All about me
ME AND MY COURSE
This is me!
I am an Air Traffic Controller working at the London Area and Terminal Control Center.I work in Terminal Control on W watch.I qualified from the College of Air Traffic Control on 23rd September 1998,after 18 months of training with unvalidated ratings in Aerodrome,Area (Procedural) and Area (Radar).This page tells you a little about my College training and my collegues on Course 102,and the work of an ATCO here in the UK.The skies of Britain are the busiest in Europe and the traffic levels facing Controllers here increase annually.
I am 24 years old and live in London,England and my other interests include Art,Graphic Design,Music (especially U2), Computers,TV,Sleeping,The Simpsons, American Football and going down the pub!
These were my collegues on Course 102
Top Row (Left to Right):Scott Gray,Adrian Smith,Eddie Hunt,Andy Procter,Gareth Lovett,Rob Langham,Simon White,Graham Allemand.
Middle Row (L to R):John Evans,Chris Bridgwater,Allister Hambly,John Cameron,Dave Connor,Jaime Sykes,Steve Campbell,Steve Reed,Alex Gibson,Tony Kirkbright.
Bottom Row (L to R):Mark Rutherford,Fran Hanlon,Robin Lam,Lucy Virden,ME,Natalie Steers,Andy Willatts,Julie Hanbury,Chris Goldfinch.
GRADUATES ON 102 (and postings):
Adrian Smith (LATCC AC E watch)
Eddie Hunt (LATCC TC X watch)
Andy Procter (validated Aberdeen, Now at Leeds/Bradford)
Rob Langham (valid Gatwick Tower)
Chris Bridgewater (London City)
Allister Hambly (LATCC TC V watch)
John Cameron (Ex-Aberdeen)
Jaime Sykes (LATCC TC Z watch)
Alex Gibson (valid Aberdeen)
Fran Hanlon (LATCC TC Y watch)
Me (LATCC TC W watch)
Natalie Steers (LATCC TC V watch)
Julie Hanbury (Ex-LATCC AC A watch now at London City)
Gareth Lovett (LATCC AC D watch)
John Evans (ScATCC)
Steve Reed (LATCC AC B watch)
Andy Willatts (LATCC AC C watch)
*Graham Ward (valid Manchester ACC)
*Simon Hughes (ScATCC)
TC=Terminal Control
AC=Area Control (En-route)
GRADUATES ON 103 (and postings):
Graham Allemand (valid London City Tower)
Tony Kirkbright (valid Aberdeen)
Scott Gray (LATCC AC E watch)
Dave Connor (SCATCC)
*James Edwards (LATCC AC B watch)
* Not in picture
*******************CONGRATULATIONS*******************
A big well done to Alex Gibson at Aberdeen and especially to Graham Ward at Manchester,for their recent validations.
More great news, my good friend Tony Kirkbright has validated on Aberdeen Approach, one of the toughest Approach Radar units in Europe. Well done mate.
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The picture was taken on our first day at the College of Air Traffic Control (CATC),at Bournemouth,England.We were all cadet controllers employed by National Air Traffic Services (NATS),who are the major provider of Air Traffic Control in the UK.NATS presently provides Area Control at all the UK`s centres-London,Scottish and Manchester.In addition NATS provides Aerodrome and Approach Radar control at the following airfields:
Aberdeen,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Belfast Aldergrove,Cardiff,Manchester,Birmingham,Farnborough, London City,London Stansted,London Gatwick and London Heathrow.
NATS are the World leader in ATC,and the College trains ATC students from all over the World-it is widely recognised as the premier ATC training college in the World. NATS cadets all go through Aerodrome 1,Aerodrome 2,and Radar skills courses,before specialising in either Approach Radar or Area control.Area students do Area 1 and Area 2-Area 1 being a procedural control course,and Area 2, the Radar course.
After I successfully completed the College training I began my operational duties at LATCC on 5th October 1998.I still have to continue training in order to validate (which will mean I am competent enought to work on my own,without a mentor).
This is my most treasured possession,my Air Traffic Controllers license.I now have 3 unvalidated ratings-Aerodrome,Area (Procedural)? (Do we still get this one?) and Area (Radar).
© Garry Lewis 1998,1999, 2000
