Originally Posted by
morno
Ever thought guys, that maybe the COBT system is just a layer to try and ensure a set amount of aircraft “targeting” the same 20 minute window, and not to get you to the gate at an exact minute? How on earth do you think it’s going to work unless you’re airborne?
It was explained to me that the reason why you get max speed to the field sometimes is because the enroute controllers are merely working off a feeder time. Whereas the terminal controllers see the whole situation in close and can close up those gaps.
Fair assumption of how it works. One minor point, if I may? The better enroute controllers have generally have a look at the sequence and speak to the flow about a better solution than that proposed by Maestro. Maestro never speeds anyone up. It merely proposes a sequence order, and possibly delays, behind the natural number one. Speeding up number one and sometimes number two in a sequence can minimise delays for those following. It’s not rocket science...😉