It has nothing to do with tower hours and everything to do with a breakdown in procedures.
Oz,
It must be something I have completely missed in the last 40 years or so of flying.
Could you please direct me to the details of the published "procedures" I "must" follow, to ensure no breakdown of "separation" in Class G.
Indeed, I have always understood that the very great danger of pilots attempting "do it yourself" air traffic control was that pilots are not trained controllers (even if many Regionals think they are) and with no third part controller, just what happened at Launy is exactly what you would expect to eventually happen.
Tootle pip!!