Leadsled,
I rather suspect many of you will disagree with him, but his opinions are in the real world, not just the narrow inward looking little world of Australian domestic pilots and ATC.
I know, you're the only one marching in step ..the rest of us are out of step.
Mr Sandilands' article is interesting. It appears that he has spent many hours pouring over PPRUNE. Also interesting are the comments on his article, especially the one from "Quizzical"
I love the '3 condom approach' reference, and those extra condoms are nice to have ... but even they come at a cost.
That's not to say you shouldn't wear them ... just that you have to be aware of, and calculate, that extra cost.... a cost benefit analysis.