Originally Posted by
mcstiofan
Whether anyone would want to do it that way, is really a moot point....and not mine at all
But to answer your question - Such a supposed method of testing is what was propagated around the media and the aviation community here, in order to make it seem that things were now "fair" and supposedly overlooked by a potent, authoritative body such as EUROCONTROL.
I never believed that it would change anything, and I know a lot of people who didn't either. Sadly, a lot did, and to this day have their hopes up! As it turns out from this thread, such a means of controlled and overlooked testing doesn't even exist. As you, among others, said, it's all done locally.
Yes, you got it right. I never said it was a FEAST issue though. I merely inquired whether the
FEAST "package" itself was something that you could get "off the shelf" or whether it was a highly networked and heavily controlled test/initiative. If the former, then we end up with the current situation. Had it been the latter, then I guess things would indeed be different.
No it is not available of the shelf. I am pretty sure that you either need to be an ITO or an ANSP to be able to subscribe to FEAST. Otherwise, everyone would probably pass if they did it enough with lots of practice.
Are you saying that Eurocontrol are doing the testing and not doing as asked to do? (Apologies for the dumb questions)
Sorry that it is not great wherever you are. Where are you exactly??