Class D or any "Tower" control is only responsible for the separation of
aircraft on the runway.. not on downwind or on final.. runway separation is
all that any tower is responsible for.. and they did not get that right at
VGT.

I do not reference the "radar rooms" associated with Tower operations.

BT

"David Megginson" wrote in message
. cable.rogers.com...
Teacherjh wrote:

Were it the other way around, it would have to go hand in hand with a
severe
reduction in VFR freedoms. If the contrllers are responsible for
preventing
midairs on a clear day, then the controllers will be CONTROLLING your
airplane.

Or to put it another way, class C and D airspace will become class B. I
agree that it's easy to be lulled into a false sense of security flying
VFR
in class C or D.


All the best,


David