MJ - surely by saying what PB said, he made it clear he didn't have the other aircraft in sight (he wouldn't if it was at 5 o'clock) but the other aircraft would then know roughly which direction to look.
Since they were talking to Scottish Info they will both have been in class G so were doing their own separation anyway - so the lovely lady at Prestwick will ignore his comment as you say.
However we all know that the Mk1 Eyeball is much more effective when given an idea where to point it, and by reporting as he did, this will have aided the other aircraft's primary collision avoidance system in finding a potential conflict.
Last edited by riverrock83; 26th June 2012 at 09:52.