Originally Posted by
Squawk7700
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If this is what happens within a mile of class D, I can’t help feel like we are on our own out in open skies.
Errrm, unless I've completely misunderstood how airspace works, I'm pretty sure "we are on our own out in the open skies" when VFR in Australian G. That's why we are obliged to keep a lookout for other traffic. Perhaps I've misunderstood your point?