Is it me, or is CLC just another waste of time...
Its now becomming more and more common but from my own experience, it isnt all its cracked up to be.
No 'real-time' dispatcher at your aircraft and having to wait until the 'final' loadsheet is prepared from someone who might not even be in the same country, can take a lifetime. Sure ACARS is great, but its still not the same, having a trained person there in front of you to do the neccessary, and make instant changes if and when required. If youre not ACARS equiped, its not uncommon to be parked, having to wait for the 'final figures' to come in over the R/T