With regard to your point about ATC's actively/silently opposed to NAS.
It depends what you call NAS.
If 'NAS' is the attempt by Dick Smith using all the political influence at his disposal, to enforce his personal airspace regime upon the entire Australian aviation community and it's customers, with inadequate consultation & modelling, for nil economic benefit, and questionable other benefits to anyone, then YES - practically all ATC's would be against it.
If 'NAS' is about real airspace reform that is well thought out and benefits all and inclusive of all parties, then YES - practically all ATC's would be for it.
The word NAS has come to be associated with Dick Smith - it is therefore a 'tainted; brand name.
Come up with something new - do it properly, keep Smith and the usual suspects away from it, and you will get all the support you want.
PS: I would suggest you could substitute 'All ATC's' in the above comments to 'All Pilots', 'All Airline Passengers', 'All Reasonable Persons'....
Last edited by Uncommon Sense; 10th Sep 2004 at 04:56.