Awful
Poor guys... very sad.
I got my PPL at Associated, across the field from KAC; know the area well.
I always remember a poster Russell had on the wall, showing a bi-plane wrapped around a tree.
The caption said `Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. It is just very unforgiving of mistakes.'
I always used to bear that in mind when flying up the coast to Otaki to practice low flying... and struggling to spot on-coming traffic that you could hear on the radio.
Uncontrolled aerodromes are an economic reality in New Zealand.
I just wonder how long it will be before truly affordable TCAS is developed for aircraft the size of C152's or R22's.