SLOP (Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure)
There are two things about this concept that don't make sense to me.
1. Why do the rule makers allow only three offset values to choose from. 1, 2, or 3 nm. And why exact whole numbers i.e 2.0 nm. Makes sense to me to encourage fractions of miles too if the aircraft is capable e.g. 2.3 nm. By doing that you've just reduced the chances of collision by a factor of ten!
2. Why not other airspaces around the world where there are two-way air routes such as continental Australia? TCAS has been activated there more than once in recent years.
Last edited by Blip; 15th Apr 2013 at 11:49.