"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" writes:

Where did you hear that this was a serious problem (for spam cans)?
And just in case it were a problem any given day, a controller who
sees a /G can issue a direct clearance as a "decongestant".

Why do you think the terminal areas on the East Coast are pushing RNAV
departures?

Are you able to answer with something other than a rhetorical question?

I was trying to get you to think, silly me.

Of course RNAV departures or Q-routes or whatnot are good new option.
But that hardly is evidence of a serious congestion problem with
airways for spam cans.

If not for congestion, why are they are good alternate? Because of
CONGESTGION around the navaid used for routing.

From my limited personal experience, whenever I fly to/near a busy
airport, US class B included, terminal controllers prefer me on
standard routes even though my birdie is /G.

Standard route, as in STAR? Note if you will, they have procedures for those
arriving on V-airways, but also for the folks that use various forms of
RNAV.

IIRC, Boston and Philly are making a big push to get folks to use RNAV so as
to enable different arrival and departure routes.

They issue direct if
they wish and/or if I request en route. There has been no downside to
filing airways.

There's no downside to taking the freeways at rush hour, either. Right?