Top of descent reminder

[LudoDab]

Hello !

Did somebody can share experiences using TOD reminders in radar enroute environment ? (experimental or implemented)

Thanks in advance !

LudoDab.

[chevvron]

Unlikely, it's not the province of ATC but entirely up to the crew. ATC have no knowledge of what particular point a crew calculate they would need to commence descent.

[kcockayne]

No, but you get a pretty good idea over the years.

[LudoDab]

In "EUROCONTROL Specification for
Monitoring Aids" concepts, you can read :

"3.2.1.7 For flights where the descending flight phase is modelled in the trajectory, the system
may provide a top of descent reminder a predefined time before or after the estimated
time at the point of top of descent, to the sector currently controlling the flight.
3.2.1.8 The top of descent reminder for a flight shall be removed upon entry of a new CFL."

What think of this concept ? Unfeasible ?