a dodgy one
here's a dodgy one,
flew past (5+ miles abeam) Sheffield on Saturday in IMC, though at the time we were between layers and visual, talking to Sheffield who knew we were IMC, they advised us of traffic 4 miles ahead passing left to right and descending, fortunately we were visual and had them in sight. A medium biggy with perhaps 50 on board. It passed by and turned and passed by again bit closer this time, going into Sheffield. It was some way off and not a problem, cos we could see them.
But, what if? Sheffield has no radar, uncontrolled airspace and us bumbling alone IMC along with the other one, don't know if they have lickle radar with us on it? are they equipped with them?
What would the passengers think if the Capt'n had bing bonged them with
"ahem, capt'n here, we are now descending into Blogs ville, those with St.Cristophers please rub them now cos we ain't on anyone's radar screen and we have just been informed of a didly donk flying towards us at similar height, recon we'll be ok cos we do this everyday and it hasn't happened before, er, no use looking out the windows cos they is white man"
makes you wonder dunt it