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Old 16th Jul 2009, 00:00
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Info is on the CASA website at: CASA - Proposal for revised procedures at GAAP aerodromes Some interesting issues here.

Class D services will have to be provided at all GAAP aerodromes during the hours of daylight. So Camden is going to have to have full-time ATC, not just on weekends after 9am, as at present.

There's going to be a huge spike in night-time runway incursion incidents, as pilots accidentally taxi across inactive unlit runways.

There's no discussion of traffic management with three active runways (the normal arrangement at Bankstown), and it isn't clear what CASA's intention is for this situation.

There's no mention of the status of helipads. Will they be treated as an additional runway for traffic management purposes ? What happens when helicopters arrive and depart direct to/from company pads or taxiways ? Nor any mention of helicopter traffic, who will hopefully just continue to do what they always do and stay out of the way of everyone else !

It looks like this is CASA's way of forcing the issue with Airservices on staffing levels and service provision. Unless Airservices ramp up staffing to adequately address current service obligations, plus the extra obligations imposed by these directions, GA at GAAP aerodromes will be completely stuffed due to a complete inability to actually get airborne.
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