Car ramrod. My primary motive for removing the boundaries is that the system does not work. That’s why CASA has spent two years and a huge amount of money in attempting to fix it.
Why else do we have the ridiculous 40 mile CTAF proposal?
It’s a half wound back system they are experimenting with.
If we remove the boundaries and advise VFR to monitor the aerodrome frequency if en route and in the airspace normally used for approach and departure we end up with a very safe system that is simple and straightforward.
And no. The nearest frequency does not guarantee coverage however you are more likely to get coverage than using an area frequency that is primarily there for a different purpose. I have already explained that just one example is south of Charlieville where the area frequency does not get the ground station however the nearest frequency of St George does.
Last edited by Dick Smith; 5th Jan 2018 at 09:39.