Although this is not strictly aviation related, the marine radar image is so special, I decided to share it with you anyway. Somewhere on the Arabian Sea… The cargo vessel on which the radar is located is in the right hand lower corner, sailing in the direction of the arrow (pointing to the left and… Continue reading Pirate attack developing
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The Story of Alpha Mike (Part 2)
The Road to Becoming an En-route Air Traffic Controller To continue with my story, let me just go back to that time when, in 1981, I received an Order transferring me to the Manila Area Control Center (ACC), eight years after I graduated from an air traffic control training course. The ATC staffing crisis –… Continue reading The Story of Alpha Mike (Part 2)
Same time, same place, same level…11
Animals seen from the tower – chicken in boxes Animals flown by air seemed to create all kinds of difficulties. Our local airline had a number of elderly turboprops, with a few years’ worth of flying time left in them, and these were converted for cargo duty. The catch was they had no big cargo… Continue reading Same time, same place, same level…11
My AWACS-story
When we, then young air traffic controllers got to the Hungarian ACC to begin our on- the-job training in mid 1975, it was a very strictly restricted area yet shared the building with the Country’s air defence command positions. Armed forces of the Peoples Republic’s Army had guarded the entrance since the secrecy of a… Continue reading My AWACS-story