Originally Posted by
LookingForAJob
there has been a blurring in many people's minds - some at very senior levels in the CAA
Totally agree.
if you, the pilot, want to get down to an airport in poor weather, you need an instrument flight procedure. If you, the pilot want to be separated from or told about other traffic, you need ATC. If you want to approach in poor weather without having to worry about whether another aircraft will come at you out of the murk, you need both.
The next MAC during an IAP in IMC in Class G should change all that. The Big Sky Theory cannot go on forever...