Monthly Archives: February 2011

WS – Watch Supervisor

In 2005 I was still working as a course manager and instructor on the FFL ATS school. I started working with ATS training already in 1984 and it was now time for something different. For the last five years I … Continue reading

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Eurocat

ATCC Malmö had been planning for the new ATC-system for years. It was called “System 2000” and we even got a new building for it. But everything took longer, much longer, than expected. Soon after getting my rating validated at … Continue reading

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Jakten på det försvunna certet…

Ikväll visar TV5 “Jakten på den försvunna skatten”. Tror faktiskt jag ska se den… Det fick mig i alla fall att tänka på min egen jakt på mitt försvunna cert. Jag har haft såväl segel- som motorcert fast båda är … Continue reading

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Customer relations

Soon after beginning work at the ACC, I got involved in a new project. Inspired by the work at Stockholm Arlanda airport we started to organize a group of controllers with the task of communicating with pilots. The pilots view… … Continue reading

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Area controller

A new millennium had started and I was approaching my 40th birthday. I thought I had a rather comprehensive experience as a controller, but one aspect was missing so I applied for a transfer of my operational work to Malmö … Continue reading

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Even more school job

I came back to FFL in 1999. My old school  had moved to Halmstad, still in the south of Sweden. Even better simulators were installed, including tower simulators with a 360 degree view. The graphics had also improved and the view … Continue reading

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In the customers office

Working on military airports for many years gave me great possibilities to fly. I think it is very good to be able to understand the pilot when you are a controller. And when you can get better understanding while doing … Continue reading

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My native airport – F10 Ängelholm

In 1998 the military flying school at Ljungbyhed was closed and the training moved to another airport – Air Force Wing no 10 in Ängelholm, which is the town where I was born. I moved along and found myself working … Continue reading

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Valentine / Alla hjärtans dag!

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Teaching again – 1995

I returned to a teachers position at my old school – FFL. By now the school had moved inte newly built premises. The new simulators were really “high-tech”, built by a Swedish company. We had a total of five simulators … Continue reading

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