The "Real" Statistics
From November 2003 to and including March 2004 there were 129 ESIR’s (Electronic Safety Incident Report) involving Breakdown of Co-Ordination and 35 Breakdown in Separation ESIR’s. Now if you compare that to the 19 TCAS RA’s, for the same period, haven’t we been barking up the wrong tree?
What is really frightening is that there was 458 VCA’s (Violation of Controlled Airspace), 308 Failure to comply with ATC instructions, and 48Runway incursions.
Maybe we should be asking questions about the Co-Ord & Separation breakdowns before we go charging off after RA’s. Actually VCA’s and Failure to comply may be more worth our time and effort as Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers.
Nervous Mother of Baldrick