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Old 7th Jul 2014, 13:16
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Also, don't forget that the majority of commercial aircraft operate in controlled airspace under strict ATC, which employs various types of radar. I gather that ship captains don't like being controlled whereas airlines pilots concentrate on flying their aircraft and accept navigation from the ground when necessary. At the speeds flown by commercial aircraft it would add huge workload if the pilot had to constantly watch a display of nearby aircraft providing their own separation.

Good luck with the flying.
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