I hope the ATSB are remaining truly independent here. I am sure they are but how do you reconcile:
2 An 'airprox' is defined as an occurrence, in which two or more aircraft come into such close proximity, that a threat to the safety of the aircraft exists, or may exist, in airspace where the aircraft are not subject to an air traffic separation standard, or where separation is a pilot responsibility
with:
A Resolution Advisory (RA) is an immediate-threat prediction that traffic aircraft will enter the TCAS collision airspace within approximately 20-30 seconds....
and with:
The circumstances of this occurrence did not constitute an airprox occurrence.
???
Aussie Andy,
FYI Ted Lang has not retracted nor does he have any reason to retract anything he has stated, although the nature of the media sound byte certainly leaves him (and all sides of the argument for that matter) often out of context.
Further CivilAir have followed up tonight with a
Press Release