In article %Q5pc.241$gr.25776@attbi_s52,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

I gotta disagree with you Jay. I fly out of a busier airport than HPN--FRG
also in NY. It's class D as well and I shudder when I think about that
airport not having a control tower. It's far from perfect but the
controllers do their best to try and warn pilots of nearby aircraft even
though it's not their responsibility. What would your solution be?

I hear what you're saying, but to call non-radar airspace such as MOST Class
D "controlled" is (again, IMHO) wrong.

Call it "semi-controlled" or "ground separation only" or "we hope to see you
with our binoculars" -- do anything but call it "controlled"...cuz it ain't.

Controlled has a very specific meaning -- it means ATC can provide
separation services to IFR aircraft. It includes classes A, B, C, D,
and E (at least in the US).