What great Wx
Well we have had fantastic weather this easter, haven't we.
Friday I did Plymouth to Humberside, didn't see a single aircraft at FL50.
Saturday took my old dad from Humberside to Rotterdam and back FL60, once again nil traffic except in the terminal areas.
Yesterday did Humberside to Plymouth at FL60/70, nil traffic except the Dunkeswell para dropping a/c (who was not talking to Exeter) which I never saw and no doubt never saw me as he spiralled up to drop his payload off while climbing through my level.
Exeter called his position to me and my TCAS confirmed this and let me manoevre safety around him.
ATC were busy but courteous and accomodating at all times - I was never denied a clearance.
Seems to me that 95% of the calls were coming from a/c at levels below 2000'.
Most of the RT I heard (and hopefully transmitted) was OK but there was the odd verbose call and very occasional embarrasing to listen to one.
I was going from southwest to north east so avoided the busiest airspace.
I am sure that the skies in the South East were even more of a hornet's nest than usual and would be interested to hear how many infringements there were, the type of a/c and level of pilot experience in each case.
Long may the weather last!
SB