I agree with AreOut. The Faro situation is a farcical for example. You won’t allow a light aircraft from a tarmaced 2,000+ runway but you’ll allow an E195 depart from D5?
Which is it ATC?
We are on the exact same team. I don’t understand the eagerness to blame the crew entirely and to deny ANY culpability on ATC.
As an aside; I’ve visited every tower in every airport I’ve even been based in to bring coffee, tea & biscuits to see things from their perspective. I’ve also been to Oceanic in two different FIRs. And attended TRUCE in NATS three times.
I’ve never seen an ATCO on the jumpseat to see it from our perspective. In more than 15 years of ops.