Absolitely agree! The whole essence of the application of a RAS is the formailisng of the VERBAL contract between the pilot and the controller. Cue
Cont " Clear of CAS what type of service do you require?"
AC " IFR Please"
Cont " Do you require RAS, RIS is FIS"
AC " Which one is the best"
This actually happened to me, granted several years ago. So.....until such a time as the guys up front FULLY understand the conditions of the contract that apply to them, ATCO's are placing themselves at risk by applying a RAS to those who have little appreciation of the classification of the airspace in which they fly or the ATC services on offer. A safety case is deffinately the way ahead - how else are the drivers going to get the message!
Post caveated with the exception of certain operators who predominately operate in Class G whom are fully aware (so much so they fitted TCAS) - it's the summer holiday charters flown by Eurpoean crews etc...you know what I mean..