Originally Posted by
T8191
Hmmm ... 18 mile prediction. IMO a bit last-minute, but that was in the old days. Looking up to 50 miles ahead was more our style ... Whilst examining one guy for his Certificate of Competency I watched a problem developing for nearly 100 before he finally spotted it. But then we were VERY good in those days, without computers to help us.
It's up to 18
minutes, which equates to a tad more than 50 miles at cruising speeds.
iFACTS (which is much more than just a conflict prediction tool) is a totally integral part of the AC Ops room and allows, when compared to the pre-iFACTS operation, increased sector capacities.
Ergo when part of iFACTS is not working as it should sector capacities will be reduced.