Originally Posted by
No Idea Either
In all fairness, I think ML is ‘usually’ the quickest at departures. I routinely get a clearance to line up and depart with traffic at 3 miles. SY comes second with about 3-5 miles and BN the worst with a mighty dash at 5-7 miles and we sit there for another 3 minutes waiting……and waiting…..and waaaaaiiting for it to arrive………..
Don't beleive everything you are told, Melbourne say traffic within x miles, when it's actually further out, rarely is the separation less than 4-5 miles between arrivals.