OZBUSDRIVER
Big Sky --- dead and buried --- not by a long shot --- get onto the
Minister's web site, have a very close look at his statement of 14
Sept.2006, Class G as the default, and anything more only by a proper
risk assessment and cost/benefit justification. That's Cabinet policy
for Australian NAS.
Don't confuse traffic density in EU and Australia, UK, Ireland, most
of Western Europe and a swag of the old eastern block will fit into NSW.
Supporting a major extension of "controlled airspace", as AOPA now
seem to be doing, will further shaft rural and regional air services
that are already marginal, quite apart from what it will do to
remaining AOPA owner members and what's left of light GA.
How do you reckon Rex's or ******'s accounts would look on the
thinner routes, if they didn't get the present "under 15t" exemption
on charges, and had to support D or higher services everywhere to ground.
" Notwithstanding, air transport and most business aviation
operations should be contained within airspace within which positive
air traffic control services are provided to all aircraft (i.e. Class
A,B, C or D)". ---- From an ICAO report that AOPA seems to support.
None, as in nil, naught, zero, bugga all of the studies done here produce
credible benefits for mandatory ADS-B, Australia is not the US
Aluminium Overcast or NSW sized EU/ECAC.
BTW, I have refrained from commenting on airspace matters here or on other forums because I don't feel qualified to do so. On this now discussed matter of ADSB, you have noted that I possibly have a personal interest due to owning a $30,000 rag and tube aeroplane that someone wants me to spend $10,000+ on some new 'gadget' that won't give me any benefit. I do feel I have the right to an opinion on such matters, don't you?
bushy notes the bloody obvious and something I subscribe to. My Colt has a Mode C transponder simply so anyone with a TCAS can see me. Surely gaunty agrees that I shouldn't have to install a TCAS to have extra security.
I haven't got through all Dog's links, I have enough homework for this weekend on a slow computer.
