CAOS AÉREO: A África é aqui !
Enviado: Qua Dez 27, 2006 23:20
Boa noite.
Vejam que na África, a saturação do espaço aéreo também é visível.
(Fonte: PPRUNE African Aviation Forum)
" Chaos at FAJS
Another absolutely ridiculous day out of F.U. Tamboet Irrational Airport.
Change of runway during a VMC day causes start delays initially given as "call back in 45 minutes". And then the fun really started. We finally had a start 1H10 after filed departure time. Clearance delivery and ground frequencies were utter chaos, with guys calling for start and being given a continuous chant of "number plenty in start sequence, call me again in 10 minutes". Seems everybody was being screwed around, from Spoories and Emirates all the way down to private flights all recieving the same response.
Departure control was also up to its usual efficiency. I have never failed to be amazed at how poorly traffic is scheduled out of FAJS. Seems to be a mndatory stop-watch traffic take-off separation. I thought JHB was a positive radar environment, with the IFR traffic able to be vectored out of each other's way by our benevolent big brothers watching all on their TV screens? This procedural-style departure control is horrendously inefficient and only causes unnecessary departure delays as everyone queues up waiting for their timed departures.
So, after we finally managed to shake the dirt from our heels, we returned 3 hours later. And lo-and-behold the ground-bound chaos was still in full swing. Still heard the "number 13 for start" while we taxiied in with others fuming on the radio over delays.
Jeez, it's a total cluster on a visual day. Does anyone think that this disaster of an airport will be able to cope with 2010?
Heard on GND the other day:
Springbok xxx:"GND, what is the reason for the start delay?"
GND:"Excessive demand"
Some other pilot:"Inadequate supply!"
Says it all really.
For 121.9_za:
For every good controller at JNB, there are at least two useless ones - and the good ones seem to be leaving."
Vejam que na África, a saturação do espaço aéreo também é visível.
(Fonte: PPRUNE African Aviation Forum)
" Chaos at FAJS
Another absolutely ridiculous day out of F.U. Tamboet Irrational Airport.
Change of runway during a VMC day causes start delays initially given as "call back in 45 minutes". And then the fun really started. We finally had a start 1H10 after filed departure time. Clearance delivery and ground frequencies were utter chaos, with guys calling for start and being given a continuous chant of "number plenty in start sequence, call me again in 10 minutes". Seems everybody was being screwed around, from Spoories and Emirates all the way down to private flights all recieving the same response.
Departure control was also up to its usual efficiency. I have never failed to be amazed at how poorly traffic is scheduled out of FAJS. Seems to be a mndatory stop-watch traffic take-off separation. I thought JHB was a positive radar environment, with the IFR traffic able to be vectored out of each other's way by our benevolent big brothers watching all on their TV screens? This procedural-style departure control is horrendously inefficient and only causes unnecessary departure delays as everyone queues up waiting for their timed departures.
So, after we finally managed to shake the dirt from our heels, we returned 3 hours later. And lo-and-behold the ground-bound chaos was still in full swing. Still heard the "number 13 for start" while we taxiied in with others fuming on the radio over delays.
Jeez, it's a total cluster on a visual day. Does anyone think that this disaster of an airport will be able to cope with 2010?
Heard on GND the other day:
Springbok xxx:"GND, what is the reason for the start delay?"
GND:"Excessive demand"
Some other pilot:"Inadequate supply!"
Says it all really.
For 121.9_za:
For every good controller at JNB, there are at least two useless ones - and the good ones seem to be leaving."