Hi Charles, r u doin ?
Charles Mielke et Eric De Wachter talking about "Garuda flight tape"
 CM>     ... we would usually say, "Roger, , confirm left
 CM>     turn the LONG way to heading whatever."
Good way to do it !
 CM>     Occasionally the controller would say something to the effect
 CM>     that what he said was what he really meant to say. The apparent
 CM>     wrong turn was for a tempo move, or for spacing, or for
 CM>     positioning on an intercept.
U'r right !
But a spacing during T/O climb appears to be strange, no ?
 CM>     One of the problems with being a controller is that the
 CM>     radar scopes are all "North Up", and if you are going
 CM>     South, it gets confusing for the controller.
For the 2nd time, u'r right. It 's like when you drive a remote car or
acft.
 CM>     In my A-7, we could orient our PMDS (Projected Map Display
 CM>     System) to "North Up", if we were flying South, which made
 CM>     it much easier to read the filmstrip - it was also confusing,
 CM>     so I would activate the North Up switch just long enough to
 CM>     read the writing, then turn it back to the normal display.
In 737 it's the same. Normal use is on MAP position and not on PLAN.
 CM>     These controllers didn't want to take any chances of the
 CM>     passengers sighting us, as the passengers can sometimes get
 CM>     moderately upset upon seeing a fighter aircraft near them.
U know, i've never been intercepted (but i suppose i have to say, i've
never SEEN an intercerptor !)
If you come to Brussels, let me know !
With pleasure! 
 Eric ;-> 
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