Originally Posted by
3wheels
Third time lucky?
Give him his due - if it is the same pilot, at least he's consistent:
2013084:
Another local operator, with a Hurricane airborne at the time, declined to co-operate with the UKAB and stated that he did not wish to be contacted again regarding the matter.
The Board commented that, despite the unique nature of the aircraft, it was unfortunate that the Hurricane pilot could not be definitively identified. They also commented that it was highly unhelpful that a Hurricane pilot who had been airborne at the time, and who could have been flying in that area, chose not to co-operate with the Board, even to rule himself out of the investigation.
202015059:
Unfortunately the Spitfire pilot declined to take part in the Airprox process and did not have Mode C information, so the height separation is not known.
Turning to the Spitfire pilot, the Board expressed their grave disappointment that the pilot had chosen not to participate in the Airprox process; by not submitting a report he had denied the Board the opportunity to make more definitive assessments based on known facts, which, in turn,denied other pilots the opportunity to gain valuable lessons. The Board recalled that the same operator had been involved in a previous Airprox in which he had similarly refused to participate, and wondered whether this reflected his attitude [to] flight safety.