Originally Posted by DFC
However, long gone are the days when the FIR boundary was the division between ACC's area of responsibility. these days in Europe it is simply a very rough guide.
- I don't think you have done Nightstop's idea full justice there, DFC - I think it is an excellent idea and should be very simple software-wise. Even where the FIR boundary is not the comms boundary it would at least (hopefully) get some attention and at least an "are we in r/t contact" thought.
As for having charts out in the cruise - it always produced a wry smile for me when I saw the unspoken "what's the old git doing now" thought bubble. Old habits, eh?