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Morgans wrote:
> "Jim Burns" <jburns3nospam@nospamuniontel.net> wrote in message
> news:Somdneill41Kv1_ZnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d@wctc.net...
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>>Last night around 5-6 pm it was chaotic and non-stop. They were using 36
>>for IFR arrivals off of Chicago Center, landing both long and short, and
>>using 9 for VFR arrivals from both the north and south.
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>>They were parking plenty of planes in the N40 and mentioned a lot of
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> Cessnas
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>>up there so far.
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> Yes, it was very busy, but it did not sound to be more busy than it was
> earlier in the day, at say, 2 or 3.
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> Part of the chaos was due to the controller who was working at that time. I
> hate to be critical, but I listened pretty much all day, and this guy just
> was not good at conveying the information in a timely manner. A good part
> of the problem (I think) was that he was not calling out the type and color
> in a general way, but trying to get specific as to the brand and model.
> That just was taking too much time, so he would get behind. He also was not
> calm. That attitude showed through. I kept on thinking, someone get this
> guy off, before someone gets hurt.
>
> Just my observation, and opinion.
He probably came up from Smallville Municipal for the week.
As much as it loks like a beehive from the air, just imagine what the guy
on the ground feels with all'a them little planes commin' at ya at once!
Richard
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