I once heard that there was actually a push by the air-traffickers to introduce Class C instead of Class D in parts of SE UK. Is this still true?
While we are at it - why do places like Cranwell still need a MATZ when Humberside and Exeter merely have ATZs? In fact why are MATZs needed at all these days with so few military ac in the UK?
If you call Benson, you are frequently told, quite tersely, "Remain outside 3 miles from the aerodrome". The ATZ is 2.5 miles, the MATZ is 5. So where does 3 come from? The next time I get such abrupt treatment I may well ask for their QFE and then route overhead at 2001' a.a.l..........................probably with Mode C turned off within 2.51 miles of the aerodrome reference point!