spekesoftly
You are correct ..CANP has been in existence since the 70's and the breakdowns of this system feature regularly in the AIRMISS reports (now called AIRPROX) where some one at 'Sqdn Ops' is sometimes blamed for misplotting and hence Mil crews fly through CANP notified areas (occasionally the aircrew get blamed too, but surely it can't be their fault
).
Let's cut to bottom line here ... not what journos (whose knowledge of the rules panders to public opinion) or what other vested parties who should know the rules of the air better than they state on these pages, think.
BOTH aircraft were entitled to be in the airspace.
FACT
Commanders of
BOTH aircraft were charged with lookout to ensure that they did not collide with other aircraft.
FACT
The Jaguar was (by the geometry of the collision) overtaking the Cessna and arguably by rules of the air should have given way (however, the see and be seen principle
ALWAYS relys on either seeing or being seen).
FACT
All that is certain is that 2 airmen are now dead because of a tragic collision. It could have been preventable .. there again, as both were entitled to be there, then it was possibly one of those which was bound to happen eventually. Somewhere, sometime.
Those that seem to think every rule is black and white should perhaps seek an appointment with our own Flying Lawyer at the next bash .... he has some excellent stories and cases which can shoot your opinion out of the water .. whatever it might happen to be .. trust me
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