Would that then be the fault of IFPS then for not going some way towards educating us?
You are right there . We have not been as proactive as we should, in outside house training.
Furthermore routechecker, I presume it's a computer that checks flight plans for route or syntax errors in the first place. Syntax errors excluded, presumeably any computer that can identify an incorrect routing should also be capable of determining a correct one.
Nope, computers cannot interpret, for example RAD type errors. Yes they can come up with a routeing, but most of the time and for the moment, the result is usually not satisfactory because computers lack an essential quality in flight planning; common sense. A route generator is in the works, which coupled with a valid route catalogue should make life easier for the aviating people.
Add to this the fact that there are routing programmes available for purchase, why is it unrealistic to expect IFPS to route us the way they would prefer us to go once given Dep and Dest? Wouldn't that solve a lot of problems, and entail less work for those who have to manually check/ammend wrong routes??
Of couse it would. The thing is, its not about what we want, but what do you guys want and trying our damn hardest to give something the shortest most efficient and closer to your original request as we are allowed by the rules that we enforce ON BEHALF of the States. Eurocontrol is an AGENCY, we do what the member States tell us we can do.
Dreamland corner:
You guys give us your aircraft individual performance tables, we throw in an off the shelf wheather system, we hook it up with the EAD, you tell us what is the max slot delay you can accept, and we will give you the whole shabang.
-ATC FPL
-Fuel Plan
-Wheater brief
-NOTAM brief
-If applicable the best possible slot
Great stuff. Problem is, Mr. Jeppessen, Mr. SITA and their friends would be out of business in Europe. Plus, a bunch of airlines would start thinking that maybe they could do with half of all those guys and gals hanging around in Ops. Great idea.....???
Cheers