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KC's latest 'Breaking News' - 

Via the AP email chains:

To all members,
 
Having attended the Geelong Airshow last week, the display of new technology and innovation that is now starting to have impact on civil aviation raised two major points that Australian civil aviation need to address ASAP. The attached article demonstrates that CASA failed to include course training standards from EASR Part 147 in CASR part 147.

This has prevented the funds that should have been available to reduce apprentices, AMEs and LAMEs training fees.
 
1. Civil aviation goes through changes as new technologies become available.

1. Non pressurised to pressurised aircraft, piston to turbine power, jumbo jets, advanced avionics, etc.
   
2. Starting yesterday, civil aviation is going through the biggest technology change in the last 50 years.
   

 
2. Government regulatory systems, personnel training standards, licencing are still a decade behind the current global industry;. how can we catch up?

1. AI controlled new technology aircraft are being built and completing NAA certification this year.
   
2. vTOL passenger carrying aircraft are being certified under Part 23 this year.
   
3. These advanced technology aircraft developments are in Australia.
   

 
3. Government regulatory systems are dated, in Aircraft Certification, 18 years behind the USA.

1. Current AME training and licencing has created a crisis in numbers.
   

                                                              i.     Hinders attracting new AMEs/LAMEs.
        b. The latest Breaking News attached identifies EASA “Standards” CASA did not adopt.
        c. If CASA had adopted, it would be much cheaper to train AMEs/LAMEs
 
The greatest worry to participants in aviation, especially GA, if current regulatory reform cannot keep pace with new technology being adopted by industry participants, what chance does the industry have in attracting new participants.  The training needs for future technologies need inclusion in promulgated Standards even if the regulations are not expected to be made in the future.
 
We need trained personnel ready before new technology is put into service.

Civil aviation is about to go through its most exciting period of change over the next decade or two. 
 
Regards

Plus: Ref - https://amroba.org.au/wp-content/uploads...-Funds.pdf





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