Originally Posted by
ORAC
Nothing new under the sun - and nothing to get shocked at the Russians about.
Times have changed. Primary radar is not the prime means for civilian air traffic deconfliction, the volume of traffic has increased and we simply cannot tolerate the mid-air collision risk with some petulant idiot flying through crowded skies not talking or squawking.
We live in a time where flying without TCAS is considered unusual; this is verging on madness. Civilian ATC cannot provide a safe service against an aircraft that they may not be able to see.
