Originally Posted by Advance
IF you are operating IFR it is assumed you can not see to separate yourself therefore ATC separate you from other aircraft.
You mean other IFR aircraft.
Originally Posted by Advance
To avoid delay to yourself and others, you are expected to announce when you can proceed VFR.
See and avoid. Alerted?
Originally Posted by Advance
The Mangalore mid air collision was not the fault of the ATCs on the console even if they could see what was about to happen.
How about you wait for the report.
[QUOTEAdvance]
The concept of "traffic is" separation for IFR aircraft is and always has been a flawed concept. An aircraft on an IFR approach is, by regulation, compelled to remain on the published track and to follow the published approach (or go around but still following the published track) It matters not what the ATC says the traffic is, the pilot is legally required to follow the procedure. Likewise on IMC departure, the pilot must follow the route chosen for terrain clearance until LSALT is reached.[/QUOTE]
Nonsense. Have you heard of class F? Have you never organised traffic segregation OCTA while doing an instrument approach? "Must follow the route chosen for terrain clearance"?? Do you really get airborne, then ascertain the affect the traffic is going to have on you and say sorry, can't do, I'm already on my departure"?
Geoff Fairless is out of line in his criticism of Le Ping. Geoff may be the ace of the base but everything Le Ping writes on Prune is sensible and logical.