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Just not a parallel, paired approach where they’d be responsible for separation.
How absurd to think that a pilot of one plane who can see a well lit airplane a few miles away would want to take some responsibility for not bumping into that plane.
”That’s ATC’s job” seems to be the cry here, yet many would object to ATC “flying the plane for them”.
I get the feeling most here have never flown this approach. Nobody’s measuring the spacing with a micrometer. “See that plane over there? Don’t hit it. Cleared for the visual”. That’s all there is to it. No fancy aerobatics involved. Turn off the automation and fly the thing like you flew a 172 and enjoy the view. It’s great fun.