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As someone who was in the industry for 30 years but now retired for 10, I am out of touch with current regs. Our local council has extended the strip to accommodate larger ( jet ) a/c but I am curious about requirements for ATC & RFFS these days is it a/c movements /config , pax numbers or ???
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Certain amount of pax movements per year for both I believe.
I think the figures are on the CASA website and they only trigger a review, although the RFSS used to be an absolute figure. There are also lots of CASA reviews of various airports so you can see how they make the assessments. (not for RFFS just ATC)
I don't think there's anything actually mandatory - I can think of one airfield that does require ATC by the stated movements but is without on the excuse that the extra cost might reduce movements such that ATC is no longer required!
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Remember about six years ago that AsA were having lots of trouble with staffing levels so we were getting TIBA all over the place?
I heard the chief pilot of Qantas on the ABC claiming that Q NEVER fly in uncontrolled airspace, of course he never got called on it by ignorant "journalist" but think of all the places they go (along with VA) that does not have a tower or RFFS. Until one flaming wreckage then watch it change.
I heard the chief pilot of Qantas on the ABC claiming that Q NEVER fly in uncontrolled airspace, of course he never got called on it by ignorant "journalist" but think of all the places they go (along with VA) that does not have a tower or RFFS. Until one flaming wreckage then watch it change.
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... you'll realise that in Australia it's better left to the pilots.
I reckon we pilots don't know, what we don't know about "controlling" multiple (large numbers of) aircraft.
The US Class D model - All Class D is approximately 5NM Air Traffic Zone (ATZ) with all IFR on SID/STAR/Inst Apch no visual approaches allowed. If you want one of those you need to cancel IFR, fly VFR, and you get to track direct to airport and join circuit. VFR get no altitude assignment just tracking instructions to enter circuit area as directed by TWR. - Unfortunately Oz still suffering hangover from the old days
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Unfortunately Oz still suffering hangover from the old days
I heard the chief pilot of Qantas on the ABC claiming that Q NEVER fly in uncontrolled airspace
If Qantas never flew in G or F airspace, they would have to cancel a lot of services.
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The US Class D model - All Class D is approximately 5NM Air Traffic Zone (ATZ) with all IFR on SID/STAR/Inst Apch no visual approaches allowed. If you want one of those you need to cancel IFR, fly VFR, and you get to track direct to airport and join circuit. VFR get no altitude assignment just tracking instructions to enter circuit area as directed by TWR. - Unfortunately Oz still suffering hangover from the old days
Not correct about IFR aircraft only on SID/STAR/Instr. approach in US Class D. Visual approaches are common, even preferred, for all aircraft when weather permits. Also Class D zones are smaller than 5nm, although they can have Class E extensions to accommodate instrument approach paths.
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