John Armstrong
12 Jan 2018 · Coroner D Hocking · Leicester (City & South)
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. collision due to human eye limitations in low sun
“A'see and avoid' principle. of avoiding collisions is subject to limitations of the human eye and may be a significant problem in certain weather conditions (as in this case, a low sun).”
2. lack of air traffic control at gliding airfield
“There was no Air Traffic control over Husbands Bosworth airfield even though there is a gliding club at the airfield and therefore, one would assume, a higher usage of airspace and likelihood of a collision. There were seven aircraft in the vicinity at the time of the accident (including the two aircraft involved in the accident) but no-one controlling the position of the aircraft.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“(2) There was no Air Traffic control over Husbands Bosworth airfield even though there is a gliding club at the airfield and therefore, one would assume, a higher usage of airspace and likelihood of a collision.”
Later report
“operate in unregulated Class G airspace such as exists in the area of this collision without the requirement to carry any inter-craft electronic proximity warning or collision avoidance devices”
Responses
2018-0008-Response-by-CAA.pdf ↗· Civil Aviation Authority