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25.01.2022 GENERAL AVIATION INDUSTRY LEFT STUNNED BY POLITICAL BACKFLIP 12:00AM July 26th, 2018: The Australian - Andrew Burrell Entrepreneur Dick Smith says he is flabb...ergasted that Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has killed off a plan endorsed by Barnaby Joyce in his final days in cabinet to rewrite the law to address the escalating costs crippling the general aviation industry. Mr Smith, a former chairman of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, said last night Mr Joyce was the only Coalition transport minister in the past 20 years to agree to reforms that would cut the regulatory burden on the industry without putting lives at risk. He accused the others John Anderson, Mark Vaile, Warren Truss, Darren Chester and now Mr McCormack of being hostage to CASA and other bureaucrats who had introduced gold-plated regulations with no consideration for the industrys crippling costs. The bureaucrats will all be laughing and saying weve won again, he said. Now they will be able to continue writing more and more expensive rules. Airline Owners and Pilots Association executive director Ben Morgan said Mr McCormacks refusal to back reform could send many smaller operators to the wall. Weve got a pilot crisis and our flight schools are closing, and were just seeing the tip of the iceberg right now, he said. This is being driven by the fact that the general aviation industry is completely on its knees. The industrys reform plan would have greatly benefited Panorama Airways, run by Tammy Augostin and her fiance Charlie at Bathurst in the NSW central west. The pair also manage an aircraft maintenance business, and run Fastjet Adventure Flights in their L-39 Albatros jet and are looking to open a pilot training school, but the road, they say, has not been easy. Weve just laid off two people two full-time employees, Ms Augostin, 46, said. You have to wonder if theres a future for us. With their local council recently quadrupling their rent, soaring landing fees and increasingly burdensome regulation said by CASA to be aimed at improving safety, Ms Augostin said the industry was struggling to remain viable. She said in the past decade general aviation operators had been forced to comply with more and more rigorous inspections for whole aircraft and individual parts. Some models, she said, were made to undergo structural inspection programs unique to Australia. They can end up costing thousands, she said. SIDs supplemental inspection documents are inspections done on the aircraft under the manufacturers directions. A lot have been grounded because they havent undertaken these inspections. In some of (the inspections), you are pulling aircraft completely apart. Theres just as much damage done in that. Our regulator seems to have a lot to say about safety, I dont believe its relevant in some things. Obviously its important in what we do, but it limits the way we run our businesses. Were such a big country, its a shame to see this happening to an industry that used to be really vibrant. In February, Mr Joyce struck a breakthrough deal with his Labor counterpart, Anthony Albanese, to remove a key part of the Civil Aviation Act that requires CASA to regard safety as the most important consideration in regulating the industry. Under the changes backed by the industry, CASA would instead be required to balance the highest level of safety in air navigation with the need for an efficient and sustainable Australian aviation industry. But Mr Joyce resigned later that month in the aftermath of his affair with staffer Vikki Campion, handing over the transport portfolio to Mr McCormack. A landmark aviation summit in Wagga Wagga this month backed the changes and called on them to be legislated before the next federal election. Mr Smith said the planned rewrite of the act would have revitalised the general aviation and Australian flight training industry because for the first time it would have obliged bureaucrats to take cost into account in regulating the sector. Mr Joyce avoided criticism of Mr McCormacks decision not to proceed. I am not going to presume to know the reasons for other peoples decisions, he said. You should always search for a bipartisan position because that allows you, in contentious area such as air safety, to find the space to start talking, he said. I am sure Michael will talk closely with the general aviation sector and also with Anthony Albanese so they can find common ground to address some of the regulatory burden. Of Mr Smith, he said: He is a little bit eccentric, so am I probably, but dont ever confuse that with stupidity. Mr McCormack said in a statement that any proposal to change the legislation governing CASA required him to consult with other stakeholders before making any decision. I am aware and fully committed to working and consulting closely with industry on future changes to aviation safety regulations and any potential changes to the Act in future, he said.

25.01.2022 There is a group of entertainers, whos names will never appear in lights, Or engraved on a star. Yet their work has inspired millions... This is our tribute to Hollywoods finest www.Sierrahotel.net

24.01.2022 An answer to the hangarage problem?

22.01.2022 Great effort today on passing your Pilot Certificate flight test today Mitchell!!

20.01.2022 Short first solo video

20.01.2022 Brock in Foxbat 7711 on a beautiful day over Moreton Island

19.01.2022 Today I flew this little beauty! #training #flying

18.01.2022 The importance of a good preflight inspection...

18.01.2022 Nice. 33,000 feet.

17.01.2022 FIRST SOLO!!!! CONGRATULATIONS BROCK!!!

15.01.2022 Fantastic!! No more replacing brake pads.

15.01.2022 ATSB findings after analysis and examination of Foxbat rudder cables

14.01.2022 Another successful graduate from APA takes to the skies...

14.01.2022 Off the Mark!!! Solo time.

12.01.2022 Happy Easter from the crew at APA and particularly from Mitchell aka the Easter First Solo Bunny. Great effort this morning!!

12.01.2022 Today is thank a Paramedic Day. So dont forget to tell the next person you see in an ambulance or patient transport uniform that theyre doing an incredible job. #thankaparamedic

10.01.2022 Terry back in the saddle

10.01.2022 At Warwick over the weekend

08.01.2022 A great achievement and a great pose. Congrats Mitchell.

07.01.2022 How did 103 aircraft come together for yesterdays spectacular #RAF100 flypast over Central London? Heres how! Can you name the aircraft and where they came from?

05.01.2022 Super Wilga!! No need for a runway!! The simple life!!

04.01.2022 Marks first solo!! Hes out there landing somewhere near the windsock

03.01.2022 There is a group of entertainers, who’s names will never appear in lights, Or engraved on a star. Yet their work has inspired millions... This is our tribute to Hollywood's finest www.Sierrahotel.net

02.01.2022 Places Id like to be!!

01.01.2022 Chris in 7711 overhead Murwillumbah and passing Mt Warning on the way to Springbrook. Had to tighten the harnesses once or twice due to turbulence. Good piloting on a windy day Chris.

01.01.2022 Im sick and tired of the Foxbat climbing like a one-legged man up a broken ladder. Finally a solution!!