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Old 17th Oct 2008, 21:16
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Icarus53
 
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Is it too cynical of me to say none of this really matters a toss?

The simple fact is that a well squared away pilot is the type who already gives substantial radio calls when in or about a CTAF (regardless of whether it's (R)) and certainly provides sufficient info on his/her position and intentions to allow other aircraft to safely deconflict.

On the other hand, pilots who cause the problems at uncontrolled aerodromes - the knobs who either don't bother to monitor/broadcast, who have such poor grasp of RTP or traffic separation that problems start to occur - these are the people who won't even bother to learn that there has been a change in procedures anyway!

CASA can change the musical chairs all it likes - there are good airmen and bad. That's the real difference between smooth, safe operations and an incident/accident. All this change of regulation business really achieves is to give CASA a different coloured rope with which to hang a transgressor.

Wow - am I really that bitter and twisted? Time to go out to the porch with mah rockin' chair and shotgun!

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