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FAA Instituting New ATC Fatigue Rules

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:41 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:41 pm

New FAA rest rules to address 'fatigue' issues with air traffic controllers
The mandate comes amid heightened scrutiny of near-miss incidents. The...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:41 pm
Dubai Airport Underwater After Torrential Rains

Last post by tango15 « Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:56 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:15 pm

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A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater

A year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads...

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I was watching FR 24 for a few minutes earlier, and the holding pattern off the coast looked totally chaotic. Not a bit like Bovingdon and Ockham :)

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Last post by tango15
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:56 pm
Software I first wrote in 1992 (ish) is still demonstrated on the 'Net!

Last post by John Hill « Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:45 pm
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by John Hill » Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:23 pm

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This is the terminal information system which broadcasts current weather conditions and air traffic control information to arriving and departing...

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It sounds like they are still using my VOLMET software to broadcast weather information on HF frequencies to aircraft in the Auckland Flight...

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Last post by John Hill
Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:45 pm
FAA ATC Training to Reduce 'Close Calls'

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:15 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:35 pm

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FAA launches new training for air traffic controllers to reduce ‘close calls’

The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up air traffic...

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Either way, there have been too many 'Close Calls' recently! [-X
We had one here last week where a medivac flight had priority and instructions to...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:15 pm
ATC - Pissed off

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Tue May 09, 2023 8:39 am
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by Cacophonix » Thu Aug 30, 2018 4:32 pm
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The only rollicking rows with any ATC personnel I have ever had were both with military types, one in St, Pertersburg in Fl when I simply couldn't...

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These American air traffic RT conversations are rarely amusing but this one is quite good. Especially the China Air (2.20 mins). But given all this...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue May 09, 2023 8:39 am
Airfield superintendent - job vacancy in Orkney

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:19 am
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by ricardian » Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:02 pm

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Job opportunity in Orkney
Airfield Superintendent
35 hours per week
Permanent
£44,295 - £46,850 (including Distant Islands Allowance)

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Nope, but you'd get it anyway, as BOAC pointed out, because you're female and your application would have a return address in Botswana ;)))...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:19 am
Space Weather Alert

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:12 am

by PHXPhlyer » Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:12 am

Space weather alert: G3 storm could cause northern lights as low as Iowa

Calling all northerners and Midwesterners! There’s a potential for a...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:12 am
Hurricanes, or not. A DIY predictor

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:36 pm
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by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:08 pm

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In keeping with the Project Fear theme of the media, this year was widely advertised as being likely to be an above average hurricane season....

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Saharah?

Look at the green glow in your mistress's nail varnish and then look at the Sahara dust!

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:36 pm
ATC major error CDG

Last post by Woody « Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:14 pm
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by Ex-Ascot » Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:53 am

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This was very close to being a serious accident.

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The operating aircraft was an Airhub Airlines ( me neither) A320 , a subsidiary of Getjet on behalf of Air Sweden/ Norwegian, possibly the first hole...

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Last post by Woody
Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:14 pm
JFK hit and run

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:08 am
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by Woody » Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:30 pm

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Surprisingly no one has posted about this, no I’ve not seen the METAR :-o

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Incredible. Continuing without even an inspection it seems. The captain should be charged with endangering the lives of everyone on board.

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:08 am
Air Traffic Controllers 24 hour strike

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:56 pm
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by ricardian » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:24 am

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Strike announced over Inverness air traffic control plans
Air traffic controllers at Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) are set to strike over...

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The tendering process in a controversial project to centralise some regional airport air traffic control has been cancelled, the Scottish government...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:56 pm
ATC Travails...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:45 am

by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:45 am

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:45 am
In the days before air traffic control..

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:09 pm
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by John Hill » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:05 am

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In the days before air traffic control people used to climb in their aeroplanes and fly where their fancy took them then they started to fly a bit...

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Woody, I must resolve never to look at a DM link. First it was continual repetition with identical text and captions and then random crap.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:09 pm
Storm Darcy

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:50 pm
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by ian16th » Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:40 pm

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Not a night to be on late shift on any airfield on the East Coast of UK.

