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Originally Posted by NoHaz
meanwhile from Insite...tick...tick...tick
Arrival speed changes IN_PROGRESS 4d ago
Think you are the first one to put that suggestion in?
Spoke with a neighbor a few weeks ago that works MEM TRACON. I too mentioned the problem when they start changing speeds on these arrivals. He was surprised that going slower made it harder for us to get down. In fact, he thought it would've made it easier.
Remember, most of them haven't ridden in a cockpit since 9/11. That also means the controllers hired since then have never been in a cockpit.
Then we have the guys that come off the end of the arrival and arbitrarily slow while being vectored prior to being cleared for the approach. Or they take the visual and then stretch the downwind to 8 or 10 miles. Goodman Rd. is about five miles and I bet you never see anyone fly base leg that "tight." We manage to take bomber patterns to a whole new level around here.
As far as submitting a FSR, an ASAP would be better, as the FAA and ALPA will see it.