SeaTac Tower: Nobody Home

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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Seems to me that there should be some sort of alarm, hooked to the radio
and which goes off if some small number of radio receptions occur without
any transmission by a controller in the tower cab. You'd need to set the
number higher than 1, but fewer than a dozen would probably be fine, and
would probably have woken this guy up in this case.


Just increasing the volume prior to napping works well. So I'm told.

"Philip S." wrote in message
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it seems that the lone controller on duty had fallen asleep.

What happens when the lone controller needs a bathroom break? Are the stalls
equipped with speakers and microphones?

--Gary

In our local tower they pee in the sink (or so they say). I'm not sure what
they do when they have other needs, but I didn't really want to know.

In our local tower they pee in the sink (or so they say). I'm not sure what they do when they have other needs, but I didn't really want to know.

The *real* reason for having a sink in the tower cab : )

When I worked in ops at a regional airport the AM controller opening
the tower didn't get a bathroom break until the next controller came
on. On a few occasions I watched the radios for him while he answered
nature's call.

In article ,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:

What happens when the lone controller needs a bathroom break?

You think us pilots are the only ones that need to practice holding
procedures to stay current?

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:

What happens when the lone controller needs a bathroom break?

You think us pilots are the only ones that need to practice holding
procedures to stay current?

But at least we pilots often have the option of landing and taking an
unscheduled break if needed (though not always, of course).

--Gary

Gary Drescher wrote:

But at least we pilots often have the option of landing and taking an
unscheduled break if needed (though not always, of course).

Amateur. :-) 64 oz Tropicanna orange juice containers work very well and
permit the distraction to be momentary at best.

--
Peter

Gary Drescher wrote:
"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:


What happens when the lone controller needs a bathroom break?

You think us pilots are the only ones that need to practice holding
procedures to stay current?


But at least we pilots often have the option of landing and taking an
unscheduled break if needed (though not always, of course).

--Gary


zip-lock bags

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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What happens when the lone controller needs a bathroom break? Are the
stalls equipped with speakers and microphones?


"Lone controller on duty" may mean lone controller in the tower. There may
be others in the facility. Facilities that regularly operate with one
controller actually on duty tend to be small so the bathroom is not far
away.

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Philip S. wrote:

Anybody else hear of this? I'm guessing that it couldn't have been during a
busy time, as that would have caused utter chaos. I'm also guessing that
this sort of thing isn't unprecedented.

Clips of it and when Tower come back are at the forums at
http://www.liveatc.net. you will need to sign up/log in (free) to get
to the clips. There's one in particular where EVA31 comes in looking
for landing clearance, find no-one, and go missed.

BL.
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