Narrative:

Tower controller assigned visual separation between aircraft #2 following aircraft #1. Aircraft #1 was assigned 250 KTS on initial contact. Aircraft #2 overtook aircraft #1 and wanted to know 'what's that guy doing?' tower does not take seriously the handbook requirement (7110.65 paragraph 7-1) for aircraft performance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P50 DEP CTLR CONCERNED WITH PNS LCL CTLR APPARENT UNFAMILIARITY WITH DIFFERING ACFT TYPE PERFORMANCE WHEN A B757 OVERTAKES AN A320 ON DEP WHILE PROVIDING VISUAL SEPARATION.

Narrative: TWR CTLR ASSIGNED VISUAL SEPARATION BTWN ACFT #2 FOLLOWING ACFT #1. ACFT #1 WAS ASSIGNED 250 KTS ON INITIAL CONTACT. ACFT #2 OVERTOOK ACFT #1 AND WANTED TO KNOW 'WHAT'S THAT GUY DOING?' TWR DOES NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY THE HANDBOOK REQUIREMENT (7110.65 PARAGRAPH 7-1) FOR ACFT PERFORMANCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.