There is a petition organised on Change.org to be sent to the government. I know some think such things are a waste of time, but hey, nothing else has worked. Just a few moments to sign the petition, can't do any harm, might do some good.
Change.org: 12 months on in the Aviation Hall of Bureaucratic Doom
Alexander Reith
Australia
JUN 3, 2017 — To all supporters:-
We have reached 2500 signatures which shows to the outside world that the issue is serious and deserves notice.
If only it could be reported that improvements have been made during the last twelve months.
The truth is that General Aviation (GA) is still staggering under the load of the new rules (2014), in particular Part 61 licensing and Parts 141, 142 training. The ongoing transition to the most convoluted, impractical and complex rules ever devised in Australia is proving to be so expensive and unworkable that even more flying businesses and jobs are certain to be lost.
The Aviation Safety Regulatory Review recommendations have not been implemented except by lip service and some corrective changes to prevent total industry stalling.
Director of Air Safety (a unique & farcical title) Mark Skidmore left suddenly for no apparent reason.
Dept. of Infrastructure senior employee Shane Carmody took over as temporary DAS/CEO with the stated intention, to industry reps at Avalon 2017, to bed down the rules pretty much as is. These criminal sanction rules of strict liability are completely over the top, excessive, and many provisions wouldn't even rate a mention in the USA air rules.
While the USA, home of GA, has legislated to relieve the onerous, expensive and unnecessary medical regime for private flying, our government is "considering" the results of yet another survey.
Minister Darren Chester has issued another anaemic, cut and pasted Statement of Expectations, full of the usual motherhood statements.
The 'independent' Commonwealth Corporate body of CASA needs Ministerial 'Directions', not 'Expectations'.
A suitable start would be to require, by changing the Act, to require CASA to regulate within reasonable parameters of industry health, to simplify, and have adherence to the ICAO model. We could fully adopt the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Treaty thus giving the option to properly integrate with New Zealand.
Instead of action, extraordinarily, he has decided to conduct yet another time and money wasting review as to why GA is in such decline.
Mr. Skidmore was reportedly on about $600,000 p.a. Chairman of the Board of CASA is on $100,000. Many hundreds of $millions and near 30 years down the drain by the regulator, perhaps the longest rewrite of any rule set and still not finished. A futile make work program coupled with GA industry fee extortion at unprecedented levels.
One example:- a nearby flying school was vacated as the principal went to work for CASA. A senior instructor attempts to gain a new flying school certificate (AOC) and pays $8000 upfront to have the CASA model Operators Manual accepted. More than 12 months still not done. USA? AOC and fees not required for independent instructors. No wonder we have lost hundreds of flying schools which are the indispensable foundation of aviation.
We are fully entitled to ask does the current governance model work? Is it value for money? Could GA be a valuable and growing industry employing many more thousands of Australians in productive work?
The lack of flight recency, loss of experienced personnel and the Big Brother fear and stress factors are counterproductive to safety. Rising costs are attributable to a shrinking market base.
Your support to reinvigorate this petition will give weight to our voice for a fair go for GA and demonstrate that we will not give up.
We demand reform, not simply a return to the past, but the freedom to rebuild and enjoy aviation for business and recreation to the betterment of Australia...
Change.org: 12 months on in the Aviation Hall of Bureaucratic Doom
Alexander Reith
Australia
JUN 3, 2017 — To all supporters:-
We have reached 2500 signatures which shows to the outside world that the issue is serious and deserves notice.
If only it could be reported that improvements have been made during the last twelve months.
The truth is that General Aviation (GA) is still staggering under the load of the new rules (2014), in particular Part 61 licensing and Parts 141, 142 training. The ongoing transition to the most convoluted, impractical and complex rules ever devised in Australia is proving to be so expensive and unworkable that even more flying businesses and jobs are certain to be lost.
The Aviation Safety Regulatory Review recommendations have not been implemented except by lip service and some corrective changes to prevent total industry stalling.
Director of Air Safety (a unique & farcical title) Mark Skidmore left suddenly for no apparent reason.
Dept. of Infrastructure senior employee Shane Carmody took over as temporary DAS/CEO with the stated intention, to industry reps at Avalon 2017, to bed down the rules pretty much as is. These criminal sanction rules of strict liability are completely over the top, excessive, and many provisions wouldn't even rate a mention in the USA air rules.
While the USA, home of GA, has legislated to relieve the onerous, expensive and unnecessary medical regime for private flying, our government is "considering" the results of yet another survey.
Minister Darren Chester has issued another anaemic, cut and pasted Statement of Expectations, full of the usual motherhood statements.
The 'independent' Commonwealth Corporate body of CASA needs Ministerial 'Directions', not 'Expectations'.
A suitable start would be to require, by changing the Act, to require CASA to regulate within reasonable parameters of industry health, to simplify, and have adherence to the ICAO model. We could fully adopt the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Treaty thus giving the option to properly integrate with New Zealand.
Instead of action, extraordinarily, he has decided to conduct yet another time and money wasting review as to why GA is in such decline.
Mr. Skidmore was reportedly on about $600,000 p.a. Chairman of the Board of CASA is on $100,000. Many hundreds of $millions and near 30 years down the drain by the regulator, perhaps the longest rewrite of any rule set and still not finished. A futile make work program coupled with GA industry fee extortion at unprecedented levels.
One example:- a nearby flying school was vacated as the principal went to work for CASA. A senior instructor attempts to gain a new flying school certificate (AOC) and pays $8000 upfront to have the CASA model Operators Manual accepted. More than 12 months still not done. USA? AOC and fees not required for independent instructors. No wonder we have lost hundreds of flying schools which are the indispensable foundation of aviation.
We are fully entitled to ask does the current governance model work? Is it value for money? Could GA be a valuable and growing industry employing many more thousands of Australians in productive work?
The lack of flight recency, loss of experienced personnel and the Big Brother fear and stress factors are counterproductive to safety. Rising costs are attributable to a shrinking market base.
Your support to reinvigorate this petition will give weight to our voice for a fair go for GA and demonstrate that we will not give up.
We demand reform, not simply a return to the past, but the freedom to rebuild and enjoy aviation for business and recreation to the betterment of Australia...