Planning Modes Overview

ALB has two planning concepts:

• EAT:LT is the normal modern landing-timeline method
• EAT:AR is the older rough arrival-rate fallback method

New users should learn EAT:LT first.

Side-by-side comparison

Topic	EAT:LT	EAT:AR
Recommended use	Normal modern ALB planning method	Fallback / older rough flow method
Planning basis	Landing timeline / PLT / stable landing sequence	Via-fix arrival rate / release interval
Main FMR control	Planned Landing Rate, monitoring, Advance 1, Resequence, operational correction	Arrival Rate per via-fix, monitoring, Advance 1, Resequence
AR relevance	AR is legacy/context information, not the active planning driver	AR is the active rough flow-control input
Controller workload	Mostly monitor ALB's plan and correct aircraft not following it	More manual tweaking of each via-fix stream
Sequence concept	Global landing sequence / landing timeline	Stream-based via-fix sequencing
Relation to view	Independent of feeder versus runway view	Independent of feeder versus runway view
Best for	Fine, state-of-the-art planning	Simple/fallback flow control

Which page should you read first

• If you are learning normal ALB use, start with EAT:LT Landing Timeline Planning.
• If you deliberately want the older stream-spacing method, read EAT:AR Arrival Rate Fallback Planning.
• If you need to understand why the same aircraft action behaves differently in different layouts, read Feeder View vs Runway View.

Short operator message

In current ALB use:

• EAT:LT is the normal operating method
• EAT:AR remains available as a useful fallback
• Feeder and runway layouts can show the same traffic with different planning meaning
• Feeder versus runway is a view or role choice, not an EAT: mode choice