What would be the use of introducing mandatory ADSB for all IFR aircraft if non pressurized aircraft spend 90% of their time in uncontrolled airspace and still only get a 1930s style traffic information service?
Why purchase a new radar/ ADSB / Multilateration system if we keep most aircraft in un controlled airspace?
One Sky should immediately put on hold until the controlled airspace is extended as per NAS. At the present time at airports like Ballina the pilots have to become air traffic controllors when in IMC below 8500'. This is rediculous. If FAA controllors have the skills to separate all IFR in IMC why can't Aussie controllors be as skilled?
And what about Tasmania.? Why doesn't the AFAP say something.? AsA Annual reports state that the $6 m multilateration system was purchased to provide terminal survailance down to the ground at Hobart and Launceston . Now we read in The Australian that CASA will not approve its operation below 7000'.
Yes. It's a dud and probably covered up so Airservices management could be paid massive performance bonuses .
If procedural approaches in Tasmania - with its lousy weather and big hills -are as safe as survailance covered approaches it means you don't need survailance anywhere . And that's clearly not so.
A cover up is happening here. Let's get the system working properly as it was ordered. Do I have support for this? Also won't One Sky be another $1.4 billion Super Seasprite like disaster if they can't even get a small multilateration system working as ordered?