Is it a "criminal offence" to bust airspace? If so then it will go on your record...If not, then don't tell anyone
The best bit about this post is that it
shows how serious flying can be. There are many people with the nonchalant attitude "you shouldn't throw stones, it may happen to you". Well it
shouldn't happen to you.....That is what being a licensed pilot is all about.
I am still of the view that if this
does happen to "you" then "you" should have your licence removed until the authorities are satisfied it is NOT going to happen to you again, unless there are mitigating factors in your favour (system problems, bad vis, illness, that sort of thing), and your actions on realising you are in airspace (did you call Heathrow, did you turn OFF the mode C to "hide" etc....)...
Some things you can't do anything about - like an engine failure, other things, like busting airspace are completely within the pilots control most of the time.
I think there should be a FORMAL BFR - like the FAA one, whereby after 2 years you cannot fly until you have done a BFR with an instructor. However if you go over the 2 years, no problem, you just can't fly until you have done the BFR. That would mean no time contraints and no panic to meet a certain date.
Typical BFR should be a minimum of 1 hr ground school and 1 hr flight, focusing on whatever the "student" has problems with, and once done the instructor signs the bit of paper in the licence. It should not be like a mini test, but a training session, and can include Nav but not only traditional DR nav, but allow use of any nav systems in the aeroplane.