Chilli Monster.
You ask for proof but accept (by using the word "apart") that my point may have had a bearing on this incident. Surely only one accident is enough proof?
To clarify, I should have said "some" busy A.T.C. airfields. I certainly didn't want to imply that all airfields with full A.T.C. are circus-like, they are not. I would prefer not to name specific airfields/airports but some of the worst horrors seem to happen at places where there is a large disparity of aircraft types. These places have good controllers trying to do a difficult job.
It is straying from the point, but is it really necessary to put controllers under the sort of pressure that this chap was under? 737s, turboprops, goodness knows what else don't mix with student pilots with 1 solo under their belt ( my view, of course).
Contacttower.
Valid point but most aircraft at an A/G airfield can fly at similar speeds, spacing becomes much more difficult when jets and props. mix. That's without the consideration of wake seperation.