Although it was quite a way back in this thread, I feel I must step in and defend the Aiprox Board. The comments stating that it is toothless and a waste of time are incorrect. It was pressure from the Airprox Board that got TCAS introduced in the first place and they continue to apply pressure for many other airspace users to adopt a CWS, Military and Gliders included.
The assumption that the board is RAF for the benefit of RAF is completely without foundation. The majority of the board is civilian not military.
The issues regarding low flying in the UK are bound to raise temperatures. We have very limited airspace in the UK and there is growing traffic from all areas. In addition to TCAS, we should also be looking at the mandatory carriage of SSR throughout the UK (Squeals of horror from the C172 owners) as TCAS is no good against non-squawkers and also better provision of Lower Airspace Radar Services (Who is going to pay for that?)
Have a safe weekend everyone.
