AOPA and ATC Privatization

Newps wrote:

Come and listen sometime and tell me it costs the same. Most of the
time it costs 3 times as much to separate the "Hawk because of his 25
year old Narco Mk 12A.

Are separation requirements the same for the 'Hawk and the 747? Given that
the 747 covers more ground per sweep, does that play a role?

- Andrew

Pretty tough to see how you could keep the 172 farther from the 747 than the
747 is from the 172.

Mike
MU-2


"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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Newps wrote:

Come and listen sometime and tell me it costs the same. Most of the
time it costs 3 times as much to separate the "Hawk because of his 25
year old Narco Mk 12A.

Are separation requirements the same for the 'Hawk and the 747? Given
that
the 747 covers more ground per sweep, does that play a role?

- Andrew

Mike Rapoport wrote:

Pretty tough to see how you could keep the 172 farther from the 747 than
the 747 is from the 172.

Why must distance be a symetric relationship? I'm sure that a privatized
ATC would do away with such silly assumptions.

More seriously: that's not quite what I meant. I'm thinking of a "bubble"
of a certain size that must be kept clear. I'm sure there's an official
term, but I don't know it.

I'd imagine that this "bubble" needs to be larger around a fast-mover than a
slow-mover. In other words, a sky of 172s could be permitted to be more
densely packed than a sky of 747s.

At least, that's my assumption. I've no idea whether or not it's correct.

- Andrew