Originally Posted by
zimbizee
RIP Mike, great guy who i flew with many times over the years.
"TCAS should be made compulsory for all GA" Stupid statement!!! Eyes should be outside the cockpit, we don't need more gadgets pulling us inside more than they are already. Unfortunately just a terrible accident, not the first and won't be the last
I used to fly WACG many years ago in that particular pice of airspace, and I can tell you it's a hotspot. As good as a mk1 eyeball maybe, it can't see through metal. I once had a near miss climbing out of Wycombe when a Dove flew directly over the top of me from behind. No way would I have been able to see him, and he probably wouldn't have been able to see me either. So no, I have to disagree, not stupid at all.