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Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2007, 17:36
Replies: 2
Views: 1,003
Posted By ATCOJ30

In the UK, my recent experience of doing just...

In the UK, my recent experience of doing just this at a regional airport is that the airport authority works with the ATS Provider to determine the tracks of the SIDs/STARs they want for noise...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Feb 2007, 10:31
Replies: 12
Views: 1,710
Posted By ATCOJ30

As I understand it, there is no mandatory...

As I understand it, there is no mandatory retirement age for ATCOs in the UK, thanks to the EU Age Discrimination legislation which came into force late last year. So long as you have a valid CAA...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2007, 16:16
Replies: 30
Views: 7,880
Posted By ATCOJ30

Assertive controllers - what do you expect?

The thread on a number of recent potential CFIT incidents on this Forum leads me to ask pilots reading this a fairly important question: how far should a Controller go in exercising his/her judgement...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Feb 2007, 17:45
Replies: 91
Views: 19,683
Posted By ATCOJ30

Good thread. Agree that constructive pilot gripes...

Good thread. Agree that constructive pilot gripes about ATC would also be very useful please.

What do I find irksome after 30 years+ in the job? (Aerodrome/Approach/ and Radar in UK and Middle...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2007, 10:59
Replies: 294
Views: 138,035
Posted By ATCOJ30

Just to correct a couple of Posts on this...

Just to correct a couple of Posts on this subject:

2 aircraft left the runway surface, not 3, as some Posters have stated.

ATC certainly did not exert any "pressure" on the EZY aircrew to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2006, 00:53
Replies: 262
Views: 48,567
Posted By ATCOJ30

MV: the work on the parallel taxiway was very...

MV: the work on the parallel taxiway was very much routine for ATC ops. Taxiways and runways need to be resurfaced periodically 'cos they wear out. It's all in a days work...

We applied increased...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Oct 2006, 12:32
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

Rod/Simride etc: Interesting comments on the...

Rod/Simride etc: Interesting comments on the possibility of the Airbus FMS dumping the flight plan if we route you towards/via the BRI. That was a new one for me, and slightly worrying too.

Is it...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Oct 2006, 09:46
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

The fly-over/fly-by waypoint thing isn't new -...

The fly-over/fly-by waypoint thing isn't new - it's been highighted within ATC circles for ages now. I just needed a kick to make me remember it as an issue and will NOT be giving 240/245 off POMAX...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Oct 2006, 16:30
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

Hi "simride". Interesting comments indeed. That's...

Hi "simride". Interesting comments indeed. That's the great thing about these posts - we learn from each other. Useful stuff for me. Have a look at a chart showing the new airspace (half-mil topo...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Oct 2006, 19:00
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

Hi guys. Interesting comments re. "report your...

Hi guys. Interesting comments re. "report your level". MATS Part 1 (one of two items of essential bedtime reading) defines level as:

"A generic term relating to the vertical position of an...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Oct 2006, 18:45
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

Rev Thrust: good Q on the SIDs. When originally...

Rev Thrust: good Q on the SIDs. When originally drawn up, all the Bristol and Cardiff SIDs HAD to be based on established, conventional nav-aids, within their protected ranges, plus an element of DR...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Oct 2006, 10:28
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

To address a few of the issues raised by recent...

To address a few of the issues raised by recent respondents to my post(s):

I'm told that Jeppesen are issuing new SID charts on Oct 6 which highlight the "do not climb above alt. 6000 feet until...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Oct 2006, 20:01
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

Thanks for the posts - much appreciated! More...

Thanks for the posts - much appreciated! More feedback welcome though, no matter if critical. For info, we know the level-stop info shown on the Jepp. BCN/WOTAN/BADIM SID charts has caused problems...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Sep 2006, 11:14
Replies: 50
Views: 7,499
Posted By ATCOJ30

Revised Bristol/Cardiff airspace/SIDs/STARs

Tried this Q on the Questions Forum a few days back but no responses so far...maybe no one's seen it there yet who's in a position to comment? Any comments/moans/praise from pilots (incl. GA and mil)...
Forum: Questions
28th Feb 2006, 00:53
Replies: 9
Views: 1,443
Posted By ATCOJ30

Haven't got SMR at Bristol yet but we've operated...

Haven't got SMR at Bristol yet but we've operated very successfully and safely with a Cat 3B ILS on Rw27 since late 2001: the low vis procedures used by ATC are quite restrictive accordingly, in...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Feb 2006, 00:53
Replies: 22
Views: 4,487
Posted By ATCOJ30

Haven't got SMR at Bristol yet but we've operated...

Haven't got SMR at Bristol yet but we've operated very successfully and safely with a Cat 3B ILS on Rw27 since late 2001: the low vis procedures used by ATC are quite restrictive accordingly, in...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2005, 21:57
Replies: 26
Views: 6,462
Posted By ATCOJ30

Many thanks indeed to you all for your comments.

