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Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jul 2007, 20:16
Replies: 31
Views: 5,691
Posted By side-saddled

Best of luck, I've still got a live application...

Best of luck, I've still got a live application on their website from 17th January 2006!!!!!!!!
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Jun 2007, 16:13
Replies: 153
Views: 27,936
Posted By side-saddled

Just as a side note to college discussions, what...

Just as a side note to college discussions, what are people's opinions on the graduation ceremonies?

A useful and well deserved pat on the back or a waste of money given some of the people present...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd May 2007, 22:13
Replies: 2
Views: 1,338
Posted By side-saddled

The Fat Controller is correct, or at least as a...

The Fat Controller is correct, or at least as a procedural controller I would understand his reports.

I would suggest that you replace the overhead report with commencing entry procedure if that...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jan 2007, 11:56
Replies: 54
Views: 11,368
Posted By side-saddled

Best of look guys, I know how you feel.:ok: ...

Best of look guys, I know how you feel.:ok:

I'm familiar with an airport that used to shut every two hours for a half hour break due to staffing for a while during a summer and there is always a...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Aug 2006, 06:24
Replies: 60
Views: 13,779
Posted By side-saddled

Striker, It seems I'm not alone. I...

Striker,

It seems I'm not alone.

I also applied in January and after four e-mails, a number of phone calls and a few internal enquiries by friends etc, I still haven't heard anything.

I...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Aug 2006, 19:24
Replies: 20
Views: 3,235
Posted By side-saddled

I stand corrected planeenglish, I was only going...

I stand corrected planeenglish, I was only going by what the memo said and info passed down the grape vine.

All things considered though, I would imagine that you would have to be pretty un-lucky...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Aug 2006, 19:13
Replies: 13
Views: 2,243
Posted By side-saddled

By the sounds of things, if both the Approach and...

By the sounds of things, if both the Approach and Director do the same job then.....

In busy traffic Approach is a radar service handling all IFR transits and VFR flights in the vicinty of the...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Aug 2006, 18:32
Replies: 20
Views: 3,235
Posted By side-saddled

Apparently level 6 just means that English is...

Apparently level 6 just means that English is your native language and you're pretty much guarenteed to pass it as SRG inspectors are allowed to assess you with no formal training.

Level 5 is if...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Aug 2006, 18:18
Replies: 32
Views: 5,190
Posted By side-saddled

What is a f**k knuckle anyway? I've searched...

What is a f**k knuckle anyway?

I've searched several adult websites and found no mention of one.
Is it some sort of top secret weapon military pilots use on each other in the shower?
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Aug 2006, 10:01
Replies: 8
Views: 1,455
Posted By side-saddled

I stand to be corrected but ...... If you...

I stand to be corrected but ......

If you file at FL120 on that route you drop out of controlled airspace just to the west of Bournmouth.
If your above FL100 you sould be able to get a RAS with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2006, 09:44
Replies: 149
Views: 24,922
Posted By side-saddled

Not 100% sure WOWBOY but the only time the Skybus...

Not 100% sure WOWBOY but the only time the Skybus normally lands at Plymouth is due to weather diversions or because of an emergency I would have thought.

As for flying to the Scilly Isles, I...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2006, 18:06
Replies: 60
Views: 13,779
Posted By side-saddled

Got through to NATS recruitment to ask about what...

Got through to NATS recruitment to ask about what will happen next and when.

I'm told that management have meetings every now and again and at these meetings they discuss whether people like me...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Feb 2006, 16:14
Replies: 60
Views: 13,779
Posted By side-saddled

Nope. Rung HR to speak to the Experiened...

Nope.

Rung HR to speak to the Experiened ATCO Recruitment Expert who apparently is always in the office but away from her desk, so I could find out what the next step might be and when.

She's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2006, 16:53
Replies: 149
Views: 24,922
Posted By side-saddled

I see Plymouth's returning to having all its eggs...

I see Plymouth's returning to having all its eggs in one basket again.
Air SouthWest instead of Brymon this time, and still no sign of the runways being developed yet!
When Sutton Harbour say it's...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Feb 2006, 12:00
Replies: 60
Views: 13,779
Posted By side-saddled

Has anyone who's applied for the NATS Experienced...

Has anyone who's applied for the NATS Experienced ATCO through the web-site heard back from them yet?

Just wondering what the process will be.
Aptitude tests, inteviews etc, like the people with...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Sep 2005, 20:43
Replies: 15
Views: 2,794
Posted By side-saddled

I used to come out with sentences like that...

I used to come out with sentences like that too............

In the end though, I owned up to the fact that I was kidding myself and I just wanted everything handed to me on a platter like those...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jul 2005, 15:52
Replies: 15
Views: 2,794
Posted By side-saddled

nnelgcta, I feel very sorry for you that you have...

nnelgcta, I feel very sorry for you that you have not managed to pass the aptitude re-tests.

However....

