Originally Posted by
lucille
The article states users will be charged $55 every time they make an “ILS landing”.... whatever one of those is. I’m trying to get my head around how they will know that their prized new ILS is being “used”. Does this mean you only get charged if met. conditions are below non precision minima? Or does an inbound call now have to include reading out your credit card number to allow someone to turn on the GP transmitter? And what if you do a missed approach and come back for another one do you get charged $110 for using it twice? Do training aircraft who make multiple practise ILS approaches with GAs and never actually land on 27 get to use it for free?
Conundrums of The Swamp.
They’ll turn it off and leave it turned off until someone requests it be turned on for a practice ILS and then pay someone $30 an hour to flick the switch and take note of the rego at 200’. ERSA to read “Switching person only available 9.30-4.30 Mon -Thurs and 10-3 on Friday. ILS not available in IMC, for early morning arrivals in fg or br, or on weekends”. Simples. The Australian Way.