[thorn bird]

FAA USA employs just over 44, 400 people for approximately 220,000 aircraft which is around 5 per aircraft.

CASA employs 830 people (not counting consultants) for approximately 11,129 aircraft which is 13.5 per aircraft.

Silly figures perhaps, its very hard to find actual total figures for active aircraft in Australia and remember the FAA carries out far more aviation related functions than CASA. But perhaps it illustrates that with sensible FAA aligned regulation, aviation would be a whole lot cheaper to commit here, and a whole lot cheaper to administer.

On statistics more than likely a whole lot safer as well.