IO540,
What we now need, for a sense of perspective on the numbers, is a post from each pilot who has flown since 1996, and arrived without coming close to anything
You've obviously never been over Sevenoaks on a busy Sunday afternoon.
Back to the original point though; I assume that you can now see that it's far from
Statistically, just about impossible to have a mid-air, en-route, by accident and it is for this very reason alone that the 'Belt and Braces' philosophy of Purple/CAS-T exists in order to protect the Royals.
Workingboy, asked the question whether it is ‘archaic nonsense’? People often ask the same question about the guards outside Buckingham Palace. But don’t forget, that apart from giving the American tourists something to write home about, those same guards are carrying SA-80’s with live rounds inside them and are fully prepared to use them if needs be. . . . .
All the best,
BH