All taaats consoles have their own telephone number. If you asked me (as a pilot) for my console number to give a position report either by mobile or sat phone, I'd give it to ya, no problems. It's a pain in the back side hoping that you guys can get hf on the ground to cancel sar etc. Then declaring an uneccesary sar phase, trying to get everyone to contact you etc.
As Bushy says Australia is the third world of aviation, considering our wealth as a nation. But then again it is a tight ar5ed government that wont invest in infrastructure that causes this?
Bring on ADSb
rooter