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sm203900 · September 25th, 2006, 22:16

Finally got some more info about the route, it was KBUF BEEPS J522 HNK, the preferred was BEEPS J522 HNK V167 WEARD V489 COATE. Not sure why the dispatcher only filed half of the route, but it was along the lines of the preffered route.

I understnad what FoxXray is saying about the problems it can cause when a bad route is filed and when the aircraft gets off of the ground with that route. I guess this brings to light a few other issues, one which was already hit upon. The fact is that if a pilot is cleared, then I do not see how controllers down the line can turn a plane back. The fact is that they were cleared, and the problem lies with the originating controller. Secondly, a pref route is just that, it is preferred, not mandatory. Should it be used by dispatchers, absolutely, we should know what the pref routes are and use them to make everyone's life easier, but that does not mean that every once and a while one does not slip through the cracks.

September 25th, 2006, 22:16	#15
sm203900 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: somwhere over the rainbow Posts: 99	Re: Flight Plans Finally got some more info about the route, it was KBUF BEEPS J522 HNK, the preferred was BEEPS J522 HNK V167 WEARD V489 COATE. Not sure why the dispatcher only filed half of the route, but it was along the lines of the preffered route. I understnad what FoxXray is saying about the problems it can cause when a bad route is filed and when the aircraft gets off of the ground with that route. I guess this brings to light a few other issues, one which was already hit upon. The fact is that if a pilot is cleared, then I do not see how controllers down the line can turn a plane back. The fact is that they were cleared, and the problem lies with the originating controller. Secondly, a pref route is just that, it is preferred, not mandatory. Should it be used by dispatchers, absolutely, we should know what the pref routes are and use them to make everyone's life easier, but that does not mean that every once and a while one does not slip through the cracks.