Originally Posted by
HarlsBarkley
I understand the intent behind the landing window, but it isn’t easily applied to real line flying. Must’ve been cooked up by some paper pusher at a desk. Not to mention, our D:0 and A:14 metrics are relatively strong. Plus, how’s it gonna actually work? Changing TAS enroute, sure, but what happens when center or approach slows you 200 miles from the airport for metering? What happens if you land on 10 instead of 9R in Atlanta, therefore adding taxi time? What happens when you hold short of a parallel runway for a while after landing?
Center/app: “Endeavor 3xxx, slow to 210 spacing.”
Endeavor 3xxx: “But...the landing window!”
“What?”
I just don’t see this working.
Agreed.
I'll give it a shot but I think it's got a lot of variables that are out of our control.
I think the focus on D:0 and A:0 is probably plenty.
I understand the goal, continual improvement. It's a good goal. I'll try it. I think it's probably better in theory than in practice.