CTOT
Hi there,
ATC and Pilots have some problems with CTOT everywhere I think. REA is sent only when you have a CTOT given by CFMU. REA is not applicable for earlier dep what some pilots want. Normaly, FPL is available to ATC 30 min prior EOBT and if TWR or APP ask ACC for a clearance, it will be given without any problem. It means, you guys-pilots, if you want to depart earlier than EOBT, be polite and ask ATC for sturt up and taxi within 30 min of your EOBT. REA is sent to TWR and AO and sometimes is very late. Normaly, when there is any CTOT available earlier than you have, it will be given to you as an improvement or proposal for a new CTOT. It is on you to accept. Sometimes, CTOT is revised and is given even worse than previous one, why, due to some new regulations established or the previous one is more restricted. We know that you are in a hurry sometimes and we do our best to help you pilots. When you have a CTOT given, you have to depert within tolerance -5/+10 min of your CTOT. Sometimes we do for example +12, it is on our responsibility, just to help you not to ask for the new one if you are late by 2 min.
I wish you a nice flight with no CTOTs.