Sincere condolences to the family involved, this mindless act solves nothing. And regardless of the loss the alleged perpetrator has suffered, he has NO right to take another life. He deserves the full force of the law. Sorry folks, he has taken away his right to a normal life.
It seems some people have jumped to conclusions in this tragic accident. However, let us all see, read, and digest the report when it comes out. Somebody, someone, something, f###### up, make no mistake. Letīs not hide from what it was, no matter how close to us it is. It could be the system, the organisation, and most probably the person (RIP). We are all human and make mistakes ..... cīest la vie. How many of us say, what was that Skyguide controller playing at ..... Iīd NEVER get in to that situation. And how many of us actually do, now and then ??
I shall now be brutal, now be Devils Advocate ..... we all have spoken about this incident. We have all said īWhat was that guy playing at ??īHow could he have let two aircraft collide during a quiet period. How ?? Why ?? How could he ??
If we learn nothing else, then let us ponder this.
Donīt relax when it is quiet. Night shifts donīt mean nothing will collide.
Donīt accept reduced equipment from management if YOU are not 100% happy that YOU can cope and have the required redundancy or support.
Remember TCAS is streets ahead of radar in terms of accuracy and data currency. By the time you give your instruction, 9 times out of 10 the aircraft has probably done something else. TCAS updates almost every second, radar every 10 seconds.
And remember the one of our brethren who ( like ALL of us can, will, and could) made a tragic mistake. And paid ultimately with his life.
Lets hope not only Skyguide, but EVERY ATS organisation in the world, learn from what the individual AND the company did wrong and donīt let it happen again .... PLEASE
Last edited by PPRuNe Radar; 28th Feb 2004 at 00:06.