Yes, it's better because CASA and the Nastronauts think this is how it is in the US.
It's American (sort of) so it must be better. Personally, I think we are just being Dicked around.
Sorry Mates...we had this little thing called a GAAP and it matched absolutely nothing else..... anywhere else.
Its not how it is in the USA....its how it is in the
WHOLE REST OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD.
Now how it works in the USA is tower staffing is based on traffic....the more the traffic the more tower staff.
Really the whole Class D system would work just fine if and when CASA figures out how it works and gets up to date on the regs.
There should be no need to make any unsolicited reports within the 5 NM area of the class D upon departure.
There should be a taxi clearance not a taxi broadcast when the tower is in operation.
If your issued specific exit instructions off the runway theres no need to report your location (really tower should hand ya to ground) Example Tower: VH-OZY exit taxiway Golf contact ground 119.2
If you exit and then contact ground.....yeah ICAO says tell'm where your at and where you wanna go.
No you don't need a clearance to cross an unlit runway at night when the tower is closed. When its closed D is no longer in effect.
And while I am on a rant....theres no bloody need to report how many POB's when you filed a bloody flight plan.