It's quite simple:
TCAS RA - ATCO has failed
No TCAS RA - ATCO has succeded
So you get requested to restrict climb for a short while to achieve the above - where's the problem? My licence, My livelihood, My ar$e I'm going to cover (which ultimately might be yours too).
I don't have an intimate understanding of Inverness, but they're doing something which we do (Mixed GA / Commercial operation in class 'D') which keeps the traffic moving with minimal co-ordination.
If you want to blame somebody - blame the person who insisted TCAS RA's have to be adhered to even if you can see the traffic involved (but that's not going to happen - is it?)
Last edited by Chilli Monster; 25th Jul 2007 at 14:26.