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Old 4th Jun 2015, 04:55
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LeadSled
 
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Would you be happy with the local VFR dood (in VMC of course) flying through your IMC approach?
Porter,
It happens now in G, so the only thing that changes is that the radar man is going to give you the VFR traffic. Do you have a problem with having that information, and positive separation from other IFR traffic??

Don't forget that law (and, hopefully, your sense of self preservation) requires IFR aircraft to keep their eyes out the window, particularly (obviously) in G,E and D. Being an IFR flight does not absolve you from keeping a lookout.

As to the lower levels of radar coverage around Sale, don't confuse the actual coverage with what is selected to be presented on a TAAAAAAATS screen, as was demonstrated years ago, after a celebrated "near miss" at Williamtown.

As has been said, time and again, E works just fine in the rest of the world, what is the problem in Australia that so many domestic pilots seem to believe it would higher risk than "do it yourself ATC" in G.

Tootle pip!!
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