Originally Posted by
HoursHore
Seems to me that during the Morning lauch, 36c/18c is underutilized. 36 R will have 10 planes lined up, while 36 C has only Intl and ops req'd planes lined up. I know the the Wake turbulence criteria have to be met, but surely there has to be a way to launch more off the Center.
Depending on who is running the show in the Tower Cab, the Supervisor may instruct the Ground Controllers to take FDX aircraft routed over XXX to the Center Runway or to the other parallel Runway. This is a rare thing for some reason, but my guess is that it involves
some risk on the Supervisor's part.
If the Supervisor makes the call to take specific "Departure Gates" to the Center Runway or the other parallel runway -- the Supervisor runs the risk of looking like a fool if 20 other aircraft suddenly call for taxi and the other side of the airport experiences a log jam. If the move works, and traffic flows smoothly -- the Supervisor is a hero for the day.
Unfortunately, our suggestions to do this are rarely acted upon.
MEM_ATC