What did the controller do wrong?
Well based on the data supplied by pistongone, they were allowed to continue crossing class A airspace, without charlie, on what I would call a "non clearance", since they were cleared to 4,000 or 4,500', declared they wouldn't make it and were told told continue without being assigned a new clearance level.
If they had received a new clearance saying "not below 3,500 feet" or similar, that would make sense, but no reaction other than "continue" when climbing through class A airspace?
I find this unbelievable to be honest and wonder whether pistongone's memory is correct, but on those facts I would say that the controller could not ensure separation where there was such uncertainty about the crossing level of the traffic.
Peter Nielsen
Pieter Nielsen did not die in a middair accident, he was brutally murdered on the ground, a crime for which the perpetrator was subsequently convicted.
That is a fact, your comment is a cheap shot that this man and his family do not deserve and I do not respect you for making such a comment.
Last edited by Final 3 Greens; 29th August 2006 at 05:39.