How does Melbourne Centre do the Impossible at Hobart?
I note that the en route supplement states that after tower hours the Hobart airspace, both D and C, from 1500ft to 8500ft is operated by the Melbourne centre. How do controllers in the Melbourne centre – without radar or other surveillance equipment – operate D and C airspace at Hobart?
When I’ve tried to explain this to overseas controllers, they say it’s impossible and I must be mistaken.
Remember that Airservices claim that the multilateration system was never purchased for terminal airspace and doesn’t work below 6500ft.
Sounds to me as if the controllers are going to fed the wolves if there is an incident.
Unproven experiment not used anywhere else in the world.
Just asking and just interested.
Last edited by Dick Smith; 11th Apr 2016 at 02:03.