This is my first "negative" post, so go easy on me, otherwise I may not do it again.
I have to agree with the general feel of this thread that there are some real skills/attitude issues in RaAus that are a concern.
I spent a few years working at a small airfield (south-east Melb) where both an RAA and GA school operated. During my time there the RAA school had two very different CFI's.
During the reign of the first, minimum hour targets were
always acheived and between him and his deputy doolittle there was a deliberate promotion of anti-GA sentiment which extended to the odd dangerous in-flight discruption of GA charter flights (including a deliberate reduction of speed on base/final to force a PA31 to go-around. During his reign there was always incidents occuring: Transiting East Sale with a radio and chosing not to use it - the explanation given was "I didin't realise I needed a clearance", poeple getting lost, busting CTA, running low on fuel etc. Now I know this occurs in GA as well, but the rate of occurances was significantly higher.
I too also noticed when trying to assist some of the students/licence holders that they had never seen/been shown ERCs, PCA or NAIPS (and didn't have ERSAs). I remeber one student asking me how do get your frequencies once you leave the coverage of the VNC!!!
Anyway, once the new CFI came along, things did change quite a bit. He taught to high standards and was respectfull in sharing the airspace etc.
So I am not saying this is not possible.
I do also beleive from my time there that part of the problem can be the students as well. The demographics of RAA (at least at that airport) tended to be people who were looking to fly, but at the cheapest price and in the shortest time. No interest in theory or procedures, just wanted to be in the air. So how can you change that attitude?
That's more than enough I think.
I feel a bit dirty.