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Old 16th Jan 2014, 03:59
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alphacentauri
 
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but the next day they becomes a threat to airline safety?
I thought the point of ADS-B implementation was to increase airpace efficiency? ADS-B allows AsA to fit alot more aircraft within a volume of airspace then they had with procedural airspace.

The problem is not that it is unsafe to let Dick in, the problem is now it is impractical and less efficient to let Dick in...as an example 10min longitudinal separation is approx 50-80nm...with ads-b it is now only 5nm (corect me if I am wrong). So now ATC have to find/make a 50-80nm hole to fit him in. Who do they penalise to do this? Someone has to cop a speed/alt/tracking hit to fit him in. Would the airlines think this was fair?

Already I have heard that one plane was forced into very bad weather.
Of course you have Dick, because it fits nicely with your argument. Provide details or it didn't happen. There isn't an ATC in this country that would force an aircraft into "very bad weather".
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