EGPE delays
Procedural approaches are always slow, and not really designed for even modest levels of traffic which Inverness experience at teatime.
Was the EAT + 35 minutes eventually improved upon when transferred to Inverness ATC?
The increased track distances when flying the arcs to the new ILS will also increase the landing interval rate, unless visual approaches are possible from say the initial approach fix.
Inverness and Lossie need to review their procedures and techniques. Involve the operators at any meetings.
The only really way to improve matters is for Lossie to RV to the ILS. This coupled with say two offset holding patterns, one to the north and one to the south, defined from the INS, would help.
I know that Lossie vectoring to the ILS will go down like a lead balloon with Inverness, but at the end of the day, your customers are beginning to suffer. The passengers in delays, and the operators with increased fuel and operating costs. Time is money.
Whether the RAF and SRG will have the courage to improve matters is quite a different issue.
Last edited by parkfell; 25th Sep 2004 at 08:26.