A quick note this week to say a big "Well Done" to John Jones, his very first briefing was well structured and resulted in a splendid Fly-In.
I only heard Marcus clear the last aircraft in to Nice as I was otherwise engaged on Approach. Tim was quite right to query whether he was cleared to descend on the ILS. Could I remind all pilots that they are not authorised to descend from their last assigned altitude until the have been "Cleared for the ILS". The term "Continue the Approach" is normally only used when a landing clearance cannot be issued, normally because there is another aircraft ahead in the landing stream.
On the other hand I breathed a sigh of relief when Marcus did not clear anybody to "Taxy to a gate of your choice". Yippee - that's one that I may have won.
Other than that, another very successful event with everyone landing first time even if Tony suffered a self inflicted braking disfficulty. Good old Tony, first he knocks down all the bridges along the Potomac, now he wants to take a trip down the Rue des Anglais.
I was called away on urgent DIY business
And here we were thinking that Duncan had been called away by his mistress.
