Divingduck,
the last time I was in BNE in my megajet, there was a mega WX problem. The controller told me to cross XYZ at 250 kts at such and such a time.
Trouble was that the requirement required us to lose 4 minutes in 30 miles - impossible even for a reasonably good jock like me. We said that we would immediatley reduce to 250 kts, but were unable to meet the requirement. The response was "OK" and his attention turned to the others who were wandering all over the sky.
In the end the box of PFM was left to do its magic thing and we followed our 3D path all the way to the glideslope.
It is great to see all this interaction, but the aim of the game remains the same - safety and efficiency. We all want safety, that is clear, but none of us are using ALL the tools available to us to achieve efficiency.
Sadly, we probably aren't allowed to by those in higher authority.
