Originally Posted by
43Inches
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.
TCAS is pretty close and visually I think I can tell what’s about 3 miles and what’s 5 after thirty years. And quite routinely I’m about 1000’ when a ‘TO’ clearance is issued to someone on the ground. But in any case, I think there is room for improvement everywhere. I watched a company aircraft piss around when told ‘line up be ready immediately’ and cause a go round a few years ago. A controller will only be burnt that way once………..