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Old March 24th 05, 11:02 PM
Jim Burns
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11:00am Sunday morning

"Newps" wrote in message
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Jim Burns wrote:



I've been wondering about the "second" controller. It's always been my
understanding that there is supposed to be 2 on duty, every controll

tower
I've ever visited always had at least 2.


The number depends on how much traffic can be expected at a given time
of day and how many people are on duty. There's nothing worse for a
tower manager and his supervisors than to have something happen and the
investigation reveals controllers on the couch.


Although at that particular time,
he only had 2 aircraft in the air, he was also talking to me and the

fellow
behind me on the ground, a guy on clearance delivery, and a helicopter
inbound. I never heard the "second" controllers voice. Maybe #2 was

taking
a #2?


What time of day?




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Old March 25th 05, 01:17 AM
Newps
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Jim Burns wrote:

11:00am Sunday morning


There would have been at least 4 controllers on duty, possibly more.
Would have been a bad deal for the manager.
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Old March 25th 05, 02:20 AM
Brad Zeigler
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Speaking of controllers on duty, I learned during a recent tower visit that
there is only one controller on duty during the overnight at my local Class
C tower. Who handles tower duties when the controller has to do a "number
two"?

"Newps" wrote in message
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Jim Burns wrote:

11:00am Sunday morning


There would have been at least 4 controllers on duty, possibly more. Would
have been a bad deal for the manager.



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Old March 25th 05, 04:49 AM
Colin W Kingsbury
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"Brad Zeigler" wrote in message
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Speaking of controllers on duty, I learned during a recent tower visit

that
there is only one controller on duty during the overnight at my local

Class
C tower. Who handles tower duties when the controller has to do a "number
two"?


Approach? Or maybe they keep a handheld handy...


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Old March 25th 05, 08:02 PM
Newps
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Colin W Kingsbury wrote:

"Brad Zeigler" wrote in message
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Speaking of controllers on duty, I learned during a recent tower visit


that

there is only one controller on duty during the overnight at my local


Class

C tower. Who handles tower duties when the controller has to do a "number
two"?



Approach?


Nope, there's one guy in the facility. Period.


Or maybe they keep a handheld handy...

Yeah, but they don't work too good from the ****ter.




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Old March 25th 05, 07:59 PM
Newps
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Brad Zeigler wrote:
Speaking of controllers on duty, I learned during a recent tower visit that
there is only one controller on duty during the overnight at my local Class
C tower. Who handles tower duties when the controller has to do a "number
two"?


Nobody, you just go.

 




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