Interesting presentation this morning from NATS and Lockheed Martin. No real surprises, but some useful background on the trial and the experiences since it started on the 24th (at 15:05, to be precise, with the first aircraft handled being BAW14GM, an A319 from Linate).
The weekend, needless to say, saw the benefits start to kick in with the high winds, with separation distances being reduced in some cases by over 30%, eg a 5nm pair being spaced at 3.4nm in the 50-60kt winds and around a 6-7 landings per hour improvement compared to distance-based separation in the same conditions.
A recording of the presentation can be downloaded from here:
Time Based Separation (registration required).