Originally Posted by
soaringhigh650
mm_flynn,
A great illustration showing how horribly complicated and potentially dangerous this flight is. [IMG]
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There needs to be a common TA.
The example wasn't meant to show 'dangerous', just that the official altimeter setting procedures (which are very UK specific) aren't practical in many cases.
I find it particularly ironic that the Official Rules say that below the TA, IFR does not need to comply with QAs - for instance while negotiating the 6 mile wide and c 1000 ft vertical slot in MIG alley (BIG-OCK), yet out in the hinterlands beyond Bournemouth (above 3000 feet with no controlled airspace to funnel traffic) it is 'Critical' to comply with QAs
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I do agree a comon TA would be a good idea - ideally at least 1000 feet above the terrain.