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it seems strange that no pilots who read this thread have written of their experience, what subsequently happened or why they ended up in CAS.
I can tell you why I have never done that. A long time ago I said I would NEVER mention in this forum that I was learning to fly because I wasn't prepared to put up with all the sarcasm, criticism and general nastiness towards those who asked genuine questions which some decided were ridiculous, not worth answering sensibly, or to which they gave a sarcastic, unhelpful reply.
I am still not prepared to say what happened as there will always be those who know better than NATS - who were both helpful and supportive, my CFI and the other FIs involved from whom I also received great support and the Airfield manager at my destination airfield who described my actions as "exemplary". Suffice to say the incident didn't even appear in the CAA's publication of that month's misdemeanours.