ACR WDB TRACK HDG DEV AVOIDING TSTM ACTIVITY E OF JAPAN ON OTR.

Date: 1991-12 · Aircraft: EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR · Phase: taxi

Synopsis

ACR WDB TRACK HDG DEV AVOIDING TSTM ACTIVITY E OF JAPAN ON OTR.

Narrative

WHILE EXITING TYO CTL AREA AND ENTERING TYO OCEANIC; WE WENT S OF TRACK 12 MI INTENTIONALLY TO AVOID A CUMULUS BUILD OF CLOUDS AND MODERATE TURB; WITHOUT A CLRNC. I NEEDED THE CLRNC IN A HURRY. I TOLD THE COPLT TO 'GAR THAT STUFF TO THE R; IF YOU WOULD.' HE DID; BUT DID NOT GET THE CLRNC THROUGH TYO RADIO UNTIL WE WERE ALREADY OFF COURSE. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON 1 FREQ IN THAT AREA TO GET A QUICK CLRNC. WE WERE CLRED TO 'ENRTE FREQ' JUST PRIOR TO THIS (WITHIN 5 MINS) AND HAD TO WORK THE CLRNC THROUGH TYO RADIO. LET US GET RID OF SOME OF THE FIXES ON THESE RTES. SEE ATTACHMENTS: 1) NOTICE THAT FROM CVC TO KAGIS IS 8 MINS; FROM KAGIS TO SCORE IS 6 MINS; SCORE TO COMFE IS 12 MINS; COMFE TO RIPKI IS 18 MINS; AND RIPKI TO GARRY IS 5 MINS. EVERY FLT EXITING THAT AREA IS TRYING TO MAKE SOME KIND OF POS RPT OVER ALL OF THOSE PLACES. 2) SOLUTION: GET THE UNNECESSARY POS OFF OUR FLT PLANS. FOR EXAMPLE; INSTEAD OF CVC; KAGIS; SCORE; COMFE; RIPKI; GARRY; 41 N 160 E; LET'S GO WITH CVC; SCORE; COMFE; RIPKI 41 N 160 E. THIS WILL FREE UP A LOT OF RADIO TIME.

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