CTOT/Slot vs. Taxi Prediction
Hi Guys,
I was recently thinking about this and after giving it a bit of a Google, I didn't seem to come up with much of an answer.
Say a flight at LHR is given a CTOT of 09:30 by the EuroControl CFMU, is it the pilot's responsibility to estimate the taxi-time to ensure that he can be ready for take-off within the 15-minute window?
My main area of confusion comes by the fact that airports such as LHR etc. can have huge taxi queues and delays, so who's job is it to ensure an aircraft compensates for taxi-time to ensure it pushes back from the gate with enough time to be -5/+10 CTOT?
Thanks in advance!