When I monitored over 1200 calls on my flight to the Kimberly and back in the caravan I had no idea in nearly all cases if they were from aircraft that were a potential collision risk so I could answer and organise pre AMATS " radio arrange separation".
The only way the half woundback system with mandatory monitoring by VFR of " area frequencies " can work is if the IFR gave full position reports in E and G. That's what they did before we introduced the AMATS changes.
Just one descent call when leaving controlled airspace solves about 10% of the alleged problem.
As I said before- go ahead and harmonise with the best airspace systems in the world - where ATC frequency boundary monitoring requirements don't exist and VFR are prohibited from making non directed announcements on ATC frequencies - or return fully to the old system and put back on 700 FSOs.
It was all starting to work really well when Airservices, in an act of shear bastardry , without the safety regulators (CASA) approval and with zero pilot education , posted out 30,000 frequency boundary charts.
All done in a desperate attempt to resist change. As pointed out by Billy Hughes- very Australian.
All we need is some leadership. Have you noticed CASA has no stated view on where we are going with Airspace?
Last edited by Dick Smith; 10th Apr 2016 at 00:56.