the number of flights that infringe is small compared with the total number but they account for a large number of the losses of separation and some of the most serious!
Originally Posted by
AlanM
Those that aren't able to fly around on their own in good vis need grounding.
There ya go guys, you've brainstormed the solution to the problem. Ground the ones who need help. That will eliminate at least 50% of commerical movements and significantly decrease the losses of separation.
Seriously, as someone who flies in both the airways and outside controlled airspace, I think you underestimate just how much higher the workload is in the SE of England for those outside controlled airspace than for some of your regular customers.
Oh, and how can being handed over imply clearance into the zone?
You tell me. Yet Essex always seems somewhat surprised when I ask for confirmation that I'm cleared into the zone on their vector after no mention has previously been made of it.