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Old 6th Nov 2004, 00:14
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MancBoy
 
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Slightly similar. In the early hours of yesterday I was going to have to stream two long-hauls for Heathrow. The second one needed a turn of about twenty degrees. The pilot replies, "Oh I can seen the traffic on TCAS". "Great" I said, "But if your following that one then you'll probably run out of fuel over Germany". The traffic he could see was an eastbound overflight pointing towards Holland.

The point I'm making is that the traffic you can see is generally not the traffic you're being positioned against. Leave us to do our job and only question it when the hollow diamond aint hollow any more.

More pilots on the ops room floor is needed.
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