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.

Aren't you forgetting about class E?
That is labeled "controlled", too, but hopefully even the dumbest pilot
would not expect VFR traffic separation by ATC in class E.

jue