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Old 20th Apr 2010, 12:09
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Dog One
 
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Explain in simple terms why VFR aircraft can operate in E airspace without a clearance, where as, IFR aircraft require a clearance, but only receive IFR traffic. What benefit is this airspace to RPT operators, who pay most of the aviation charges.

Why can't VFR aircraft use their radio and request a clearance to enter CTA. If they are well trained pilots, surely they must be able to use a radio. I mean, I hand over my controls and the lives of a couple of hundred passengers to these people, trusting that their transponder will give me a final chance to avoid an aluminium shower.

Why should the people of Broome and Karratha be treated as second class citizens because they live on the wrong coast. Why should they be exposed to a higher risk than passengers flying out of the east coast?
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