Two very well brought up points there James, and certainly two issues that I find a tad irritating, although I guess that the LAA would be a little reticent about weighing into the hi-viz argument, as it could be seen as being a bit political.
The more airfields that wish to offer free landings to LAA'ers the better in my view, and I suppose that if their ops policy requires hi-viz tabards then so be it , but now that we appear to be moving towards more enlightened times , it would be nice if airfields , particularly the "small fry who think they're Heathrow"
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could be jolted into the real world.
I totally accept and agree with employees at any airfield complying with PPE , but GA pilots and their guests shouldn't be forced into using these things , as I'm sure we're all capable of taking responsibilities and making sensible decisions.
If organisations that represent GA could encourage these self styled "regional hubs" to be a little more accommodating in ALL respects , not just to the odd commuter flight , then it surely would up their profile and generate more revenue. But many just don't seem to get it !
Same thing with PPR . Yes I do understand why airfields that take the odd bit of heavy traffic do it, as it's a lot more preferable to talk to a human being by telephone than to have to do a flight plan, but for a small GA airfield it's just completely unnecessary . Pre-calling on VHF should be sufficient .
But I think you'll find that most people vote with their feet on all of these matters.