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Old 12th Jun 2007, 22:37
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There are around 26,000 UK aircraft, the vast majority being gliders, microlights, paramotors and low-end powered aircraft. These are unlikely to be transponder-equipped, let alone Mode-C equipped, so TCAS is a bit useless in much of the UK airspace.
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