Originally Posted by
zkdli
potkettleblack - 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!
I'd be interested in seeing some hard numbers on this. According to the CAA's own statistics, only 34 infringements in an 18 month period (Jan 04 to Jun 05) resulted in a deviation to commercial transport operations. Granted that wouldn't take into account a Cessna causing a separation problem for a Cherokee on final to Redhill, for example, but before we go saying things like "a large number" and "some of the most serious", I'd be interested in seeing some data to back that up.
Let's not perpetuate the myths and let's start talking in facts or we're going to help put ourselves out of the sky.
Pitts2112