rmcdonal - you state:
I have found that if ATC haven't given me a clearance to enter Class E it is because there is traffic already in it that they can't separate
However, when the airspace is Class G as it was until a few months ago, you would naturally keep climbing in the G just with the traffic information service. Don’t you see the point I’m trying to make?
For example, at Ballina we have Class G all the way down to the runway. At the present time, airline pilots depart Ballina in VMC simply receiving traffic information on other IFR aircraft.
However, if we upgrade THE SAME LOCATION to E, they then instantly say, when VMC exists “
oh, we can’t climb in E receiving a traffic information service because that’s dangerous”.
All that happens with this type of thinking is we are prevented from upgrading to safer Class E from G because Pilots and Controllers will not use the versatility of Class E, ie. the advantages of G when VMC exists and the advantages of A when IMC exists.
These advantages can only be used if you use the airspace properly.