NotSoFantastic
I understand what you are saying, but in this case, the 'gentle' turn to get there was about 40 degrees and put the a/c 50 degrees off the anticipated track. I have since spoken to the controller who worked the a/c after me, and the subsequent turn was controller initiated (to get the a/c heading towards DIDGO).
Nigel
'Twas a B757
A4
DIDGO lies within the London FIR
So the plot thickens..... I feel convinced that this was an FMS problem which worries me slightly. I will certainly be more careful in choosing from which point to send an a/c direct.
In this case it may well have been better for me to plonk the a/c onto a heading and transfer it, thus it would have been beyond BPK before the direct routing would have been given by the next controller .
It might be worth trying the same thing again (obviously with the a/c already above any a/c holding at LAM) and observing the results, could this be a problem with DIDGO????
