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Old 26th Jul 2010, 09:38
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OZBUSDRIVER,

actually get out there and investigate how this incident unfolded and look at how separation was compromised
What incident, what compromise of separation, what breakdown of procedures? There was no TCAS advisory let alone any resolution required. The only element of surprise was that the Virgin Blue aircraft was closer than thought by the Jetstar crew so they decided to climb to 4,100' rather than the missed approach altitude of 3,100'.

What are the separation standards for Class G? Serious question as I don't have the information to hand at present. I suspect that if it hadn't been for the radar controllers in Melbourne watching the events on their screens nothing more would have come of it as the two aircraft came 0.2 nm closer than their separation standard.
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