Originally Posted by SWH
No, that is a misleading lie, eg a schedule Qantas RPT passenger jet from Perth to Newman does not meet the following statement
"all passenger aircraft in controlled air space were "controlled every inch to the ground"
Everyone in the industry except Sir A seems to know a passenger jet from Perth to Newman has to leave controlled airspace.
Sir Angus never said a jet from Perth to Newman remained in Controlled Airspace. Pull your head in.
That maybe the case, but METARs are not forecasts. CASA requires pilots to use forecast, which are few and far between now for night time away from the capital cities. Ask ASA for a forecast for a regional airport at night, not available. Ask the BOM, not available, have to ask ASA.
I used to be able to ring the BOM on the sat phone soon after departure on a MED 1, get them issue a forecast, and then request it from ASA, all legal. No longer possible.
Irrelevant to the issue at hand, which is provision of weather at the aerodrome, and the fact that neither Mr Smith nor Higgins has not once mentioned that comprehensive, instant and current automated weather info is now available.
As for lack of TAFs at O-dark hundred, if you want them, you pay. Simple as that.
Originally Posted by SWH
If you have flown IFR, you would understand with or without ADSB, pilots cannot see through cloud. Traffic information is just that, information, there is no control
Encountered a VFR last week, Broome to Port Hedland, crossing our track. Tower still closed. Brisbane Centre gave us a traffic alert on the VFR, virtually opposite direction, below, climbing and then levelling at 4800ft. I'll give you one guess how ATC saw him...
