Originally Posted by
topdrop
Canberra Approach is done from Melbourne. Remember a C210 with engine failure in IMC vectored into hill because controller had no local knowledge.
They are going to move Cairns App to Brisbane. Not many hills around Cairns are there?
That implies a failure in the training or validation process, rather than a failure in the principle under discussion.
TBH, I'm more of a fan of having the approach unit co-located at the aerodrome/s it services, but for other reasons. (Eggs/baskets etc.)