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I pity anyone on shift at Marham tonight.

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I'll be glad when it's gone. Almost constant snow for days now but it's mixed with rain so my snowblower just clogs up within a few seconds of use....

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:50 pm
Another runway somewhere in England?

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:16 pm
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Mon Feb 15, 2016 10:53 am
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I know that this topic has been rumbling on for decades and has become a political hot potato. Will anything ever happen? The last I read in the...

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See RAF Aldergrove has closed. Where do the University Air Squadron operate out of now? Found the answer, Leuchars. OK. Had a mate who was the Sqn...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:16 pm
Blowing dust - Lossiemouth

Last post by barkingmad « Tue May 05, 2020 11:31 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:29 pm

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Unusual to get this kind of report in the UK - just shows how little rain we've had up north during the last month....
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Posts 4 & 5 by Rossian and Plum have got it exactly.
During my time at Stalag Luft 8 this happened during a couple of Spring and Summer seasons....

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Last post by barkingmad
Tue May 05, 2020 11:31 am
Winter forecasts from the Daily Express

Last post by Stoneboat « Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:24 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:24 pm
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I'm eagerly awaiting the 2018 prediction from Nathan Rao (Daily Express columnist) for the UK winter weather. He normally trots them out about this...

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Yeah Slash, but Yellowknife's a dry cold. :D

'Course it's gonna hit -30 here tonight. Par for January.
The pressure at the center of that low that...
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Last post by Stoneboat
Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:24 am
Cyclone Calvinia

Last post by ian16th « Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:10 pm

by ian16th » Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:10 pm

Cyclone Calvinia is clobbering Mauritius right now.

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Reunion next.

It is early in the cyclone season.

SAA adjusted...

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Last post by ian16th
Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:10 pm
Which airports in the UK have Met personnel?

Last post by Spitoon « Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:31 pm
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by QSI583 » Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:07 pm

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Hi. A simple question, could someone let me know, either here, or via pm, which airports in the UK actually have Met Office personnel? Thanks!

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I think that civilian airports have automatic observation posts probably fed to the Met office and they do the TAFs from there. MetO people just get...

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Last post by Spitoon
Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:31 pm
AOPA Safety Series

Last post by Cacophonix « Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:36 pm
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by Cacophonix » Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:22 pm

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I was a member of US AOPA for a number of years and rate their series of safety related videos which are well worth watching.

This case was...

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Caco

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Last post by Cacophonix
Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:36 pm
Recent Incident in Las Vegas

Last post by Cacophonix « Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:30 pm
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by fin » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:26 am

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On another aviation forum there is a current thread concerning a controller who basically became incapacitated while working solo in the wee hours at...

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I absolutely agree Caco. My point was that SO much effort seemed to have been made 'over there' NOT to mention what seemed obvious from listening to...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:30 pm
Flight Tracker

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:24 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:16 am

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I know that a number of folk here watch quite often. I rarely do. But perhaps the more knowledgeable could explain why our daily JNB-MUB-JNB SAA (Air...

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my application hasn't been accepted yet. I have filed their detailed application form now.

Did you hear back from them?

Sorry UP missed this....

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:24 am
Chemtrails in southern UK?

Last post by Capetonian « Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:57 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:13 pm

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The chemtrailers must be having a meltdown over this.....
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'Cloud Streets' over southern UK

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I might find some excuse to pop in there but I don't wear a watch so I certainly don't need to get one serviced. I will make a point of telling her...

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Last post by Capetonian
Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:57 pm
Wet Microbursts

Last post by Beef Raiser « Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:15 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:39 pm

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No, not the kind that afflicts the elderly.

FD2 sent me this link by email but it's so impressive I thought it worth posting here. I wouldn't want...

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Thanks for those. It brought back a few memories too !

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Last post by Beef Raiser
Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:15 am
Not the best location for a new airport. .........

Last post by unifoxos « Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:37 pm
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:33 pm

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Oops! seems that someone is going to be in the poo! :O3

Expensive mistake too. [-(

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The UK Government will subsidise the operation up to £1.9m in the first year of operation, representing over £36,000 per return flight – or nearly...

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Last post by unifoxos
Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:37 pm

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