Many thanks indeed to you all for your comments.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2005, 04:09
Replies: 26
Views: 6,462
Posted By ATCOJ30

Self-positioned ILS approach

I am an ATCO at a regional airport in the UK, 30 years experience. It's common practice for us to offer self-positioned approaches to commercial aircraft when it's quiet, rather than giving radar...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Nov 2005, 23:43
Replies: 16
Views: 2,289
Posted By ATCOJ30

Bristol and Cardiff can use 3nm, using a buffer...

Bristol and Cardiff can use 3nm, using a buffer zone delineated on radar displays at each unit or by telephone co-ordination. (below FL245 only!)
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Nov 2005, 20:09
Replies: 33
Views: 4,702
Posted By ATCOJ30

I'll go with almost all of the plusses. For me,...

I'll go with almost all of the plusses. For me, it was a "no-brainer" at age 17, post A level and aircraft-mad since very small. Can't think of another job I'd rather do.

Shift work has to be...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Nov 2005, 13:58
Replies: 125
Views: 24,621
Posted By ATCOJ30

Thanks for the welcoming comments, those who made...

Thanks for the welcoming comments, those who made them. And to WWW too - we try to please and we do listen to pilots' views. Come and have a coffee with us when you get a spare 5 minutes.
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Nov 2005, 13:41
Replies: 23
Views: 8,589
Posted By ATCOJ30

Whatever happened to basic airmanship? Surely...

Whatever happened to basic airmanship? Surely that falls within its terms of reference? It certainly did when I did my PPL anyway. I can only hope you can cope if eventually you fly to/from a strip...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Oct 2005, 09:29
Replies: 9
Views: 1,747
Posted By ATCOJ30

Thanks for comments to date, all helpful.

Thanks for comments to date, all helpful.
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Oct 2005, 17:08
Replies: 9
Views: 1,747
Posted By ATCOJ30

Continuous descent approaches

AS par of our recent airspace change proposal (EGGD), we are aspiring to introduce continuous descent approaches whenever possible, if environmental benefits can be identified for local communities...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2005, 18:44
Replies: 125
Views: 24,621
Posted By ATCOJ30

Flower - notice up on our board in the Rest Room...

Flower - notice up on our board in the Rest Room now re. joint Xmas party proposal. And where were you at the Cardiff-Bristol bowling night? A very good do, for sure. Even I went along...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Aug 2005, 17:24
Replies: 125
Views: 24,621
Posted By ATCOJ30

He flies out of a local strip called Stowey, less...

He flies out of a local strip called Stowey, less than a mile from Clutton Hill, I think you'll find.
Forum: ATC Issues
14th May 2005, 16:13
Replies: 20
Views: 2,826
Posted By ATCOJ30

Why do you feel the need to write in...

Why do you feel the need to write in "wurzel-speak" , Brain Fade, when you spout forth on matters connected with Bristol? If you listen on the RTF next time you talk to us, you're more likely to hear...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th May 2005, 22:17
Replies: 4
Views: 750
Posted By ATCOJ30

Bristol deps/arrivals via WOTAN/ABDAL

In 20 years at EGGD, can't recall so much FIR traffic (Glider-World this week, it seems, plus heaps of GA, Filton IR trainers and Colerne Grobs up to the base of the airway) in the way of WOTAN deps...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Apr 2005, 21:09
Replies: 78
Views: 11,275
Posted By ATCOJ30

Had an "interesting" conversation with a visiting...

Had an "interesting" conversation with a visiting E145 FO the other day, who accused ATCOs at my unit of filling-in the empty gaps in the RTF with what he termed "un-necessary info" on aircraft...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jan 2005, 16:54
Replies: 79
Views: 14,260
Posted By ATCOJ30

Sure is, B-F, but let them comment from a...

Sure is, B-F, but let them comment from a position of accuracy and knowledge, not uninformed assumption.
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jan 2005, 14:44
Replies: 79
Views: 14,260
Posted By ATCOJ30

F-H: Don't want to retread too much of Standard...

F-H: Don't want to retread too much of Standard Noise's (and others) witty reply but:

1. UK AIP GEN3-5-3 Para 4 "Aerodrome Warnings" and CAP493/MATS Part 1, Section 3, Ch1 Page 9 refers. We think...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Jul 2004, 12:55
Replies: 77
Views: 13,413
Posted By ATCOJ30

ATCO shortage?

Guess the word "acceptable" is infinitely dependent upon circumstances. What is acceptable to one job applicant may not be to another. Similarly, the ability of all airports to pay ATCOs big dosh...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Jan 2004, 21:45
Replies: 4
Views: 1,412
Posted By ATCOJ30

Not GD unless someone knows a lot more than I...

Not GD unless someone knows a lot more than I do...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Dec 2003, 02:58
Replies: 39
Views: 16,155
Posted By ATCOJ30

Re: IR Tests. Sure, they get priority over...

Re: IR Tests. Sure, they get priority over training flights and are to be accorded the same priority as "normal" flights. However, that may still mean that ATC look at the speed differentials when,...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Dec 2003, 17:45
Replies: 52
Views: 5,961
Posted By ATCOJ30

Flock 1: the very fact that you have posted this...

Flock 1: the very fact that you have posted this seems to indicate a very basic awareness of the "worst case scenario" and that's good. As many of the previous posts indicate, ATC take matters like...
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