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Old 14th Nov 2019, 23:08
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junior.VH-LFA
 
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OCTA, you hit the nail on the head.

“If you lack the temperament required to meet your obligations as the PIC then you have no business flying an aircraft.”

Good airspace design helps. There is likely grounds to change airspace. It doesn’t absolve blame from the PIC for not flying their aircraft safely, even if that necessitates declaring a pan at the extreme end. There’s a range of options before having to do that.
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