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Old 2nd Jan 2019, 18:40
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Originally Posted by 250 kts
Oh yes it would! There are areas in the UK that even if we go 4 miles north of track on a radar heading it causes issues with other sectors and danger areas. Allowing you to go that distance on your own would be a no no.
You could introduce a standard offset of 0.1 nmi to the right of the track. That would avoid a probably very slight head-on collision risk introduced by incredibly precise navigation.

I'm not saying that it would necessarily be a plus for safety but it wouldn't hurt would it? Anyway not really arguing the point, just wanted to add that you don't need a 1nmi offset when you are worried about navigation being "too precise". It would obviously not be meant for safe separation. Rather it would reduce the statistic likelihood.
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