Do IFR controllers look at flight-plan equipment list?
This one is for the IFR sector controllers, e.g. London Control, Brussells, Langen, Frankfurt, etc.
For example if I specify RNAV will I get more long DCT shortcuts, whereas if I specify the standard basic S/C I should be offered only "own navigation to XXX" where XXX is a VOR... (or vectors).
From a number of long IFR flights around Europe (SEP context, FL100-160 generally) I don't think this is true, in that I have had all sorts of combinations of instructions despite using S/C initially and the more detailed combinations since.
In which case, what does the ICAO flight plan equipment list actually do?