Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
Cat 3 at Mildura? Seriously? By the looks of it, it's being put in to make the place attractive for training. By all means, put it on the most appropriate runway for the bad weather, but thinking it should be Cat 3 is being delusional.
In any case, just make Adelaide Cat 3. Fog problem solved.
I simply repeat that the technology already exists for Cat I minima via RNP. There is no need for expensive ground aids. The biggest cost will be lighting. Anybody who has flown an auto land knows that getting off the runway is the biggest problem. Cat III via SBAS or GLS will absolutely become affordable everywhere sooner rather than later. All that is required is the political and bureaucratic will. Wasting money on an ILS is idiotic.
The way things are going in aviation at the moment it might all be academic however.