Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
fixa 24. What an extraordinary statement. Are you suggesting class E at Mangalore would not have likely saved 4 lives? Both aircraft were operating under the IFR and would have been separated by ATC to a written standard if in E.
Hi Dick.
I'm not suggesting that at all, theoretically that wouldn't have happened if it was E, or C, or D. Any kind of controlled airspace will give IFR aircraft that form of protection. But Class E allows VFR's in there that no-one knows about. So if you are going to go to the expense ( and have sufficient surveillance to do this) of making it E, then make it C and you can know about all the aircraft in there. If you make it E, then you still have an unknown factor.. I don't subscribe to the theory that E is cheaper than C, where would be the cost saving? Still needs equipment (Surveillance, comms, procedures) and a human looking at the screen, so there's no saving there.