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Old 12th May 2007, 07:52
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I know little about the airports referred to but suspect that they are not as busy as some in Europe or the USA. Radar is not a pre-requisite for safety. Air Traffic Control can provide a safe flow of traffic under "procedural" control and mid-airs or similar frighteners should not occur just because the radar breaks down. Of course, delays will occur as procedural control cannot utilise available airspace as effectively as radar.
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