Gundog, why is it economically feasible for ATC to provide such a service in radar covered airspace in Europe, Canada and the US but not here?
There is a cost but it is minimal compared to the huge cost of the AsA head office in Canberra.
Why don't you at least support upgrading the G airspace at Proserpine to class E ?
Then all IFR aircraft, mainly airline traffic, could get a full control service ,including terrain avoidance ,until they were visual.
How much per passenger? Not much compared to staying alive.
I can understand the management in Canberra being against this safety upgrade because their bonuses may drop a little but I can't understand why ATC's would be opposed. Maybe just resistance to change?