I am totally over this so called debate. Australia may not have the best system in whole or part and neither does any other country. What works for you should prevail.
Outside of controlled airspace ops above 5000' amsl (or 3000' agl in the high country) should listen on area frequency and use ATC services if and when required only.
A blanket 126.7 multicom beneath with broadcasts only as required and if appropriate in the vicinity of marked or unmarked airfields. Obviously CTAF's with other designated frequencies would provide the exception. And let's get rid of this stupid idea of 20 mn radius CTAFs. 15 mn max are adequate.
Nothing in the above would preclude earlier calls on CTAF frequencies if considered warranted. Neither would it preclude requests for assistance on ATC frequencies (marked on charts or not) at any time.
If pilots are particularly hung up about the above twin Comms might help as would IFR aircraft giving more appropriate top of descent calls on appropriate multicom frequencies to alert VFR aircraft below. All this can't be too freakin hard and use our existing resources.
Last edited by On eyre; 27th Dec 2017 at 05:37.