Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
We all know how many aircraft don't squawk (we see lots, often they don't see us or don't know the rules of the air)
So the pilots of less well equipped aircraft complain that the well equipped aircraft are not looking out of the window, and the pilots with the kit think that pilots without it do not know the rules of the air. What a great world we live in!
I have no problem with you guys playing with your toys, but please do not try to make them compulsory. I like flying for fun and the idea of flying a computer leaves me cold. I assume the flight sim enthusiasts are the people who cannot afford to fly fully equipped aircraft.
The PFA and BMAA fleets combined offer about 5000 aircraft without Transponders, most without radio. The BGA will obviously add to this very considerably. Interesting that the number of people who actually fly into each other is so incredibly small. We would add more to flight safety by spending the money on an extra hour a year on stall/spin awareness than on collision avoidance. Perhaps an hour of basic aerobatics for all PPL’s would reduce the fatality’s more than compulsory transponders?
Rod1