Scared of mid-airs

Ed Rasimus wrote:

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:31:59 -0600, Newps wrote:



Ed Rasimus wrote:

Trust me, they departed their home station on an IFR flight plan.

No, they do not always do this.


Can you give me a basis for this assurance?


Yeah, they call me up VFR and we sequence them into the pattern. What's
so hard to understand?








Sorry, no.

Yep, your right. I can't tell the difference between IFR and VFR.



Go to any military base and you'll find local operating
procedures that specify departures from the base and recoveries.

I don't work at a military base.



Those
procedures are designed with ATC coordination and proceed from fix to
fix along a specified route of flight. This routing allows for
unimpeded operation whether the current weather is IMC or VMC.
Anything else would be unworkable.

Sounds reasonable at busy places. Does not apply here.






Again, if you've got some direct experience in this area beyond
opinion gleaned from watching pop-up traffic at your station, I'm
willing to listen.

I've already posted my experience.