Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
Airservices have a ministerial directive to provide a terminal radar service in C over D. They ignore it at their peril.
Whilst not disagreeing that the provision of a terminal radar service at such locations such as Coffs Harbour, in C over D, who would pay for this service? User pays, I can't imagine that airlines operating to/from Coffs Harbour (Q-Link, Virgin?) would want to pay for it. I think they'd prefer a TWR service at Ballina and perhaps at few other places.
Introduce E over D and then the C over D argument evaporates.
Always, tragic accident none the less. RIP.