yes. Blocks are assigned in E airspace. All IFR airways below FL180 are class E. I have requested blocks of airspace enroute to train pilots and been given them several times.
I have been following the posts on the Dunnunda forum RE: the airspace changes. It seems to me a lot of people are afraid of change. I trained in Australia for several years, and I have to tell you I find the system here works really well (IMHO).
It is just something new, everybody will figure out how to use the new system, and new pilots coming into the system won't know any different and it will work because people will make it work.
My two cents.
Last edited by weasil; 10th December 2003 at 23:15.