Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
I would expect definitely
- not keeping or lying about speed adherence,
Yes. When we ask “Report your speed?” with a quizzical tone, we already know they’re going too fast, we’re just letting them know we know. Caveat - If the explanation is a hefty tailwind, it’s very helpful to be told.
- fake WX avoidance call for shortcuts,
Yes. The amount of weather avoidance requests (from particular airlines) that coincidentally go direct to 10nm final...
- wishful CTOT (+10) keeping
Yup. “But we can be airborne in 10 minutes” - maybe, if there were no other aircraft landing or departing - that’s what the -5+10 is for. Please, manage your FPL, and delay
early for the best outcome. That applies to EOBT +\-15 as well. Appreciate that some ATC colleagues don’t help this issue by fudging CTOTs, it makes those of us who play the game seem inflexible.
My personal bugbear:
Any heading instruction for an arrival that doesn’t reduce track mileage getting “ABC123, can we self-position?” in reply. (Again - particular airlines).