You used to be a controller, didn't you Al? Grant SYD QF Fan of people posting who know what they are talking about. At 12:45 AM 30/10/03, you wrote: >Is the issue that weather restriction reduced the traffic into and out of >these airports or the fact that the TRACON has been evacuated? If it had >not been evacuated would there still be restrictions. ANd yes there was a >vocal element that felt the same as you about ACF's versus the smaller >facilities. But is the combined facility more efficient and less expensive >to operate? > >Al > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> >To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:42 AM >Subject: Re: San Diego fire > > > > In a message dated 10/28/2003 6:22:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > << This sort of event was the subject of much concern by a number of the > > planners?. The capability of adjacent facilities to assume the ACF (Area > > Control Facility)(This program's name then)traffic was to be ensured. >> > > > > Well, I think this shows that that is not the case. If there were more, > > smaller facilities, then the burden would be reduced. They could each >take > > smaller chunks of space, and keep at full capacity > >