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Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jan 2018, 11:05
Replies: 60
Views: 18,923
Posted By FragRad

The new 'all processed' radar systems all seem to...

The new 'all processed' radar systems all seem to be giving problems at airfields providing services outside CAS. In the Isle of Man (Ronaldsway) a Selex ATCR-33S PSR was installed in 2011 together...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Nov 2016, 08:45
Replies: 23
Views: 8,424
Posted By FragRad

I can remember a certain Heathrow...

I can remember a certain Heathrow controller/tower supervisor using a hand held ham radio transmitter in the tower!
Forum: Tech Log
17th Nov 2015, 16:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,729
Posted By FragRad

Each airfield has a taxi time allocated,...

Each airfield has a taxi time allocated, presumably based on complexity and traffic levels. At my airfield (UK proceedures) it was 10 minutes, so if you filed for a 10:00 off blocks time on a...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Apr 2013, 14:45
Replies: 18
Views: 8,220
Posted By FragRad

Yorkshire Air Museum website Home of the...

Yorkshire Air Museum website

Home of the Allied Air Forces Memorial (http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.org/)
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Apr 2013, 14:39
Replies: 18
Views: 8,220
Posted By FragRad

Smile ATC history

I have a few pages coveing the history of ATC at Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, from 1937 to the present day although I haven't yet covered military ATC in WW2 (mainly beacuse there are still major gaps in...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Nov 2011, 15:32
Replies: 17
Views: 3,078
Posted By FragRad

Thanks for all the feedback guys, I'll contunue...

Thanks for all the feedback guys, I'll contunue to instruct trainees not to accept it from the centre and ask for something more precise.

Careless - afraid we're not quite as sophisticated as to...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Nov 2011, 09:51
Replies: 17
Views: 3,078
Posted By FragRad

Release on Contact

Hi guys

Having a discussion at work (regional airport APP/RAD unit) with my radar u/t, other ATCO &ATC Sup/Training Officer about the use by Centre of 'Released on Contact' for a non-standard ...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Sep 2011, 16:58
Replies: 115
Views: 75,988
Posted By FragRad

Coming in rather late on this thread, but rember...

Coming in rather late on this thread, but rember being at LL as a lowly ATCA when a Concorde landed on 23. Didn't touch down anywhere near the normal point and eveyone was convinced he was going off...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Jul 2011, 17:33
Replies: 26
Views: 4,017
Posted By FragRad

Also just removed at Ronaldsway with the move to...

Also just removed at Ronaldsway with the move to new control tower - shame, it was really useful, particularly if radar was off for any reason.
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jun 2010, 09:25
Replies: 6
Views: 3,532
Posted By FragRad

Seychelles Centre controls a hue FIR over the...

Seychelles Centre controls a hue FIR over the Indian Ocean, mainly using HF radio. All separations are proceedural as there is no radar. Went on a liason visit a few years ago while on holiday - very...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jun 2010, 08:58
Replies: 17
Views: 2,918
Posted By FragRad

Hi Dave Only just read your post sitting on...

Hi Dave

Only just read your post sitting on the ferry heading 'across' from the IOM.

So sorry to hear of your loss, Les was my watch manager at EGLL for the short time I was there from 76 - 79....
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jun 2010, 08:04
Replies: 24
Views: 10,175
Posted By FragRad

London Info

When I first started in ATC at West Drayton (1973!) there were 3 controllers working 'the FIR', East, West & North, one for each frequency - now just 1 FISO working all 3 frequencies together. I...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Dec 2009, 07:42
Replies: 5
Views: 2,088
Posted By FragRad

If you're flying over the N of IOM above 3000ft,...

If you're flying over the N of IOM above 3000ft, give Ronaldsway a call on 120.850 (below that we have R/T coverage problems) you might even get a Traffic Service if you ask! Before that Warton Radar...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th May 2009, 10:10
Replies: 669
Views: 172,275
Posted By FragRad

Isle of Man ATC history

I'm currently researching the history of ATC in the Isle of Man for the future publication of a book about our 1940s Royal Navy Control Tower, due to be replaced next year.

If anyone has any...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Apr 2009, 11:18
Replies: 669
Views: 172,275
Posted By FragRad

A fascinating thread, particularly as I'm trying...

A fascinating thread, particularly as I'm trying to research the history of ATC in the Isle of Man, which really started on 8th July 1937 with the establishment of W/T DF on MF 363Khz c/s GJE and a...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Feb 2009, 16:57
Replies: 25
Views: 5,629
Posted By FragRad

UK ATC history book/articles

Wondering if anyone can help. I'm doing some research into the history of ATC in the UK and came across a series of articles in 'Transmit' 1997/1998 by John S Platt, which it says were condensed from...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Feb 2008, 10:08
Replies: 30
Views: 5,104
Posted By FragRad

On our Watchman (10cm) with FRL displays, most of...

On our Watchman (10cm) with FRL displays, most of the weather is filtered out but fronts/Cb activity with heavy rain on often show through. If you select 'background video' it shows more and can...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Mar 2005, 10:58
Replies: 46
Views: 10,142
Posted By FragRad

Judith C

Hi guys

Thanks for the memories of Judith at Heathrow. Not long after I arrived there as an ATCA from LATCC, she was working in the VCR on my watch and the watch supervisor (Les W) was tut tutting...
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