Thread: Dallas ATC
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Old 04-07-2009, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by B00sted View Post
DTW is another facility that seems to be violation happy. I don't get it. What happened to the days of no harm no foul?

I know its probably more management in DTW...
It's Management everywhere. They claim to have taken back control of the agency. The ATCs are basically working with a gun at their heads these days. The rules change from day to day and supervisor to supervisor, and nobody knows what is real anymore.

I remember the DFW incident where the straight in was refused. A supervisor made the call there, and enforced it.

The managers at DFW and DEN now have the aircraft slowing to 210, way out beyond what is legal. This has been pointed out to them. At DEN they stopped the parrallel arrival streams.
They are trying to protect trainees who shouldn't be at that facility, and their own a$$es.

The ATCs just do as they are told anymore. An argument, or even contrasting point of view just gets them a Letter of Reprimand or time off without pay.

It will get worse before it gets worse.
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