Another problem
Regardless your in depth knowledge about EOBT I will explain how it could work in live traffic in southern Europe( B&H and CRO airspace). There is no chance for someone to depart before EOBT-30min or to be more precise at least 5 min after EOBT-30 min because of system in CRO CONTROL. They don't have flight plan for departing traffic on their list before EOBT-30 min( i.e. EOBT is 1000 and flight plan will be available on their screen at 0930). It means that ZG ACC ATCO could give us cleared level only when FP apears on screen. After that they give us level , then we give clearance to pilot, then readback , then line up....
In some cases there are clerance transfer between APP and TWR so we need more time to give clearance to pilots. In real traffic it means that it will pass at least 5 min after EOBT-30 min before take off.
There is no authomatic data exchange there is no ,in many cases deemed clearances and so on and we are just at the border of EU. Also CRO CONTROL invested huge amount of money into new system, and their ATCOs are excelent but it is obviously that it is not enough.
For all pilots having similar problem my advice is to send new FP. It works better.
It is just a view of mine , and if someone from CRO CONTROL could give more precise information about their system and problem of departure before EOBT-30 min it will be better explained.
Last edited by SINGAPURCANAC; 17th May 2007 at 23:11.