Are commercial pilots still against Class E?

[andrewr]

Originally Posted by Hoosten

If a VFR aircraft requires a transponder in Class E airspace, I would argue that the intent of Class E airspace is for it to be survielled

I think that's an Australianism, as I understand it a transponder is not required e.g. in the USA. I assumed it was for TCAS purposes rather than ATC, which is reasonable given the locations and small quantities of E in Australia.

If E was used more extensively as it is in the USA, you would have to allow non-transponder aircraft.