Rottnest Island Avdata charging for missed approaches
Anyone else getting billed for missed approaches? Wind was too strong to land that day on a VFR flight.
The Avdata person insists that it counts as "training" and is subject to charges. I understood the "training" thing meant up to an hour of touch and goes for one fee.
The landing fee is an "Island Entry Fee" but I'm not aware that the airspace above the island counts, or aware of any airspace boundaries, nothing in ERSA etc etc...just someone who from Avdata who won't provide transcripts or admit the burden of proof is with them and not us. Appropriate Rottnest Island Authority person is of course "not available".
I remember a similar thing happening at Cunderdin a while back when the shire wanted to charge people to use the NDB.
Interested in if anyone has had a similar issue with them and who "owns" the airspace, I thought it was the commonwealth??
CFI