Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
The problem I forsee with a remote radar unit guiding aircraft in to Shoreham is that other aircraft around the airfield might not be using that same radar service. Shoreham has an ATZ; there is no controlled airspace around it. A remote radar unit would have no idea if potentially conflicting traffic was on frequency and would have no way (practical or legal) of ensuring they were. The aircraft being vectored would still have to be given standard separation; the only way to ensure this would be a "deconfliction service" resulting in a lot of "break-offs" from the letdown being attempted.
Nothing to stop a 'condition' being inserted in the procedure like:
'When established in the procedure and within x miles from the airfield, standard separation from other Shoreham traffic cannot be guaranteed and pilots are responsible for their own separation from conflicting traffic in the visual circuit '.(or something similar)
The CAA has already stated there is no requirement for an APP unit to attempt to provide separation from transit traffic which is not working them.