08-02-2021, 08:20 AM
Following on from the pertinent observations of Thornbird, I have to ask the question: is the demise of General Aviation the desired result of regulatory reform? The culprit being the mandarins of the public service aided and abetted by the management of the RAAF and the RPT airlines?
After all the Mandarins, represented by ANU trained treasury economists, killed off Australian general and automotive manufacturing. The RAAF mandarins killed of what was left of defence aerospace (the wamira and Nomad sagas). The airlines just want untrammeled use of airspace free of light aircraft “pollution” and the property developers want every square meter of airport land they can steal.
GA has no friends RAAUS has no friends. Attempts to make ourselves relevant - e.g. Angel Flight, etc. are sabotaged by CASA. greedy local councils do their bit to suppress aviation as well.
I was watching some footage of Oshkosh last night and formed the opinion that such an event would be illegal in Australia because there is no way we could surmount the regulatory barriers even to handle the air traffic control “Bonanza Xyz -land after the white dot and keep rolling, Bearhawk turn left onto the grass”.
After all the Mandarins, represented by ANU trained treasury economists, killed off Australian general and automotive manufacturing. The RAAF mandarins killed of what was left of defence aerospace (the wamira and Nomad sagas). The airlines just want untrammeled use of airspace free of light aircraft “pollution” and the property developers want every square meter of airport land they can steal.
GA has no friends RAAUS has no friends. Attempts to make ourselves relevant - e.g. Angel Flight, etc. are sabotaged by CASA. greedy local councils do their bit to suppress aviation as well.
I was watching some footage of Oshkosh last night and formed the opinion that such an event would be illegal in Australia because there is no way we could surmount the regulatory barriers even to handle the air traffic control “Bonanza Xyz -land after the white dot and keep rolling, Bearhawk turn left onto the grass”.