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Old 29th August 2008 | 11:20
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Barkly1992
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I agree with Cimbu

In an earlier life when I worked for the then CAA in a safety promotion role and when the then new AMATS system was being implemented everyone said that there would be mid-air collisions and metal would rain down. It didn't happen because pilots know how to use the system that they have to fly in. They adapt.

I undertook an investigation of mid-air collisions - over 10 years there was only a total of 11. Many caused by pilot misjudgment or failure to follow procedures.

Most of these took place in the circuit as one would expect - but most also at uncontrolled airports.

There have been some specatular mid-airs in controlled airspace such as Coolangatta and Bankstown - but they are very rare.

We certainly don't need politicians to suddenly decide that all ab-intio training should take place in OCTA.

I benefitted from learning to fly in Canberra at a controlled aerodrome and leaning as a student o mix it with RPT and military aircraft.

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