From todays (19/09/03) Australian
But Mr Anderson said the introduction of CTAF was a critical part of the National Airspace System reforms and would have a much stronger emphasis on good airmanship.
Andersons biography doesn't mention anything about a pilots licence so I am wondering what he understands by the term "good airmanship". If it comes from the dick then I know he has been fed BS.
AS for US CTAFs one thing the John and Martha show didn't point out was that the US has about 420 Towered Airports (vs Aus around 30) and that virtually all of the high speed jet RPT flies between these Airports - they don't have the situation that we have here in Australia at Broome and Uluru where Jets and lots of 210s,310s etc mix it up. Why is the redesignation of MBZs to CTAFs so critical to the reform. I can't see any cost saving there as it is only a proceedural change (for the worse in my opinion).
BTW - exactly who will putting a stronger emphasis on good airmanship?
