Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
Agra. How does a VFR aircraft know the location of an en route IFR aircraft that is within radar or ADSB coverage ? I am not sure if you have noticed but most do not give full position reports.
If we're in the same piece of sky, then I'm also visible on radar/ADS-B, so the controller can see me too. And he won't just sit on his hands and let us collide. Without fail, in my experience, he will step in to make us aware of each other. Also without fail, they are thankful that I choose to respond, as opposed to asserting my right to sail on in silence.
Mind reading? Surely you are just resisting change!
Yes, I am, when it's being promoted for reasons that have nothing to do with safety or efficiency, and everything to do with personal ideology.