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Ben Morgan (AOPA Oz) on Facebook live -

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AOPA AUSTRALIA - KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON!

- Thank You for Support
- Senate RRAT Inquiry & CASA
- ATSB Investigation Discontinued
- Bankstown Airport North Redevelopment
- Destruction of Aviation History
- Upcoming Major AOPA Australia announcement
- Become a Member and Stand with Us

Senator Susan McDonald Barnaby Joyce Senator Glenn Sterle Senator Rex Patrick AusGov Infrastructure Civil Aviation Safety Authority - CASA 9 News 7NEWS Australia ABC Australia SBS News

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Plus comments:

Sandy Reith

Government has also forgotten that GA airports are National security assets. Many, if not most of the most important were hurriedly constructed during World War 11. Why? Because airlift gives speedy transport for all sorts of crucial elements in time of war. Maintaining these assets for aviation is showing our strength and commitment to our security.

Building warehouses and factories over airports is like building across railway lines or half closing a freeway because the land is cheaper than the natural freehold market. Ring, write contact your MPs, media and State Senators.

Join AOPA too, it’s the only voice that represents all of us to government.

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Andy Longmire

Biggest problem with GA is that it’s always been regarded as the poorer cousin to the “ glamorous “ airline industry. The government will spend billions on a new Western Sydney Airport but try to get even a small amount of funding to a GA airport, well good luck with that! I sometimes wonder where Infrastructure think the pilots that graduate eventually to the domestic and National airlines originally came from. Some from overseas, some from our Defence Forces but the majority from charter and low level RPT. They started in GA! I’ve been flying over 20 years now and have seen a big decline in GA over that time. From closure of small airports either council or private. To the encroachment of non-aviation at Sunshine Coast Airport and now at Bankstown. I guess history means nothing to these bureaucrats people?

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Gary Weeks

Yep agreed. There are a lot of very long term public servants that do everything in their power to tin plate their own backsides. They are not interested in doing what could be done to reinvigorate GA. Yes I could name names but no point. Well done Ben, keep at it.

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Shannon Baker

It's hard to get rid of govt. Beaurcrats who have been there forever .....

But .... If Pip Spence can re-assign Dr Aleck's role to that of "door greeter" where he has to stand outside all day, in the heat.... No doubt he would resign shortly after... Or.... He can be made redundant from that role as door greeter.
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Shannon Baker

No GA = then we will be like Europe with 200 hour first officers in A320's / 737 etc.
Wonder how CASA and the politicians would feel about that.

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Simon McDermott

It’s happening here on the Sunshine Coast Ben. Can’t secure a new lease if you tried for aviation. But if you are a non aviation you can sign up tomorrow

MTF...P2