Category Archives: At work

Namibia is a country where the sky is clear and the visibility is good almost every day and all year round. It is also a country with a lot of tourists, long distances and more gravel roads than paved roads. … Continue reading →

It is close to a month since I last visited Walvis Bay Tower. Walvis Bay is a “desert airport” located just 15 km east of the coastal town Walvis Bay. I was here to discuss the introduction of surveillance air … Continue reading →

Today was the day for validation of Mr Wallace Mloki. Mr Mloki has been working as a procedural controller in many countries for the last 40 years and will turn 61 next week. Last year he did his radar training … Continue reading →

Diligence. A proper word to discribe the work by the ICAO ATS-team right now. Peter and Fredrik have spent many hours with their laptops. A new SSI (Station Standing Instructions) have been produced for surveillance approach control in Windhoek TMA. … Continue reading →

Today another exam took place: Mr Petrus Nghitewapo today successfully finalized his training and validation program to become the fifteenth surveillance ACC controller in Namibia. Congratulations!

Yesterday morning I came early to work. It was such a lovely morning. I stayed on the parking lot and took up my camera… Early birds (one of many Cessna 210 in Namibia) start their flying… …before the sun rise. … Continue reading →

Today we examined three controllers after their successful completion of their NEXT-1 system training for the Eurocat-X. Mr Petrus Nghitewapo Mrs Jessica Nanhapo …and Mr Abdulmalik Mbendeka. Tomorrow Mr Petrus Nghitewapo will continue his training in NEXT-2 to be validated as a surveillance … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening I was on a “hangar talk”. These are nice opportunities to share information and ideas among pilots, controllers and others. West Air showed fine hospitality and made their hangar available. First speaker was controller Tuli Shinyala who informed … Continue reading →