@ Sea Queen

[Bellman]

SQ: There are similarities which remind me of our RAF procedures pre computerisation in so far only as employing
manual systems of information control. We had a SATCO who dreamed up a very original control process.

Linton: See my reference to 'plate spinners' - remember the stage act. In ATC its called ' keeping the flick.'
Information flow is vital for the controller and the modus of achieving that has relevance for manual sonar.
No SATCO would negate procedures. In practise they are highly regulated but the art is in adaptive flow control.
The art is in what you do when there is a computer outage or a storm front causes mutiple diversion requests.

In practise 'Local Control' is relatively easy. The old 'Tower' sim was fun but ridiculously easy even at maximum
traffic rates. Approach Control can be challenging at busy airports !

Re torp run times - a search around some old SC sites will show up several charts in various formats. TTT at various
speeds etc. All pretty basic stuff ! Sure TLAM and Tacman had some plus the docs folder for SCX11c.