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Old 24th Apr 2008, 04:34
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Dick Smith
 
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jumpuFOKKERjump, the fact that the points were not defined in the ATC database is unbelievable shocking neglect. However, even now that they are defined it might solve a future tracking problem, but it would not solve the problem if a pilot had unintentionally descended below the lowest safe or minimum safe altitude when on track.

No doubt we will have to have an accident like that (say, killing 50 or 100 people) and then we will introduce Class E airspace, or some other system, so the pilot reports when visual, and the air traffic controller has a responsibility to not allow the pilot to go below the legal safe altitude until receiving the visual report.
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