic?
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2004, 12:30
Replies: 33
Views: 5,044
Posted By Van Der Hum

If the upshot of all this is that phones are...

If the upshot of all this is that phones are allowed to be used onboard then we won't be able to play the bet on how many voice/text messages are received during the "phones must remain switched off...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Mar 2004, 10:33
Replies: 22
Views: 2,194
Posted By Van Der Hum

I know a chap that got in last week. He was told...

I know a chap that got in last week. He was told that it was anticipated his course would be "sometime in 2005".
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