This is what McCormick had to say-
Overall, operations at Class D and non-towered aerodromes have been running smoothly, with the majority of pilots successfully following the new procedures. Naturally, some pilots have still been on a learning curve and may have missed a radio call or failed to get a required clearance
Hope that makes the guys who got a VCA feel a little bit more loved
Mr McCormick, if you guys would actually articulated the precise procedure then maybe there would be even less missed calls. Right now there is a grey area of legality. You do not need a clearance VFR in E+. However, you must "broadcast" and receive acknowledgement from TWR (??? funny, everywhere else you broadcast you do not get a reply
except the beepback unit..nor do you expect one!) If you do not receive acknowledgment and you proceed you have "Violated Controlled Airspace"????
If you do not call and proceed as per E you have violated controlled airspace.
If ATC gives instructions and VFR fails to follow instructions...what happens if ATC fails to give instructions and VFR has a RA..who is responsible? Mr McCormick your wishes have made for an impossible situation. Whilst the majority do the right thing as per airmanship standards...it only takes one to make a serious incident.
Broome and Karratha have changed...if there is viable radar coverage to the south of AV..then bl@@dy well use it! C over D! E+ experiments do not belong. You have created exactly what you intended to eliminate...Unique Australian Airspace.