I studied the four plans attached to the CAA issue letter. My aim was to compare before and after sizes; and then the RMZ 'trial' zone size too.
The CAA are telling lies.
Their first (of four) plans, described it as 'Pre-consultation' which implies that was the old original S'end zone: cunningly put that way it looks as if there's only been a minor change to the zone old versus new.
This is blatant if not careless bias by the CAA. Their 'Pre-Consultation' plan is actually the big one as initially claimed by S'end and NOT the original zone.
Also observe how their new zone drawing just happens to miss out depicting all the surrounding aerodromes now closely affected.
Nor to they address the question of poor old & weakly represented GA whose pilots will permanently suffer the dangers of the pinch effect now promulgated between London & S'end
Neither do they show the RMZ, temporarily tried, but shot down -
and by whom ?
Well purely on the say so of who else but S'end themselves ! With no-one else in the loop at this phase to challenge it.
Look at your charts, the true original Zone is quite a bit smaller !
mike hallam.