Fathom, ask away!
I do have a path that is at times difficult with crossing traffic, especially at night or in IMC and can't descend visual. So I find the ATC guys appreciate or at least make noises such that I can give them a TOD that I would like well in advance, and also be flexible to go over or under the others.
I have had this discussion with said ATC at various school rugby games and so on, and on this occasion when the busy traffic level was apparent, I was prepared to go with the flow. But then it dawned on me who might be on BNE APP. He got me
It was all sport, and I could have reminded them, but I figured there was a game on, so I played the hand that was dealt.
Forkie will tell you similar things in TL.
There was no real problem and it was a good exercise in meeting a target from a great distance without the aid of an FMC, just my mental maths.
I was prepared for a clearance overhead the field, but that too cuts across the MLY-BN track and they want you out of the way of morno and tkfs coming through there at a great rate of knots!
cheers,
Jaba
