Another time asking for a zone transit across a well known lump of class D on the south coast - again none available due to controller workload. All VFR traffic routed around - again lots of VFR a/c in very small bits of airspace. Can you again justify this?
Yes controlled airspace is there to protect IFR traffic, which is mostly the public transport of the travelling public. Amateur PPLs flying VFR in 2 & 4 seat aircraft are not a priority. Please do not take that comment as criticism but as an obseravation of how the system works and must work.
I believe that the last mid-air in IMC in the UK was in WW2. Mid-airs seem to happen invariably in VMC. I'm not sure what that tells you about IFR vs VFR - the big sky theory might just work better in IMC...
Tim
Have you heard that old one about not flying in Indian territory. Flight under 3000 feet is where you meet all the Cherokees!!!
Seems to be some magic about 2000 feet, all PPLs seem to opt to fly around this altitude even when higher levels are available.
Think you will find most air to airs have occured below 3000 feet