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Old 4th Sep 2019, 09:17
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#48 “… good debate
… often overlooked, hampered by fixed views, and the increasing complexity of aviation operations.
The ‘system’ more often assumes that operations are only ‘complicated’, will always be understood, follow the rules, but in reality the operational environment is ‘complex’, interacting in unforeseen ways and thus unpredictable.

https://blog.usejournal.com/7-differ...d-fa44e0844606

It is also important to note that in most human systems, complex and complicated co-exist …

Were both aircraft still on IFR flight plans?
Can ATC arbitrarily change IFR by stating maintain visual?
Would SFO be capable of operating at a high landing rate if IFR was imposed?

edit: #50 “you must comply with a TCAS RA


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