Attention EK A330 pilots
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Near water
Schnowzer, my mate, my good ole buddy. Most of the guyirls working for ACC in AD and APP in Dub come from countries with developed and advanced ATM systems where the paying customer is always right, within limts though. Believe you me, if you put the ATCs in a room for one day with enough coloured crayons and wax paper and beer we will walk out with a system that works like a Swiss chronograph.
Why? Because we watch it happen day in and night out. We are the experts when it comes to traffic flow management, the actual flow not the office management perceived flow. So if it was up to us you would nearly never hold, have continious(sp) descents and have minimal time at the holding point. A little Valhalla in the desert.
BUT, having worked out the perfect system we announce it to all and sundry and get tangled up in:
-Politics 1. The petty, semantic politics of management. If it is a good idea, who cares who thought about it etc.
-Ego 1. The UAE military has more airspace than the civilians. They use this airspace between 8 and 5, Sunday to Thursday. "Ok knock out, so we can have it for the rest of the time?" Sounds of gunshots from the backroom.
-Procedures. DXB is about to give birth to "healthy" new runway. Problem solved? I think not. One would think that two runways can handle twice the traffic. The DXB procedures will not change one iota with the second runway. In fact it became more restrictive. I kid you not. You see the runways will not be classed as independent. So you have two runways operating as one.
-EK Airlines. As I have mentioned before on this forum, EK is partly responsible for there own misery. You all pitch at the same time, you will all get a couple of looks at DESDI/BUBIN. Simple pre-school arithmetic. So much for managed fuel burn.
-Ego 2. You will push back back on time to show the world you are always on time. To hell with the 30 minutes at the holding point, burning fuel. At least you're on time.
-Politics 2. This from the country's esteemed leaders. Iran took our island so we will not play with them anymore. I did that when I was 4 and Henry took my favourite Star Wars figure (Chewbacca). I have outgrown that stage, they have not. GCAA is not allowed to converse with Tehran to improve procedures. Editors decision is final.
-Pre-planning. Or lack there of. Self explanitory.
This list is not exhaustive. It is just a couple of things. But these are things that hold us back, who in turn hold you back. I will continue to do the best I can with the limited resources provided while halve my tongue is tied behind my back. But then I need a little help from my friends, you guys poling that thing.
Why? Because we watch it happen day in and night out. We are the experts when it comes to traffic flow management, the actual flow not the office management perceived flow. So if it was up to us you would nearly never hold, have continious(sp) descents and have minimal time at the holding point. A little Valhalla in the desert.
BUT, having worked out the perfect system we announce it to all and sundry and get tangled up in:
-Politics 1. The petty, semantic politics of management. If it is a good idea, who cares who thought about it etc.
-Ego 1. The UAE military has more airspace than the civilians. They use this airspace between 8 and 5, Sunday to Thursday. "Ok knock out, so we can have it for the rest of the time?" Sounds of gunshots from the backroom.
-Procedures. DXB is about to give birth to "healthy" new runway. Problem solved? I think not. One would think that two runways can handle twice the traffic. The DXB procedures will not change one iota with the second runway. In fact it became more restrictive. I kid you not. You see the runways will not be classed as independent. So you have two runways operating as one.
-EK Airlines. As I have mentioned before on this forum, EK is partly responsible for there own misery. You all pitch at the same time, you will all get a couple of looks at DESDI/BUBIN. Simple pre-school arithmetic. So much for managed fuel burn.
-Ego 2. You will push back back on time to show the world you are always on time. To hell with the 30 minutes at the holding point, burning fuel. At least you're on time.
-Politics 2. This from the country's esteemed leaders. Iran took our island so we will not play with them anymore. I did that when I was 4 and Henry took my favourite Star Wars figure (Chewbacca). I have outgrown that stage, they have not. GCAA is not allowed to converse with Tehran to improve procedures. Editors decision is final.
-Pre-planning. Or lack there of. Self explanitory.
This list is not exhaustive. It is just a couple of things. But these are things that hold us back, who in turn hold you back. I will continue to do the best I can with the limited resources provided while halve my tongue is tied behind my back. But then I need a little help from my friends, you guys poling that thing.
