Spodman
Melbourne Center provides an enroute radar service over Tasmania using the un-duplicated portable radar that seems now permanently in place at Launy. It provides coverage down to ground level at Launy and about 9000 FT for arrivals via CLARK into Hobart.
Does anyone else see the stupidity of the current situation? As Spodman points out the radar coverage at Launceston is down to the ground yet the industry is forced to pay for an expensive radar that is not used below 8500ft AGL where it is needed the most.
Peuce you say
To provide a Radar Approach Service, you have to be trained and rated to do so
Neither the Enroute Controllers above, nor the Tower Controllers below, are so trained or rated
To train and rate them requires a real Need, Cash, Spare Controllers & Spare Instructors
I dare say, not a lot of any of the above is available.
The parliament approved NAS would account for these expenses had it been allowed to be implemented. Can we assume that you would support class E surrounding smaller Class D boundaries should these costs be met in the future?
Scurvy D Dog you say
look at the coordination differences between A085 and A045 TWR/APP's
- look at how many towers the overlying sector have to coord with
- look at the real differences in tactical traffic management
- look at the comparison between TSAD assisted Procedural D/C verses Surveillance Enroute in the close in TMA .... if you think you can do the latter more safely and efficiently .... you are as usual talking outa ya cloacae!!
Open your mind. You must really believe that these operational issues have absolutely no solution. The US can provide class D airspace (radar and non radar) to 2500ft. Surely we can learn from them and provide it to 4500ft and let Centre 'control' the surrounding airspace.