It's "Official" CVT is Dangerous

I read with interest last night in my local Coventry free newspaper that since TUI took over Coventry airport there have been 7 AIRPROX warnings recorded.

I believe these are caused by the lack of low level radar cover for the airport. As I understand the approach is pretty much an VFR approach.

I just hope nothing more significant happens.

Paul

This is total BS from the anti airport brigade.
Most airports have airprox, and much more so than Coventry.

What were the airprox exactly? as far as I know, it was light aircraft and the 737's plus one helicopter and a 737.

Exactly how far was the airprox distances? Do you know how many Birmingham have had? do you know how many every other airport has had?

the antis tried to push this "danger" on the 17th Jan, its taken the free newspaper till now to report? did they also use that picture of the two aircraft above London supposidly very close together as well?

There is a list of all Airprox incidents on the Civil Aviation Web site, For CVT there are 6, all except one involve a Boeing 737 and light aircraft...the other involved a Boeing 737 and a helicopter. However, reading those reports would not give me any comfort in flying into Doncaster Sheffield...they must have had more than Coventry's yearly total in one quarter of the year!!!!

There is low level radar and ground radar at CVT. again media rubbish.

I personally am not anti CVT, I was really looking forward to it when they announced it. I had read other reports in the last two years or so which said something like the pilots have to decend almost to the point of visual confirmation before the tower gives them approach instructions.

I don't recall seeing any photo's in my paper but i've binned it now so can't check now.

I believe one of the report stated that there was a 'near miss' at 200ft? Again this could be media hype. I also believe they said all involved 737s and light aircraft, except one between 737 and a helicopter.

It may well be media hype and propaganda but as you say AIRPROXs are registered.

I did read with some lightly and hence my posted headline included marks around the word "dangerous".

Because the report is so 'news worthy' and only made the local paper is why I thought I would share it here.

Paul

Originally posted by p17blo
I personally am not anti CVT, I was really looking forward to it when they announced it. I had read other reports in the last two years or so which said something like the pilots have to decend almost to the point of visual confirmation before the tower gives them approach instructions.

I don't recall seeing any photo's in my paper but i've binned it now so can't check now.

I believe one of the report stated that there was a 'near miss' at 200ft? Again this could be media hype. I also believe they said all involved 737s and light aircraft, except one between 737 and a helicopter.

It may well be media hype and propaganda but as you say AIRPROXs are registered.

I did read with some lightly and hence my posted headline included marks around the word "dangerous".

Because the report is so 'news worthy' and only made the local paper is why I thought I would share it here.

Paul

Hi paul,
I wasn't having a go at you, I was having a pop at the antis who have been peddling this non story around all of the local radio stations and newspapers and the so called "reporters" who will accept any old nonsense and print it verbatim, without checking the facts these days.