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Old 29th Aug 2009, 18:10
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xrayalpha
 
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OK,

There is a major air safety issue here.

So - taking into account that only people who have radios and are in communication with Glasgow are allowed in the CTR, and are thus emempt from the TMZ - the actual area is less than 10 square miles.

A 2nm radius zone around, say, and airport like Cumbernauld, covers pi r squared of ground - ie 2 x 3.14 x 3.14, which equals 19.72 square miles.

So why the "iron fist" of a TMZ over an area half the size of an ATZ round a local airport.

Indeed, if Strathaven had an ATZ, a couple of those 10 sq miles would be inside it!

Why not just route traffic around that tiny bit of airspace, rather than all this hassle.

ps. Good idea from a controller who just heard about this yesterday! Why not have a clear plastic sticker to put on half mill and quarter mill charts outlining this. Then hand them out at Scottish airfields and flying schools.

No point in having a TMZ and then people busting it - mind you, how would anyone know since they can't see the primary returns!! Or if they can see them, ATC think they are windfarms. Where's the flight safety? (oh, yes, I forgot, we are talking about Class G, see and avoid, oops! I was thinking that this was a really important piece of airspace!!)
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