Ah Bluskis
But that is a completely different matter altogether!
I wholeheartedly agree with what you are saying here. This has been a bone of contention between moi and some of my mates in high places (that is they are controllers
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I think a lot could be done to make things better and safer and as AlanM suggests a London LARS service would be a good thing too!
In the end I think it boils down to money and may be sometimes a can do attitude, but am sure that most controllers would be happy to accomodate competent pilots in their airspace if capacity allowed.
FD
<soapbox> Another one to throw in is the inability of some not so large or busy regional (pardon me 'international') airfields to cope with some GA traffic flying in and out at a reasonable price. Those who say that it can't be done should have a look at places like Bordeaux and Geneva.</soap box>