"Jose" wrote in message
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How does a blown speaker affect my ability to identify the holding fix?


It shouldn't affect it at all.



I may not be able to ID the station, but I can check the frequency and see
the needles move. If this agrees with my time estimate, and I can ID the
problem as a blown speaker, under the circumstances I'd be confident in
identifying the fix.

Steve, you have a lot of knowledge of controller issues, which I respect.
However, you do not know why a hypothetical aircraft goes NORDO unless
it's your hypothetical.


I thought it was my hypothetical.



Back to the paper stop - the following aircraft gets a hold, and goes
NORDO, reaching the fix eight minutes after the first aircraft has gone
past the fix. You elect not to hold, which puts you eight minutes in
trail where the minimum separation is ten minutes.

This is acceptable and expected under the circumstances? (neutral
question)


The aircraft were not in trail, they were crossing.