I don't always agree with everything Dick says and wish he could direct his talent, profile and resources to things that really would make a difference to us, such as making a stand against the rampant tilt up concretisation of the airports and the corporate mindset of the leaseholders...something he would be more familiar with than many of us... But I do admire the bloke and doubt he got where he is today by an anonymous keyboard warrior attempting to bully him!!
The area frequency for unmarked aerodromes is a ridiculous concept and just another example of a thought bubble that sitting around a table with a few people from industry that actually work VFR in G every day might have nipped in the bud. Why should a VFR pilot monitor Melbourne Centre and listen to Emirates at FL 360 when the 172 departing from the nearest aerodrome on 126.7 would be more likely to be traffic they might actually need to see and avoid.