Rotting ADF / VOR facilities
On May 27, AsA in its infinite wisdom turned off a whole range of ground based navigation facilities. Most of which were functioning perfectly at the time of disconnection.
Yesterday, I happened to drive past the now decommissioned Wonthaggi VOR / NDB. Its sitting happily in a dairy farmers paddock. Which led to wonder:
What's happening with all the decommissioned antennae towers, equipment buildings and equipment?
Is it being left to rot? Is it being disassembled and removed? If its not being demolished, who is going to maintain them? Was disassembly & removal costs factored in to the economic case to retire these facilities?