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Great idea, hopefully it will work!

Something has a new club smell

 

I think it could be useful to publish some preferred pre-file IFR flightplan routes between these training airports prior to the day so that they can be properly planned by pilots who will be flying the inevitable IFR loops in a 737/A320. They will then be situated properly for approach vectors/holds otherwise all the flightplans will probably just be filed as EGPH DCT EGPF which causes more unnecessary work for the controllers having to hand the SIDs/Routes out on the "fly" and vector the traffic.

A "heads up" for VFR pilots on the most likely VRPs that will be used (ie. Baillieston / Bathgate) and if the entry/exits will be used at Edinburgh, just so pilots can prepare/familiarise themselves with where these VRPs and traffic lanes on their scenery before flying. I know some people would say "But if you're gonna fly VFR you should know the VRPs"...  but we don't live in an ideal world and I think you'd get more VFR traffic and less problems if people know what to expect and can fly around beforehand to practice spotting the VRPs on their own scenery.  -- I do have a VFR map for this area so if anyone wants the hi-res version of this https://prnt.sc/p0n1e1 give me a shout.

It's the 7 P's.... Prior Proper Planning Prevents Pish-Poor Pilots ?

Should've bought back Training Tuesdays... (in all seriousness, good work folks!)