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Old 27th Oct 2014, 08:04
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Dick Smith
 
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I remember well. Complete ignorance and concrete minds put the frequency boundaries from the old Flight Service days back on the charts.

Under ICAO there is not even a radio requirement for VFR in class E F and G airspace.

If a system is to work with frequency boundaries we need to move back to the old pre 1991 AMATS system and re instate Flight Service on separate frequencies to ATC.

Then there will be no radar advisories available in uncontrolled airspace as FS will have their Quill pens and green eyeshades and a microphone!

But everyone can yak yak yak giving full position reports every 30 minutes like old times and impress the girlfriend.

In the US there is not even a recommended frequency for VFR to monitor when en route. Pilots can call on the frequency of a nearby remote VHF outlet and request a workload permitting RAS.

Our NAS recommended that if en route and in the airspace normally used for approach and departing traffic of an airport - to monitor the frequency of that airport.


This was to satisfy those who believe that VFR pilots will run into someone if they can't use radio arranged separation and never stop yakking.

And no. I don't know how the present system should work as it is unproven and probably unworkable!
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