Had there been a collision risk he would have spoken up or taken avoiding action
What an asinine statement! Do you consider TCAS RAs 'normal'? Allegedly, after responding to the RA, the Virgin crew reported missing by 200'. Furthermore, please tell us how a light aircraft can 'choose to miss' a jet bearing down on it? Perhaps you don't understand much about physics, or perhaps you are running a little political interference? Either way, the aviation community will laugh you all the way out of the coroner's inquest. It was certainly close enough to announce himself, if only to save the DJ crew the nervous moments of the RA (although they are getting to be routine, now).
Any pilot who thinks that; another aircraft responded to an RA, yet no collision risk existed (in a non-controlled situation, such as NAS classE), either wouldn't know if his arse was on fire or is doing practice intercepts in an F18 (although that never happens, right
)
was not in a suicidal mood
Doesn't have to be. Just doesn't have to understand the risk. Like the Minister, yourself, Dick etc. The public are getting it, though. One of these a week in the paper, and watch Anderson flip faster than a two-bob on ANZAC day. Maybe I could get a job writing the grab: "Well, it is Dick Smith who must bear full responsibility.....etc". Sad that the professional opinions, I-told-you-so's etc were/still are put down to "scaremongering". Not to mention the unneccessary risk to the public. Hope this fiasco is ended before it gets worse.
You ought to be ashamed, Mr Munroe. "Air Safety Australia". Is that like Air
services Australia?