Originally Posted by
wtsmg
You will note I praised the crew. My criticism is reserved for the ATCO. I do not recall being taught A N C with C being convert fuel figures in any of my LPC's. It was a daft request at an inappropriate time. Do it yourself if you need it that badly. You are welcome to confirm the validity of my license and type rating via PM. Sincerely, flight sim warrior.
You are quite correct
wtsmg but please be assured that my comments were NOT directed at you. Quite the opposite in fact.
And I seriously agree with you about overloading a pilot, already in a very stressful situation, with inane and downright daft questions that someone on the ground should be able to work out in seconds. But to be fair to the ATCOs, they too are under enormous pressure. And they may not have the time to think it through or do the maths.
It's not limited to aviation but there is a point at which the human brain simply 'overloads' and cannot cope with anything more complicated that 'what is 2 + 2?' And in this specific instance that applies equally to pilots and ATCOs.
Just my 2p worth
CS