What is with DTW clearances?

[wmuflyguy]

DTW build their sids the same way they build their cars - stuck in the 1990's. I wish every Bravo facility would let CVG learn 'em how to do it.

Yea right. The same cvg that seems to have 20+ mile finals with 1/4Th of the traffic they had a 4 years ago.

 

[dispatchguy]

I asked a woman at Cle Center Flight Data that very question a few years back, why all of the radials, and that ZOB center seems to be the only center that still is flying based on slant ancient technology.

Her exact words were "This is ZOB, thats how we roll" She said that is how their ZOB host computer is programmed. Their host is programmed to want the DXO004 radial or whatever, and if it doesnt get it in the carrier filing, it will change the routing to issue the radial...

Our tax dollars not at work..

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

slant ancient

Lulz. Is that progamming via punch-card?

 

[Abernathy]

I asked a woman at Cle Center Flight Data that very question a few years back, why all of the radials, and that ZOB center seems to be the only center that still is flying based on slant ancient technology.

Her exact words were "This is ZOB, thats how we roll" She said that is how their ZOB host computer is programmed. Their host is programmed to want the DXO004 radial or whatever, and if it doesnt get it in the carrier filing, it will change the routing to issue the radial...

Our tax dollars not at work..

Just adds to the confusion if you are not used to their dumba$$, a$$ backwards way of doing things.

 

[dispatchguy]

Lulz. Is that progamming via punch-card?

true dat!

 

[PUCK]

OK I've only been on the airlines 10 years. What on earth is an A306 or an A310??

Jer

 

[JustaNumber]

OK I've only been on the airlines 10 years. What on earth is an A306 or an A310??

Jer

An A306 is really an Airbus A300-600: http://elearning.ians.lu/aircraftperformance/details.aspx?ICAO=A306&GroupFilter=12&NameFilter=&ICAOFilter=

An A310 is a shortened derivative of an A300: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A310

 

[Raskal]

OK I've only been on the airlines 10 years. What on earth is an A306 or an A310??

Jer

Meh, who cares about the airplanes? Fact is, it has wings and probably pays better than what we fly.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

I don't know the relevance here but us controllers don't send the PDC to your plane. Its automatic.

 

[brokeflyer]

the DC9 guys are the best pilots up there.....anyone can fly the airbus.

 

[RJLoser]

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[SplitBar]

just read back "cleared as filed" if that is how you are filed. I never understood why so many take the time to read back the entire route when a simple "cleared as filed" would suffice.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

just read back "cleared as filed" if that is how you are filed. I never understood why so many take the time to read back the entire route when a simple "cleared as filed" would suffice.

It would suffice it they would accept that. They won't, hence the thread.