Visit to Bristol ATC

A dozen club members gathered at the base of the control tower at Bristol airport on Monday 30th March at 7 30pm. Having negotiated security our host Simon Wrighton led us to the ‘Tower’ and entertained us for just over an hour with a description of the Bristol airspace and told us that ATC were actually friendly and not the ogres some people think they are.

The briefing was followed by a visit to the Radar room and then the Visual Control Room (VCR or Tower) to see ATC in action.

A very informative evening was the general consensus and several of the attendees have now vowed to talk more readily to ATC and seek Zone transits.