I see this thread is titled 'today at EDI and always....'
Could I ask EDI ATC two quick questions?
1. You always used 6 miles before you got your Runway end taxiways 'in case someone misses the turn and has to backtrack'. Now the RET's are operational it's still six. Why no change?
2. Why do you take no notice of the wind? ie using the 6 mile gap means approaching a/c can take vastly longer to reach the airfield when there is 60kt Head Wind over the Firth than they do when it's still air. I've seen the queue build up some mornings with gigantic pauses between a/c getting cleared to go.
Thanks