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11:00am Sunday morning
"Newps" wrote in message ... 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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![]() 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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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 ... 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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![]() "Brad Zeigler" wrote in message ... 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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![]() Colin W Kingsbury wrote: "Brad Zeigler" wrote in message ... 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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![]() 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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