Originally Posted by Dick Smith
No it's nothing like class F
ICAO class F lists no radio for VFR.
Yes, well, ICAO Class G has no radio for VFR either. So what shall we call it... Class H?
The fact that you and LeedSlud cannot come to grips with is that well before Alphabet soup airspace was invented, Australians created a useable, practical and cost-effective airspace system. We didn't have millions of radars, we didn't have millions of dollars to spend, nor did we need millions of miles of controlled airspace.
To placate the obsession of some to comply with what is done do O/S, we had to have a name. So "someone" thought G would be best, when in fact F is far more appropriate as it accurately describes services to IFR. Of course, "G" has served the argument of critics of our system that "IFR are on their own" well, when in fact our Class G provides so much more than crummy old ICAO G. But let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story eh...
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