Hello ATC gurus,
In this document:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/.../mmconcept.pdf
from
http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/...hnicalreports/
Does the text below mean that all arrivals into 27L&R will pass over central London? (Currently at non-peak times they can join closer to the airport?) Minimum "length of final" looks like 20nm (from section 4.3.5), is that right?
4.3.8. Short Approaches
One aspect of the arrivals strategy for Mixed-Mode is that short range turns onto
the ILS (with their associated lower altitudes) will not be a normal part of the
operation. Where arrival demand is low on one or other of the runways,
interaction between the arrival streams will still require that a minimum length of
final is observed to ensure separation.
many thanks,
Farjer.