Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
Unfortunately, aviation hubs aren't being built anywhere else either, so what makes Warnervale think they are missing out?
God help them if they think drones will save them. You don't need an airfield to operate drones from.
I think you're missing the point, and as someone that is very close to the issue let me educate you.
The main issue here is that several very determined councillors backed by a small group in the community want the airfield closed no matter what. Of late they've resorted to some extremely underhanded tactics to destroy the CCAC and close the airfield, including:
1. A motion prohibiting trimming of trees and vegetation around the airfield which would gradually reduce the LDA and render the strip unusual in the near future
2. Admitting that they have 'probably' triggered the Warnervale Airport Restrictions Act, which would in effect limit movements to 88 per day - on a Saturday morning with 3x C150s doing circuits we could hit that in 1.5 hours
3. Refusing to renegotiate the CCAC's agreement to operate at the airfield past 2021
4. Ridiculous 24 hour prior permission required which may be applied even to aero club training aircraft and aircraft based at YWVA
The CCAC is an organisation that has a dozen staff across flight training, charter, and engineering functions. We are an aerodrome user, not the aerodrome operator (Council) or owner (Council).
The biggest travesty is beyond the literal thousands of pilots we've trained over the last 47 years, this site has enormous potential as a regional airport given the exodus from Bankstown and the proximity of Warnervale to the northern suburbs of Sydney.