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By chevvron
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I'm tempted to suggest 'Pushing Tin' but that doesn't have any TWR/APP co-ordination. A better film for this would be 'Crisis in Mid Air' in which there is quite a bit.
Course if you want absolute non-fiction try 'Challenger 604' on Discovery. It shows a cockpit view of a flight by a Challenger bizjet, ending with vectoring into Farnborough then landing off a PAR.
A young lady called Sally did the vectoring and I did the talkdown, one of my 'specials' to touchdown; when I say 'radar touchdown NOW' you see a puff of smoke from his tyres as he touches down. I'd like to think it was my perfect talkdown but I suspect it was just editing.
Neither Sally nor myself were aware it was being filmed and in spite of it being shown hundreds of times, we've never got any royalties :twisted:
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By chevvron
#1674478
CloudHound wrote:
You may find something in British Pathé archives. Might be b/w and Cholmondley-Warner but would still illustrate your point.

'Out of the Clouds' c1955?
By chevvron
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PaulB wrote:
Robert Emms and Michelle Terry star in Adrian Penketh's new drama, set in the high-pressure world of air traffic control. What happens when the unthinkable happens


'High pressure'? Where do they get these ideas?
UK ATCOs (not just NATS) are so thoroughly trained and checked regularly for competency there is no such thing. (Apart from Heathrow final Director.) 8)
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By joe-fbs
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This is not exactly what the OP requested but is a master-class in calm under pressure, pilots and ATCOs, I use it in flight test training:



PS the plural of aircraft is aircraft.
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By Rob P
#1674513
chevvron wrote:I'm tempted to suggest 'Pushing Tin' but that doesn't have any TWR/App etc...


But it does have Angelina Jolie and is currently free to view on Prime.

:) Rob P
By AlanM
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chevvron wrote:...and checked regularly for competency there is no such thing....


Competence, dear chap ;-)
By ArchaicRider
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joe-fbs wrote:This is not exactly what the OP requested but is a master-class in calm under pressure, pilots and ATCOs, I use it in flight test training:


Just watched / listened to that video and I'm in awe, truly. If only I could get staff in my area of work (healthcare) to act as calmly and professionally in situations nowhere near as serious. :salut:

AR
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By Talkdownman
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chevvron wrote:'High pressure'? Where do they get these ideas?
UK ATCOs (not just NATS) are so thoroughly trained and checked regularly for competency there is no such thing. (Apart from Heathrow final Director.)

Heathrow Final Director is a piece of P. Number One North is far more challenging.

But you've never done either, have you...
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By Fairflyer5
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"The flying reporter" on youtube has a video where he goes inside the radar center for Farnborough, might be worth checking out?
By Mike Tango
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Talkdownman wrote:
chevvron wrote:'High pressure'? Where do they get these ideas?
UK ATCOs (not just NATS) are so thoroughly trained and checked regularly for competency there is no such thing. (Apart from Heathrow final Director.)

Heathrow Final Director is a piece of P. Number One North is far more challenging.

But you've never done either, have you...


I dunno, FIN in a 70kt x-wind at 3,000ft with TEAM and Time Based Separation (first generation or enhanced) had its moments. Did you ever do it?
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By GonzoEGLL
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Mike Tango wrote:
Talkdownman wrote:
chevvron wrote:'High pressure'? Where do they get these ideas?
UK ATCOs (not just NATS) are so thoroughly trained and checked regularly for competency there is no such thing. (Apart from Heathrow final Director.)

Heathrow Final Director is a piece of P. Number One North is far more challenging.

But you've never done either, have you...


I dunno, FIN in a 70kt x-wind at 3,000ft with TEAM and Time Based Separation (first generation or enhanced) had its moments. Did you ever do it?


No, he was too busy training me by launching two BPKs wheels up and then **** the switch while saying ‘you’ve got it’..... :mrgreen:
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By Josh
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Mike Tango wrote:
I dunno, FIN in a 70kt x-wind at 3,000ft with TEAM and Time Based Separation (first generation or enhanced) had its moments. Did you ever do it?


If you think that’s bad, try landing it on 27R off the approach we’ve been so smartly vectored for :shock:

Friday was fun...
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