YCKT ,
Prove to me that when I fly PVT I should pay en-route under a user pays system.
Maybe I've misinterpreted the context of this statement, but the fact is (and was pre-NAS 2b) that VFR aircraft do not attract an enroute fee.
Personally, as a VFR only pilot, I feel ripped off by Dick space. Pre-NAS 2b I would submit flight details, request a clearance as appropriate (& did actually get briefly delayed once) then receive a full separation and flight following service. Outside the terminal areas, this was absolutely free. Now at the same altitudes/levels I get
nothing.
BM
why do Airservices charge the recreational pilot to get the weather
Airservices is not a Wx forecasting service/business. It is however, one of the BOM's biggest customers. It pays the BOM huge fees to provide that information. If you don't think the end user should pay for it, then who should? If your argument is that it should be free, fine, I have no problem with that. Try convincing the BOM first though.