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Old 9th Oct 2014, 22:37
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NorthSouth
 
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I've just looked at the consultation document. Most of the VFR routes they propose in Figure 5 are a nonsense. The whole point of established VFR routes through CAS should be to provide as much physical separation as possible from IFR flights so that no-one gets delayed. The suggestion that flights from the east route direct from east of Nairn to the field via the railway line will mean that, for a 90-knot aeroplane, the controller will need to have a period of at least 5 minutes when no IFRs are landing on 23/departing 05, because the route goes so close to the approach/climbout. Even worse for the "Southern City" route, which goes almost underneath the 05 final approach. The result will be lots of delays to VFR flights, and/or controllers and pilots adopting unofficial routes just to expedite traffic.

To avoid these problems, they should have a route to the south at right angles to the runway, like they have for the "Cromarty" route via Rosemarkie. It could go via the village of Croy.

They should also have new VRPs at Loch Moy and Munlochy Bay.
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