Flik Roll
I think that is exactly the point that WWW just does not want to grasp.
So called training fixes will become I am actually lost calls - no change in the numbers there then, and presumably the few totally genuine training fixes will become even fewer so not much change there.
So after all this debating and writing to CHIRP and the CAA all that has happened is we have just called training fixes by a different name - but FAR FAR worse there may be some pilots who feel guilty about now say they are really lost, so don’t bother, bust some airspace and increase everyone’s work load never mind the safety implications. Yeah, we know they shouldn’t feel guilty, but it is no ground pretending the human condition does not exist - that is just nuts.
Sorry to go about it, but why oh why cant we recognise that these sort of problems are down to training. I am not blaming the instructors for the sake of it, but in my own experience I just don’t think instructors do enough to instill in pilots sound navigational skills or the need to recognise they are responsible for their own ongoing training. When was the last time you did a navex on your biannual and the instructor suggested you go and do a bit more currency training after your performance?