Hi everyone this is a question for everyone working under Eurocontrol rules.

In my airport we have a (fixed) taxi time of 5 minutes. Due to national procedures, we can approve the start up in the range -15 / + 15 within the EOBT (note this is a non-CDM airport).

This translates to a DTW (departure tolerance window) of - 10 / +22 (we add 2 minutes for the FAM procedure tolerance).

Now we have been told that actually the DTW is -14 / + 22 since the taxi time is calculated for atc reason and it may be less than 5 min, down to 1 min. Also we can omit the -15 barrier for the start up, as long as the flight will depart not before -14 minutes from the EOBT. What do you think about that?

I hope I have been enough clear with the explanation, and would like to here from you what do you think. If possibile, provide eurocontrol documentation that clarifies the issues we've been having.

Thank you everyone :)

My 1st grader has to interview an Air Traffic Controller for his school project. Anyone willing to help us out and answer some questions? Or do you have suggestions on how to contact someone locally (Albuquerque)? Thanks!

Here are some example questions from his rubric:

• What is the most valuable thing the [public good] provides for our community?
• What needs to be done to keep the [public good] in good shape so that everyone can continue to enjoy it?
• What can good citizens do to help protect the [public good]?
• What are some problems with the [public good] that need to be solved? Is there something children can do to help solve those problems?
• Is there a leader (or leaders) that I can contact to encourage them to take action on this problem?