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Old 22nd June 2006 | 19:41
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jayemm
 
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From: Reading, Berkshire
One reason for an increase in infringements and level busts may well be that "reports" weren't being "filed" (Davidt). I suspect that most pilots who do this are blissfully unaware. I was on one occasion, and I got a report filed on me. It was a sensible process in my view.
They asked me to explain myself (I had passed through the base of an airway by 500'). At first I was indignant that I couldn't have, but in checking my plan and route realised that I had missed the base altitude change (min 5500), the airway line runs along a main coastal road and I simply missed it during planning. I sent in my report confessing to my error, and I got a "Don't do that again, Happy and Safe Flying" response.
Now I'm much more careful about planning routes and altitude.
I support the trend that Davidt mentions of increasing report filing. As long as it's kept sensible and cautionary (except in extreme cases like flying into a Red Arrows display or worse) then we should be told when we infringe or bust.

Assuming of course we can be identified.
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