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Konstutställning på St George’s

Posted on 5 August, 2012 by Anders

Jag besökte Hannas skola “St George’s” förra veckan. Jag hann precis ikapp Hanna, …som var på väg för att spela tennis. Hon hade lite tid över så hon guidade mig till skolans konstutställning. Jag tycker det är kul att man … Continue reading →

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Busy week for ICAO

Posted on 2 August, 2012 by Anders

Thursday last week Surveillance operations restarted at Windhoek ACC and made it’s debut at Windhoek Approach. Since then the ICAO team have supplied a “helpdesk” function and we are pleased with what we see. This last week has also been … Continue reading →

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At work – second part was Approach control

Posted on 30 July, 2012 by Anders

One of the categories in this blog is “At work“. The second task in Namibia was to assist DCA in making ATS able to begin surveillance operations for approach control. Below are links to blog posts written during this second part … Continue reading →

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At work – first part was Area Control

Posted on 29 July, 2012 by Anders

One of the categories in this blog is “At work“. The first task in Namibia was to assist DCA in making ATS able to begin surveillance operations for area control. Below are links to blog posts written during this first … Continue reading →

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History section

Posted on 28 July, 2012 by Anders

One of the categories in this blog is “History section“. Before even coming to Namibia I wrote a series of posts dealing with my “air traffic control career” up to that point. If you missed them here is a summary: … Continue reading →

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Skeleton coast – 6. Cape Cross

Posted on 27 July, 2012 by Anders

After that last wreck we just kept on moving south until some 120 km north of Swakopmund where we turned off for Cape Cross. This is the place where the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão landed during his journey 1484-1486 (only … Continue reading →

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Surveillance Approach in Windhoek TMA

Posted on 26 July, 2012 by Anders

Yes, the last piece in the puzzle was in place with a margin of some 30 minutes, so… …as from 09:00 UTC (10:00 local time) today, Windhoek Approach is a surveillance control, with Mrs Christine Eiman as Namibias first surveillance … Continue reading →

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The APP puzzle

Posted on 25 July, 2012 by Anders

Exciting times. The puzzle is being put together. Will it be finished in time to launch APP tomorrow? Wait and see…

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Seven Approach Controllers

Posted on 24 July, 2012 by Anders

In the “safety case” for the launch of Surveillance Approach Services in the Windhoek TMA it states that there is a need for seven Approach rated controllers. If you remember three passed their exams last Friday and today we saw the … Continue reading →

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Skeleton coast – 5. Winston ship wreck

Posted on 23 July, 2012 by Anders

After passing the Ugab river bed you come to the end of the Skeleton Coast Park. We were a bit disappointed because we only saw one ship wreck all that way from Terrace Bay to the gate… …but only a … Continue reading →

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