Giles has said what I was trying to convey- far more eloquently, and from the pilot's perspective. These are the finer points of controlling that would be greatly helped by 'professional days', or workshops, as employed in other professions (teachers, doctors etc). Something sadly lacking in ATC. Technology advances constantly. Shouldn't control techniques? What do we do as professionals to keep up?
Can't even get famil flights anymore.
In short, the word should not be used as the sole tool in order to achieve separation, but where a quicker climb is nice, in order to free a situation faster where critical separation is not at stake.
Very well put.
Surely you would like to know what is and what isnt quick enough? What a bummer if you miss out by 20 seconds and are forced to walk!
Isn't Giles' post exactly about that? There would be an economic answer ie. either it is cheaper to be held down under the cross/vectored around it, or taken out of econ mode and climbed faster. Would be interesting to see. But if the airlines did, and found one better than the other (on average), you can bet the instruction would be drafted the next day, thus removing the
tactical option of 'what's best for the controller at the time'.