Interesting stats C Change... but do they really give a good insight into the extent of the problem? Many of those will be the fairly innocent type of mistake of (for example) an inexperienced student on a solo nav poking a wing tip into Richmond when triying to naviagte the BK LOE having encountered a bit of a shower or unexpected low cloud. Others might be the guy who fllys right through the gideslope of 16R when a 747 is flying the ILS.
In risk terms, how bad is this problem? I would hope the vast majority of VCA's are of the first type and its probably not a major risk issue. If the second type is a real risk then our legislators and enforcers are letting society down badly by not completely eliminating that risk. Take the BK LOE or Victor 1 for example, it could take only a relatively minor mistake by an inexperienced or inattentive pilot to create real mayhem within a couple of minutes. Presumably the stats are showing that risk is not an issue. If it is, then the general public are not being served well and there is a major need for some serious systematic risk elimination by CASA and ASA (who I'm confident would not shy away from their responsibility) rather than a lot of form filing and bleating on the world's No 1 aviation whinge site.
