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Forum: ATC Issues

18th Jan 2018, 20:04

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How do RNAV STARs increase capacity?

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Posted By NorthSouth

So....when (for example) Edinburgh finally gets...

So....when (for example) Edinburgh finally gets its ACP running again to the satisfaction of the CAA, and gets its RNAV routes approved, they'll last a couple of years until they demonstrably can't...

Forum: ATC Issues

18th Jan 2018, 15:28

Replies: 23

How do RNAV STARs increase capacity?

Views: 5,316

Posted By NorthSouth

Like I say, it's not the trombone or point-merge...

Like I say, it's not the trombone or point-merge designs I'm talking about. It's the situation at most UK airports where RNAV STARs more or less replicate the conventional arrival routes, so that in...

Forum: ATC Issues

18th Jan 2018, 12:36

Replies: 23

How do RNAV STARs increase capacity?

Views: 5,316

Posted By NorthSouth

10 DME ARC, yes, I understand how it might...

10 DME ARC, yes, I understand how it might increase arrival rates if you use a trombone, and the fact that doing less vectoring reduces controller workload, but I still can't see how - mathematically...

Forum: ATC Issues

17th Jan 2018, 09:46

Replies: 23

How do RNAV STARs increase capacity?

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Posted By NorthSouth

OK, but if all traffic is following that single...

OK, but if all traffic is following that single programmed arrival route, I still don't get how that increases the arrival rate, *unless* it's a point-merge or trombone design. If it's a single...

Forum: ATC Issues

16th Jan 2018, 15:46

Replies: 23

How do RNAV STARs increase capacity?

Views: 5,316

Posted By NorthSouth

How do RNAV STARs increase capacity?

I see a lot of claims by airports that the implementation of RNAV STARs enables them to handle more traffic.

Can some kind ATC soul explain to me how - at airports where 3nm separation is already...

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