Originally Posted by
TC_LTN
1. I personally, have absolutely no doubt that the ability to navigate by your average PPL has diminished dramatically over the past 18 years or so I have been providing a radar service. More worryingly, this diminishing ability is being perpetuate by declining standards in our instructors. My assessment of this is based on the fact that while providing a LARS service for approximately 12 years I had cause to file a report on one instructor who managed to conduct an entire general handling exercise inside controlled airspace, without a clearance. Conversely, over the past 2 years I have found it necessary to report infringements involving instructors on approximately seven occasions.
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Not just happening in your neck of the woods either TC_LTN some of the worst infringements or inability to follow instructions have been whilst the FI has been in control in this neck of the woods.
Whilst I am sure LARS would assist preventing some of the infringements my own personal experience is that many of the infringer's haven't been speaking to us and we provide a LARS service, so what excuse is offered up when a comprehensive radar service is available ?