ShyTorque:
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How can you provide separation when there is no way of knowing what the infringer is doing??
And exactly how much separation would normally be provided for VFR traffic by ATC in Class D airspace.....?
A one word answer will do.
Clearly the answer you're after is "none" but unfortunately a one-word answer won't do because (unlike the US as numerous contributors have pointed out) while there is no formal requirement for separation between IFR and VFR in UK Class D, the normal and accepted practice is to provide 3nm or 1000ft between IFR traffic and VFR traffic, except when it is inside the ATZ. This is great for IFR traffic but does make it much more difficult for VFR traffic which is regularly denied entry to CAS, held and orbited while IFRs get in/out.
I've flown VFR in CAS in the States and found it really disconcerting how much freedom you're given, but it clearly works because the safety record there is excellent.
NS