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I don't know how to flight plan any more
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message ... Matt Barrow wrote: I would hope that making the "when the damn things quit" point would be rhetorical, just like when the engine quits, the radio quits, the vacuum punp pukes, the NAV radio goes "boink"... Rhetorical? I've had every one of your scenarios happen to me more than once. They do happen, maybe to you. Lightning doesn't always strike the other guy. Bottom line: don't put all your eggs in one basket if you can help it. Wow! From rhetoric to cliches :~) Actually, I just check my biorythms for the day :~) It reminds me of the threads on AP use; "So what if it fails". Like I said, neo-luddites. Oh..I drive in bad weather, too. |
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"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message ... "Matt Barrow" writes: Why not do the exact same thing - follow the airways and make controllers' lives probably a little bit easier? Because that would NOT make their lives easier (due to congestion on the airways)? 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? |
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Just curious - he had the airport in sight. Still, it was a wonderful
example to drive home the concept of situational awareness I was trying to teach the kids. -- Jim Carter Rogers, Arkansas "Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... ,,, Was he lost...or just curious? |
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"Jim Carter" wrote in message . net... Just curious - he had the airport in sight. Still, it was a wonderful example to drive home the concept of situational awareness I was trying to teach the kids. If situational awareness (SA) includes knowing local landmarks that at irrelevant to the situation at hand, I'd say your concept of SA is faulty. That maybe why G-V drivers have a far better accident record than the Rec Aviation amatures. Jim Carter Rogers, Arkansas "Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... ,,, Was he lost...or just curious? |
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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? 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. 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. They issue direct if they wish and/or if I request en route. There has been no downside to filing airways. - FChE |
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"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message ... "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? |
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"Matt Barrow" writes: 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. [...] Let's stay on topic, shall we? Paul asked about en-route routing via airways for his /G spam-can. You claimed that airway congestion was a relevant reason to file direct, but do you have any evidence for *that*? Jet routes, RNAV-enabled new (?!) separation of arrival/departure routes at class B's just don't enter into it. 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? This is a lousy analogy and you know it. You don't seem to be paying enough attention to justify me breaking it down for you in detail. - FChE |
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"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message ... "Matt Barrow" writes: 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. [...] Let's stay on topic, shall we? It's relevant. Paul asked about en-route routing via airways for his /G spam-can. You claimed that airway congestion was a relevant reason to file direct, but do you have any evidence for *that*? Compared to RNAV? You're going to tell me open nav is no more congested that airways? Why do you think RNAV was developed and accepted? |
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Right - a local landmark that is a navigable waterway with barge traffic to
an inland port that stretches from the Colorado Rockies to the Mississippi River. Silly me expecting someone to have an inkling of where or what that might be. I stand corrected Matt. -- Jim Carter Rogers, Arkansas "Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... "Jim Carter" wrote in message . net... Just curious - he had the airport in sight. Still, it was a wonderful example to drive home the concept of situational awareness I was trying to teach the kids. If situational awareness (SA) includes knowing local landmarks that at irrelevant to the situation at hand, I'd say your concept of SA is faulty. That maybe why G-V drivers have a far better accident record than the Rec Aviation amatures. Jim Carter Rogers, Arkansas "Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... ,,, Was he lost...or just curious? |
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Matt Barrow wrote:
Because that would NOT make their lives easier (due to congestion on the airways)? FWIW, I remember Dan Brown (Atlanta Center) writing on AVWeb that he only offered direct when his workload was low. According to him, it is easier to keep track of lots of aircraft when they move in well-known patterns than when they move all over the screen (even if in straight lines). IIRC, he characterized issuing direct as a favor of the controller that makes then pilot's life easier but not necessarily the controller's. I don't have the link handy, but he wrote about issuing direct more than once, so it should not be too hard to find. Anno. |
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