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Old 17th September 2005 | 19:38
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Breathtaking "happenings" there (avoiding actions by IFR flights, because they've got a VFR flight head on, 1NM/0ft between IFR flight departing and VFR crossing from right to left

Are you saying that the IFR flight, who by definition was in VMC, acted according to the Rules of the Air and made the appropriate turn while the VFR flight did not?

Also in the second example since the VFR flight and the IFR flight came no closer than over 6000ft, with most small VFR aircraft in the 30 to 40ft wingspan bracket that leaves lots of wing spans space between the two. You could have put a few more in that gap!

I remember when ATC were quite happy for blips from aircraft at the same level to almost touch and there was no general panic with pilots...........so why are ATC in a panic when two aircraft responsible for their own separation knowingly pass some many thousands of feet appart while at the same time ATC put two IFR flights in IMC only 1000ft separation?

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