Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
Dick Smith acknowledged the dangers of Class E when he implemented mandatory transponders for all aircraft in E in an attempt to mitigate this intractable issue.
Bloggsie,
You know, as well as I do, that the above statement is just plain wrong, and how the transponder mandate came about ---- an attempt to appease the AFAP, a political move to try and get airspace classification, modernisation and harmonisation moving.
Remember the AFAP "Technical" Director's statement at the time:
"That perceptions of risk had to be mitigated, even if there was no demonstrated risk". To be read in conjunction with my previous post about perceptions of anti-US bias(indeed, anti non-"Australian" --- the only soldier in the battalion in step syndrome) by said person.
And--- the not unimportant FACT that E without mandatory transponder satisfied ICAO risk management criteria for E airspace --- and still does.
Just another example of the impossibility of reasoning with troglodytes and Luddites.
Don't try and re-write history!!
Tootle pip!!