Maybe it's now time to get yourself a job at a non-NATS airport and validate your...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jul 2005, 06:28
Replies: 11
Views: 1,552
Posted By side-saddled

Cheers for the replies guys, you've managed to...

Cheers for the replies guys, you've managed to clear up a misconception I had.
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jul 2005, 22:02
Replies: 11
Views: 1,552
Posted By side-saddled

On a slightly different track to EGCC....... ...

On a slightly different track to EGCC.......

Can a scheduled passenger carrying IFR flight who has filed a flight plan and been in the airways system cancel their flight plan having left...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th May 2005, 06:34
Replies: 16
Views: 6,838
Posted By side-saddled

Got news for you guys, it doesn't get any better....

Got news for you guys, it doesn't get any better.
It's a pain but the job is worth it.

As for those of you complaining about them moaning, I'd say that makes them perfect ATCO material, advance...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Mar 2005, 20:11
Replies: 14
Views: 1,680
Posted By side-saddled

The phantom third file? You mean you never...

The phantom third file?
You mean you never heard of it?

Rumour has it that at the college of knowledge there are three files kept on you while training.

The Green file - End of course...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Mar 2005, 08:53
Replies: 14
Views: 1,680
Posted By side-saddled

Would there not be some sort of data protection...

Would there not be some sort of data protection issue there?

I could be completely off the beaten track but I thought people were supposed to be able to see any information that is held about...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Mar 2005, 19:11
Replies: 22
Views: 5,164
Posted By side-saddled

Do you know something we don't Duncan?

Do you know something we don't Duncan?
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Mar 2005, 08:02
Replies: 19
Views: 4,314
Posted By side-saddled

I did my Assessment of Previous Competancy at...

I did my Assessment of Previous Competancy at Rudloe.

Three day course costs about £1000 including the accomodation.
Single runway opperations in class D airspace. IFR and VFR mix of traffic...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Jan 2005, 19:49
Replies: 3
Views: 971
Posted By side-saddled

Italiancars, I have been through your...

Italiancars,

I have been through your situation not too long ago and there are a few pieces of advice I can offer you.

1) Send letters with a CV to every airport in the UK you would be willing...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Dec 2004, 10:26
Replies: 3
Views: 1,538
Posted By side-saddled

Hmmmm........... Large flying silent...

Hmmmm...........

Large flying silent container ship type thing at constant height and speed in light winds.

Did it say GOODYEAR down the side? ;)
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2004, 13:02
Replies: 43
Views: 48,558
Posted By side-saddled

We're PPR at my Aerodrome. This basically means...

We're PPR at my Aerodrome.
This basically means that we want you to ring us before you set off, and someone will take all your details. Callsign, type, departure aerodrome, POB, fuel and endurance...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Sep 2004, 18:27
Replies: 19
Views: 2,365
Posted By side-saddled

Manc It's probably no concellation but...

Manc

It's probably no concellation but people inside the company have nearly as much trouble with HR as people outside.

I remember getting a letter welcoming me to my new position at my unit...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Jul 2004, 17:23
Replies: 11
Views: 1,458
Posted By side-saddled

2 sheds When I said I understood the...

2 sheds

When I said I understood the licencing implications I meant that I know full well that after six months you are required to do an APC but my point is it still costs less than doing the...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jul 2004, 18:51
Replies: 11
Views: 1,458
Posted By side-saddled

I fully understand the licencing implications and...

I fully understand the licencing implications and that the new course will prepare the cadets better than the old course, however the students that are already at EGLL and EGKK were on the old style...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jul 2004, 17:38
Replies: 11
Views: 1,458
Posted By side-saddled

NATS single ratings, ex-cadets and the ATCO shortage.

NATS have now started their single ratings courses with course 200 and I here tell that there are already tower only rated students at EGLL and EGKK, with more in the pipe line to stay.

I also...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Mar 2004, 12:24
Replies: 9
Views: 4,316
Posted By side-saddled

When I went through the initial selection tests,...

When I went through the initial selection tests, I later found out that I too got a low (3/10) score for mental arithmetic, but was told that I was given the job because of my high scoring in spacial...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Mar 2004, 16:42
Replies: 13
Views: 1,684
Posted By side-saddled

The introductory course probably is a streaming...

The introductory course probably is a streaming tool but students don't get too much chance to get their preference anyway.

Generally about four people out of twenty get to do the approach course,...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2004, 20:03
Replies: 6
Views: 2,820
Posted By side-saddled

It was an assistant at Birmingham, I know the...

It was an assistant at Birmingham, I know the guy.

Apparently he asked if he could get on the filght deck but the cabin staff freaked out because he's an Indian with a thick Glaswegian accent,...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2004, 19:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,339
Posted By side-saddled

When I was on my Aerodrome course, there was a...

When I was on my Aerodrome course, there was a woman on that course who had two children before she started.
I don't think NATS were too bothered about that and if anything, it helped her to get the...
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