Do the military have TCAS fitted to all aircraft? The number of airprox reports with miltary aircraft leads me to believe Mode-S won't change that!
As for more CAS - going north or south from the Midlands already requires considerable detours and the art of limbo dancing!
It just seems to me that the big boys can take away the freedom of the minority! Perhaps that is the basis of a civil action to defend the human rights of the 'poor' (relatively speaking).
I don't mind fitting Mode-S if the price is reasonable and I am getting benefit, but to spend almost a 3rd of the cost of my aircraft so other people can get rich in the name of safety is not my idea of fairness!
Last edited by pbrookes; 8th May 2008 at 11:42.