Automatic conversion of RR to track-based request when routes match exactly

[erikquinn]

If an aircraft requests an oceanic clearance as a RR, rather than selecting the appropriate oceanic track (this actually happens much more frequently than one would think), and provides a random routing which exactly matches the routing of an established NAT Track, efforts should be made to change them from a RR request to a track-based request. This could be done in multiple ways:

• Reject the pilot's attempt to request clearance, and show a helpful message to the effect of hey, stupid! your routing exactly matches Track P. Please refile your request and select Track P, not RR.
• Silently change the pilot's request from a RR request to the appropriate track based request. It appears to the controller and pilot as a track-based request.

Personally I can see the value in both. However, rejecting with the message may be a better solution, since it (a) educates the pilot on their mistake, and (b) is likely to be a bit less work than the latter solution.