Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
I have to plead guilty.
As CAA/CASA Chairman I was concentrating on reducing unnecessary costs - not increasing costs!
... and there is the real issue. If you want clearance for VFR in C, or you want C changed to E, it is going to cost. AsA would need more controllers, more consoles, and more ADSB sites.
1 new controller is a minimum $300K before they get anywhere near seperating traffic.
Dick, if you can convince the minister to remove the requirement for AsA to return a dividend to the government that would be a great first step!
The requirement to run as a business restricts services to to nonpaying clients.
(The townsville refueller seems on the money)