Mr A asked the Cap’n:
Are you trying to say that no airport has ever installed anything unless it was required by CASA?
The Cap’n‘s response was:
Pretty much. You have operated sheltered life if you think Aussie airports are top-notch and have done everything they could to enhance safety/make pilot's lives easier.
That is so hilarious on so many levels.
Mr A’s point was that even if Aussie airports wanted to be ‘top notch’ (why would some of them want to when they continue to make millions milking the public dry being mediocre?) they can’t be unless they make it through a regulatory quagmire created by CASA and Airservices.
As to who has “operated sheltered life”: Cap’n, please tells us the various airports into which you’ve flown in other countries, and how often, as PIC with 100+ punters down the back. Or just an estimate of the numbers, in round figures, to start with.
(Don’t get me wrong: You’re right in your implied assertion that Aussie airports aren’t top notch. The important question is: Why?)