Hmmm.. The title text was a bit misleading. The acticle refers to the use of ADS-B to reduce the handoffs required to get "plane X" from "point A" to "point B". Terminal approach radar will still be required for approach vectoring, clearances etc.
Not really sure why you have included "Australia going back to radar" in your reply. Seems a bit irrelevant. CASA is not the FAA...???? Australia doesn't really need ADS-B. We are a sparsely populated continent with low volume airtravel = zero laneway congestion. Mandating TCAS would be a better/cheaper solution.
FYI I'm a current holder of a PPL(A) Licence. (don't assume everyone here knows zip about aviation related topics)
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Hmmm..
The title text was a bit misleading. The acticle refers to the use of ADS-B to reduce the handoffs required to get "plane X" from "point A" to "point B". Terminal approach radar will still be required for approach vectoring, clearances etc.
Not really sure why you have included "Australia going back to radar" in your reply. Seems a bit irrelevant. CASA is not the FAA...???? Australia doesn't really need ADS-B. We are a sparsely populated continent with low volume airtravel = zero laneway congestion. Mandating TCAS would be a better/cheaper solution.
FYI I'm a current holder of a PPL(A) Licence. (don't assume everyone here knows zip about aviation related topics)
40 Billion buys a lot of new Phased Array Radar systems... If the FAA want to rely on aircraft based GPS i'm catching the train...