airprox wrote
Are BFS trying to flex their very tiresome muscle yet again? What a pain in the a**e they are.
Hi from a BFS controller.Puts down clipboard.... The telephone number you require is the SCOTTISH WATCH MANAGER
01292798000 ask for domestic watch manager.He will tell you all about the need for the reorganisation of airspace all over the IRISH SEA caused by London requirements.Please also read your notams and you will see that you were advised early last year that pilots could expect unusual routings arriving in the Belfast TMA from the south east.What previously happened was you were sent up the north or south side of Bravo 3 depending on the runway in use ...now all arrivals are aimed (by scottish) at two points (known to us and not on an airways chart) in the north eastern portion of the TMA.The BFS controller then has to split the traffic into BFS and BHD inbounds ..descend them ...and seperate them from ,for example,outbound crossing BHD 04 and BFS 07 traffic both of which are climbing and crossing you from right to left...keeping up so far? good..now if the Scots happen to leave you high and transfer you late there is little option except to give a routing such as you describe(hands up if you think ANY of this is fun for us!!) Meanwhile I am giving the noisy one a handover as he has only primary contacts on his screen and things may be busy so ...if you think it is done for fun THINK ON
The bigger picture is often not seen by those closest to it.
Oh and don't be offensive ...it's not big and it's not funny ..........
