One dose of reality - please.
Sandy - "All the same agreed it would be ideal to have a single voice, but is it realistic to expect?"
Is it realistic? Good question Sandy. Let me (with your indulgence) rephrase it. Is it realistic to continue on as we are? The answer is a bloody great big, resounding NO!. History, facts and the state of the industry fully support the singularity - NO!
Gods know, full well every possible avenue has been explored, the tales from honest, competent, intelligent folk who weighed in thirty years ago match similar stories told by today's crowd of those who tried to penetrate the veil. Ergo:-
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Sandy "I can think of many other business groups that have their own associations, but few if any that encompass such a variety the likes of GA."
Aye: but - if one strips away the various uses of aviation - from regional airlines down to basic flight school; the parallels become remarkable. All have the same basic needs, all have the same bottom line - the use of aircraft, the need to remain 'out of the red' and to be able to legitimately conduct their business, whatever that may be.
From Big Q all the way down to Fred's one man Flight School all suffer from the same malady. All struggle under the existing system - the degree of suffrage varies - but, in essence, stripped of scale, the same old song is heard.
The industry has no one else to blame but themselves - they have allowed 'divide and conquer' to become 'the norm' subjugated through concession and a fear of taking a misstep on the tightrope they are obliged to walk to avoid being 'noticed', singled out and made an example of 'Mummy smack' if you talk back. Time to set aside fear and 'man-up'. United they form a powerful voice - as it stands now, they are seen as a rag-tag bunch of self interested, noisy amateurs, fractured and disjointed. Easy to beat. Take a long hard look at the Aerial Application outfit - united, under good leadership - and see how well they have done.
Aye well; that's my two bob's worth shout (FWIW) - but, the difference between an orchestra 'tuning up' and a well conducted symphony is remarkable. It is the symphony which earns the brass and the gains the kudos.
Sandy - "All the same agreed it would be ideal to have a single voice, but is it realistic to expect?"
Is it realistic? Good question Sandy. Let me (with your indulgence) rephrase it. Is it realistic to continue on as we are? The answer is a bloody great big, resounding NO!. History, facts and the state of the industry fully support the singularity - NO!
Gods know, full well every possible avenue has been explored, the tales from honest, competent, intelligent folk who weighed in thirty years ago match similar stories told by today's crowd of those who tried to penetrate the veil. Ergo:-
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Sandy "I can think of many other business groups that have their own associations, but few if any that encompass such a variety the likes of GA."
Aye: but - if one strips away the various uses of aviation - from regional airlines down to basic flight school; the parallels become remarkable. All have the same basic needs, all have the same bottom line - the use of aircraft, the need to remain 'out of the red' and to be able to legitimately conduct their business, whatever that may be.
From Big Q all the way down to Fred's one man Flight School all suffer from the same malady. All struggle under the existing system - the degree of suffrage varies - but, in essence, stripped of scale, the same old song is heard.
The industry has no one else to blame but themselves - they have allowed 'divide and conquer' to become 'the norm' subjugated through concession and a fear of taking a misstep on the tightrope they are obliged to walk to avoid being 'noticed', singled out and made an example of 'Mummy smack' if you talk back. Time to set aside fear and 'man-up'. United they form a powerful voice - as it stands now, they are seen as a rag-tag bunch of self interested, noisy amateurs, fractured and disjointed. Easy to beat. Take a long hard look at the Aerial Application outfit - united, under good leadership - and see how well they have done.
Aye well; that's my two bob's worth shout (FWIW) - but, the difference between an orchestra 'tuning up' and a well conducted symphony is remarkable. It is the symphony which earns the brass and the gains the kudos.