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Forum: ATC Issues

17th Jul 2020, 12:59

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ATC training in the 60s and 70s. 'Non-state' airports.

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Posted By Mooncrest

Any other airport ATC training establishments ?...

Any other airport ATC training establishments ? We've had Leeds Bradford, Luton, Southampton and Blackpool so far.

Forum: ATC Issues

16th Jul 2020, 11:42

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ATC training in the 60s and 70s. 'Non-state' airports.

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Posted By Mooncrest

I first came across the term 'non-state' in an...

I first came across the term 'non-state' in an ATC book by David Graves. He was using it in the context of Leeds Bradford's controllers! Apologies if it gets up people's noses.

Forum: ATC Issues

15th Jul 2020, 17:39

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ATC training in the 60s and 70s. 'Non-state' airports.

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Posted By Mooncrest

Thanks for that, wickman. It looks like we...

Thanks for that, wickman. It looks like we cross-posted. The ATCO I'm thinking of isn't likely to have been a Luton product, but went there post CAA.

Several now-retired LBA ATCOs spent their...

Forum: ATC Issues

15th Jul 2020, 17:35

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ATC training in the 60s and 70s. 'Non-state' airports.

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Posted By Mooncrest

So, it wasn't perfect. Apart from Southampton and...

So, it wasn't perfect. Apart from Southampton and LBA, where else produced home-grown controllers? The word was that LBA's programme was such high quality that the CAA used to pay LBA to do OJT for...

Forum: ATC Issues

15th Jul 2020, 10:47

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ATC training in the 60s and 70s. 'Non-state' airports.

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Posted By Mooncrest

ATC training in the 60s and 70s. 'Non-state' airports.

I found out several years ago that Leeds Bradford Airport was the first British ATC unit to commission its own cadetship and training programme for student ATCOs. The programme began in 1964 and was...

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