Snarek, you seem to be very selective in your assessment of safety.
I stated that E would make them so and thus, in the case in question, NAS is safer.
How is it, replacing class C where everything is afforded separation and they have transponders and replacing it with E and no talking, safer?
Class D towers are now going to get extra mitigators or QFA won't play... Would this be an eleventh hour change? Has AOPA being included in the decision? I bet not, be hey this is called industry consultation right?
RE DTI, terminal DTI will remain, stage 3, that implies that there will be no enroute DTI (where the risk is low); but I wan't to know how you distinguish between the two? Overflying a CTAF at 6000 would that be terminal etc.?
The following link is interesting:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/SBS
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