Lock n' load
There's little evidence of '4' these days but I agree that it happens now and then. On the other hand its not at all unusual for Paris to launch a 747/340 etc when we are at 2.5 miles which is the sort of thing you don't often see at EDI!
I don't quite get what you're saying about loss of seperation. departing a/c move faster than landers so
1. wouldn't seperation be increasing
2. Not a problem elsewhere, as outlined above, so why at EDI?
Wish I'd thought of 'Brain Fart' myself. In British armed forces we use the term 'Ready' instead of the rather girly 'Lock and Load'. Why use three words when one will suffice?
Didn't you see Swifts comment about trying to achieve better runway utilisation? I agree with him. How exactly this is achieved is up to ATC I suppose. I simply pointed out a few obvious things which look to me like areas that might yield some improvement. However, as usual, back comes the usual defensive diatribe. Are you saying it is so hot at EDI that it can't be improved? Don't make me laugh!
