Gentlemen,
We are finally reaching the guts of the matter!
At the NASIG meeting with the unions on the 30 Sept last it was announced that the end state model is not clearly evident ( to NASIG ) and that further reforms to airspace were reliant largely upon supporting technology. Herein lies the problem, the technology is currently not available. The changes proposed in 2b do reduce the current safety levels, if airspace reform stalled after the introduction of 2b we would be left with a less safe airways system. That is why the introduction of 2b should be stopped.
We need to be able to clearly see where the Airspace Reform Group and NASIG are going with airspace reform.
The tripartite union campaign is based on the end state model as it is currently understood, which with the aid of smoke and mirrors NASIG is clouding the picture and confusing the issue.
There is nothing wrong with airspace reform, it is an evolving thing. However, any changes made must not reduce safety.
None of the reresentatives from the AFAP AIPA or Civilair are paid for their time, they just happen to care about the safety of ALL airspace users.