by Keith Smith » Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:22 pm
The controller wasn't aware of the change, I apologize for that.
This change was a strategic decision that was explained in the frequency isolation thread. It might take a while for people to adjust, including the controllers. For example, it will not be a good idea to issue a few freq changes to airborne aircraft and then issue an ifr clearance to a plane on the ground.
Pilots will need to listen a bit more closely to make an educated guess as to when to check in. Be as brief as you can with your calls.
If we need to increase the scope of the repeaters to include tower, we will, but I want to give this a fair shot. As I said, in this case the controller didn't know the change had occurred, so he would have been surprised by the blocks. Understanding how it now works, that is not likely to be an issue.
Bob, while this is new for more recent users who are now used to the party line setup for single controller ops, the use of repeaters is a relatively new thing. We had complete isolation in the past.
I will try to make a more detailed post about the thinking behind this change when able. Typng on iPad is painful.