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Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jun 2011, 16:12
Replies: 669
Views: 172,899
Posted By peatair

PAR

If it assists your history project, PAR was withdrawn at Manchester Airport in 1974 when Ground Movement Control was introduced. The airport used the Type 2000 PAR with its 2 screens - touchdown to...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2010, 17:23
Replies: 51
Views: 14,066
Posted By peatair

Good luck

The NATS Director Safety & Quality was the title of the job when I was in NATS. The first Director Safety was Richard Profit (came to NATS after retirement from the RAF). After him came Euan Black...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Nov 2009, 18:05
Replies: 5
Views: 2,883
Posted By peatair

Standby Towers or Emergency Control Units

Many years ago - in the early 1970s (before even MACC opened) - Manchester Airport decided to utilise an old "Runway Controller Caravan" as an Emergency Control Unit. Later, that was replaced with a...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Nov 2009, 17:07
Replies: 24
Views: 9,674
Posted By peatair

MACC Ops Room

The current Ops Room was designed about 1988 and the "Radar/Coordinator" concept was tested in EU662 held in April 1989. The "new" Ops Room was intended to last for about 12 years from installation....
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Sep 2008, 20:44
Replies: 24
Views: 4,328
Posted By peatair

The answer is ...

The question is "Is it acceptable under ICAO 4444 to use rates of climb/descent for separation in a non radar environment?" The answer is a qualified yes. It all depends on the air traffic...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
29th Sep 2008, 20:34
Replies: 59
Views: 9,994
Posted By peatair

Please explainj ...

Can any of you guys please explain why you cannot have (a) assertiveness and (b) good manners and (c) CRM at the same time? Is the answer that there are still too many prima donnas and cockpit Gods?
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Oct 2007, 17:11
Replies: 8
Views: 5,383
Posted By peatair

Cruising Level a) Flight Planned Cruising...

Cruising Level

a) Flight Planned Cruising Level = the level the pilot is requesting to fly at. It is usually the optimum level for the aircraft taking into account all relevanty factors e.g. fuel...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Oct 2007, 17:04
Replies: 8
Views: 1,308
Posted By peatair

No specific procedure exists her - just speak...

No specific procedure exists her - just speak up!! There but for the grace of god .... etc.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
4th Jul 2007, 17:08
Replies: 46
Views: 20,368
Posted By peatair

This is an old chestnut! In modern times it...

This is an old chestnut! In modern times it would be a very poor captain who could not be "challenged" by the 1st Officer. They are "supposed" to be a team! Surely, the 2 pilots ought to be...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jul 2007, 16:48
Replies: 19
Views: 1,940
Posted By peatair

Come on Manchester - is there no one willing to...

Come on Manchester - is there no one willing to argue your case. There was a time when Manchester Centre was very busy at night with mail flights etc. or has all that stopped now?
Forum: ATC Issues
8th May 2007, 15:16
Replies: 27
Views: 7,322
Posted By peatair

Speed limits

Obey the last order! Speed limits are set down as "basic procedure" - i.e. in the absence of any other instruction then you comply with the speed limit.
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd May 2007, 16:59
Replies: 32
Views: 3,828
Posted By peatair

Safety cases for airline ops outside CAS

:hmm:

1] There is the commercial reality that air operators will wish to offer services to airfields which lie outside CAS.

2] There is also the commercial reality that the same air operators...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st May 2007, 08:48
Replies: 2
Views: 1,029
Posted By peatair

New Control Tower

I think it was 1962 when the Tower became operational and it then replaced the earlier RAF tower. It was all quite new when I first went to Manchester in November 1965 to do approach radar training...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st May 2007, 08:39
Replies: 49
Views: 6,528
Posted By peatair

Helicopter holds

I agree with the probable (serious) risks inherent in asking helicopters to "hover." Airfields at which helicopters need to hold for traffic reasons ought to establish better procedures for handling...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Apr 2007, 18:18
Replies: 12
Views: 13,227
Posted By peatair

Runway track

The phrase used to be used to mean after take-off fly the runway TRACK.
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Oct 2006, 08:23
Replies: 67
Views: 15,390
Posted By peatair

Expedition

ATC has always tried to expedite traffic as much as possible and controllers take pride in being able to do so. When busy ATC does not need these requests which use up valuable RT time. When not...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Oct 2006, 15:55
Replies: 11
Views: 2,778
Posted By peatair

Definitely antiquated

Radio fail procedures are definitely antiquated and, apart from Squawk 7600, are barely understood by pilots and ATCOs.

Always loved the bit about "Delay not determined" which would trigger what...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Oct 2006, 15:49
Replies: 21
Views: 11,985
Posted By peatair

Altimetry

Nice to see that these quetsions are still around! Historically, quite a few pilots cam a cropper when the did not reset their altimeters and flew from an area of high atmospheric pressure to one of...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2005, 17:45
Replies: 15
Views: 1,880
Posted By peatair

Bern Oulli has a good point about the "speed of...

