I think a little perspective is called for.
A day/nights work in the South of England calls for consideration of the following.
ATZ
Prohibited Areas
Restricted areas
Danger Areas
Temporary Restricted Areas
Microlight flying sites
Gliding Locations
Hang/Para gliding sites
Winch launch sites
Freefall Zones
Matz
Bird Sanctuaries
Gas Venting Sites
Areas of intense aerial activities
Controlled airspace to the surface
Controlled airspace above
Weather Balloon Launching sites
Masts
Large Kite Flying to 1500ft
Tethered Balloons to 5000ft
Add to this day or night:-
1) Weather
2) Lookout at all times for all sizes of aircraft from Autogiros/gliders to off airway Airliners and everything else transiting, climbing, decending high and low speed.
3) Notams, some short notice to be extracted from much superfluous nif naf.
All of this within less than an hours flying time.
Most of us cope with all of the above and do the job.
I say there is no muppetry involved in keeping an eye out for 9 red jets.
They are one of the easier hazards to deal with.
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