Originally Posted by LateFinals
The point I'm making is not to name & shame but to remind us all that if you are going into airspace, controlled or not where there are ATC's operating for heavens sake talk to them. The more traffic information we all have the better.
Hear, hear! I don't know if those who think the "Mk. 1 eyeball" alone is adequate are flying slow aeroplanes, but simple arithmetic makes that unlikely at 120 kts or faster. It's not much use for a high wing climbing into the path of a low wing either. The big sky is the only thing keeping most aircraft apart, although the technology is available to improve the odds, if there wasn't so much resistance to it.