Bern Oulli has a good point about the "speed of thought" graph and the "experience" graphs crossing somewhere. That "somewhere" is probably about the late 40s for most people working busy ATC...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2005, 17:31
Replies: 28
Views: 4,896
Posted By peatair

Now which "Destination" is this aimed...

Now which "Destination" is this aimed toward?
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Sep 2005, 17:24
Replies: 28
Views: 5,454
Posted By peatair

Careers

Looks like things haven't changed a great deal. "Career" ? Depends what you mean. NATS trains and employs people to be ATCOs. Some will become Training Officers, College Instructors, assist with...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jun 2005, 11:21
Replies: 28
Views: 5,528
Posted By peatair

The "modern" NATS - nor any of its predecessors...

The "modern" NATS - nor any of its predecessors ever provided services in the Channel Islands.

The best place to research this topic would be on the ais website

www.ais.org.uk
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Jun 2005, 17:54
Replies: 56
Views: 7,768
Posted By peatair

I wonder whether this thorny issue of Air Traffic...

I wonder whether this thorny issue of Air Traffic Services Outside Regulated Airspace (ATSOCA) will ever be properly resolved? It is only natural that operators will wish to fly direct to/from BCN...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th May 2005, 22:01
Replies: 5
Views: 1,380
Posted By peatair

Do people applying for NATS interviews actually...

Do people applying for NATS interviews actually have to know everything that the various courses are intended to teach? I wonder sometimes just what is expected. The selection tests should be to...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th May 2005, 21:50
Replies: 22
Views: 3,417
Posted By peatair

I'm not aware of any definite phraseology laid...

I'm not aware of any definite phraseology laid down in official documentation. Like every communication you need to say exactly what the situation is. If you can see the traffic then say so. If...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Apr 2005, 20:28
Replies: 6
Views: 1,985
Posted By peatair

Within English law an ATCO would owe a duty of...

Within English law an ATCO would owe a duty of care to those to whom he provides a service and could be liable in negligence. Liability depends on their being a duty of care, breach of that duty and...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Feb 2005, 17:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,637
Posted By peatair

I don't remember there being any actual figures...

I don't remember there being any actual figures for snow depth etc. set out at which an airfield must be closed. In the U.K. it is the Airport Management - not ATC - who have responsibility for...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Feb 2005, 17:40
Replies: 15
Views: 2,522
Posted By peatair

2 Sheds - the reference is ...

2 Sheds - the reference is
http://www.caa.co.uk/publications/publicationdetails.asp?id=1477

CAA Website under Publications and then Flight Operations and then FODCOMs.
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Jan 2005, 17:55
Replies: 74
Views: 12,635
Posted By peatair

It is nonsense and, in my view dangerously...

It is nonsense and, in my view dangerously confusing, to use QFE for anything other than final approach. Indeed, most civil operators long since ceased to use it even for that.
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Jan 2005, 17:51
Replies: 15
Views: 2,522
Posted By peatair

When is a clearance limit not a clearance limit? ...

When is a clearance limit not a clearance limit? Good question. Following on from the Manchester "incident" in 2004 the CAA issued FODCOM 25/04 (dated 17th November 2004). In this it states - para...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jan 2005, 18:28
Replies: 92
Views: 14,699
Posted By peatair

Fair point tug3. There is no reason why Scotland...

Fair point tug3. There is no reason why Scotland should not have one of the 2 centres. I still hope that they can get this sorted out soon. Bad morale is not a good thing.
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jan 2005, 18:23
Replies: 12
Views: 2,428
Posted By peatair

One would have hoped that the invariable practice...

One would have hoped that the invariable practice post Uberlingen was 2 ATCOs + Support per sector at all times.

Of course, other factors were present in the Uberlingen collision such as the...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jan 2005, 18:17
Replies: 31
Views: 4,692
Posted By peatair

Around 15 years ago a study was done by Sheffield...

Around 15 years ago a study was done by Sheffield University. They looked at ATC Shift patterns and recommended that, over a 10 day cycle, the pattern was MMAANNSOOO. This was adopted by the Unit...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Dec 2004, 17:50
Replies: 92
Views: 14,699
Posted By peatair

A most interesting thread this one. ...

A most interesting thread this one.

Interestingly, MACC has existed, in one form another, for 30 years come the end of January 2005 when the old Preston ATCC and the Preston Air Traffic Control...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Dec 2004, 20:16
Replies: 19
Views: 1,971
Posted By peatair

SID EAST makes some good points. Unfortunately,...

SID EAST makes some good points. Unfortunately, ATCOs are, so far as the legal system is concerned, in a similar boat to almost any other professional. Doctors, dentists, even solicitors etc can be...
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