ASD-B IN – A different perspective on the recent hype

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Clinton,

Thanks for the inbound YMMB graphic, I've passed it onto someone far more qualified to comment than me, but the display and the associated irony of the MNG tragedy is noted.

RE: The MNG accident, seeing the ATSB investigation was just bumptious hubris and incompetence does anyone know when the coroner's inquiry is?

You mentioned 4 STCAs, perhaps it was my failure in reading the report properly but I could only see two re JQF and AEM? The initial and a re-alert.

It would be my understanding that after the first STCA was acknowledged by the controller, the STCA acronym remained constantly in both the aircrafts' track labels on the Air Situation Display until collision.

At a time before the collision the STCA re-alerted (that does not invalidate the previous sentence) but the derelict ATSB investigation never explained the reactivation.

There are a huge number of shortcomings in the report and I can sympathise with many pilots and controllers who have mentioned the word "cover-up".

When confronted with CONSPIRACY or INCOMPTENCE, I am an incompetence person myself as I think we reached "peak human" long ago.

That doesn't mean self interest, greed or snouts in the trough haven't played a part in decision making in AsA, CASA or ATSB.

Given the Senate Estimates are just a joke, I have sent off info to the NACC, though given the state of the Australia and the reported number in the NACC inbox, no doubt it's a far queue.

At least Lead Balloon can smile given that by all their comments in the MNG reports and their associated simplistic distraction of ADSB-IN, ATSB by implication if not by statement has declared CLASS G is safer for VFRs than IFRs. I have to laugh when Australian controllers issue traffic "alerts" VFR to VFR in G. The phrase "Get your hand off it" comes to mind. Sort out your IFR to IFR first. More surveillance has led to laziness in the whole process.

I honestly believe without surveillance (Radar or ATSB) and with FIS still existing MNG would not have happened.

Where's FSO Griffo when you need him...What, in OAP luxury at Mar a Lago....Half his luck!!

Australia - Centre of Excellence only in Mediocrity.