Wow Cougar! A rare thing these days is on-topic discussion
I think that 2B is coming, whether the prospect is known about, feared, or not an issue, doesn't seem widely known. The editorial in the new issue of flying basically says wow! there's this thing called NAS a'comin'. Don't know what it is but it involves short Americans...
Looking at the real risk, it seems obvious pilots will have their eyeballs out on stalks on climb and descent in the new arrivals E airspace, but they HAVE to use it to meet STAR requirements and their own profiles. Whether B737/B767 use it in the cruise is a matter of choice, fly at FL220 to get out of the wind, or F250 with more wind and more security. Thanks, Cougar, for voicing an opinion. Winstun, you are a disgrace.
I remember one of the findings in the old Zagreb investigation was the BEA FO could probably have been doing something more valuable than the crossword, like looking for traffic. And that was in "real" CTA.
