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Larry Dighera schrieb:
No, why should it? Because the corporation providing ATC services under contract to the government(s) thinks it's a good idea? Obviously, they do. Either believe it, or do the research necessary to verify the allegation. In this particular case, I choose to believe it. You can handle it als you want. Stefan |
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Andrew Gideon schrieb:
I've some difficulty understanding this. From reading here, I've been lead to believe that aviation is more common in the US than in the EU. Given this, I have to assume that a locality like the KEWR/KLGA/KJJK area would have a higher aircraft density than anywhere in Europe. No? Frankly, I don't know. No doubt there will be some spam can drivers who know as little as I do about ATC who will tell you that the specialists at Eurocontrol have no clue, that everything is better elsewhere and that Eurocontrol's agenda is to stop all aviation in Europe anyway... an attitude which is pretty much en vogue right now. I'm somewhat untypical as I don't share this attitude. I frankly admit that I don't know enough to judge their claim, so I have to believe it. I don't believe that Eurocontrol is just a bunch of idiots and sadists. Nonetheless some thoughts: The primary concern is not the number of transponder codes. It's the fact that when lots of transponders which are located near each other (angle wise) respond simultaneously, the system breaks down. I don't have the exact numbers handy, but there is a discrimination limit. And there have already been reports of lost targets. (No, I won't go through the hassle to dig the report out, so you can choose to believe or not believe in my memory.) There are some parts in Europe which are surprisingly congested, and the airspace in those parts tends to be extremely complex. Maybe Europeans just care more about such lost targets than Americans? And then, they are not saying that the traffic has already exceeded their capacity. They say it will reach its limits soon. I think it's a responsible move to try to proactively solve the problem before the system breaks down. Stefan |
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Larry Dighera wrote: Can European airspace possibly be more congested than that in the US, say Chicago or Los Angeles? Enroute? yeah, I think so. -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate |
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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:02:46 -0400, Bob Noel
wrote in : In article , Larry Dighera wrote: Can European airspace possibly be more congested than that in the US, say Chicago or Los Angeles? Enroute? yeah, I think so. But surely the US terminal airspace is more congested. |
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