A number of Aussie ATCs have told me that at some airports they could provide a class E separation service at no extra cost.
Six deaths at Benalla and you say the existing system is ok?
What's the problem with doing a trial at just one airport ?
A single pilot high performance charter aircraft on approach being given traffic on three other IFR aircraft in IMC is certainly a very high workload situation. Then the separation has to be organised by the individual pilots with no prescribed separation standard.
What's wrong with highly skilled Controllers actually " controlling " airline aircraft "
Some sectors I fly in are so quite I have to sometimes give a call to ATC to check my radio is still working - would it not be possible to provide a class E terminal service in those areas?
It works superbly in the USA and Canada.. Canada has huge areas of low density airspace and they can provide an E terminal service at many non tower airports. Why can't we?
Last edited by Dick Smith; 1st Apr 2016 at 09:02.