Iceman wrote:
> Funnily enough, your new A/G guy (and refueller) at Dunkeswell
> [usermention=6657]@Peter Gristwood[/usermention], with whom you saw me
> yesterday, is a recently retired ATC/radar ATCO from Bristol, as you will
> know. Chatting to him yesterday, he mentioned that he knew that Bristol
> had a bad reputation amongst GA. Interesting that, despite being a fully
> qualified ATCO, he still had to do the exam to become an A/G operator.
>
> Iceman
Depends how recently retired he was; if it was less than 4 years and he had a C of C in ADV/ADI at Bristol, he should have been given the ROCC for £35 and no exams otherwise having just given up my Examiners authorisation, he would have had to do the exams.
(Name wasn't Julian by any chance?)