A note to Ppruners:
If you wish to get Mr. Truss or the new Liberal government to do anything at all about aviation, especially GA, there are three themes that you must remorslessly pound day and night and nothing else:
1. Jobs
2. Growth.
3. Investment.
DO NOT whinge abour regulation, taxation, and depreciation, the state of aerodromes, training, etc. etc. on their own.
You do it with examples and the theme must always be:
1. We are losing jobs, economic growth and investment opportunities because of (insert complaint) - then cite your examples.
2. We could have more jobs, economic growth and investment if (insert suggested change) - then cite your examples.
3. If the government were to (insert idea) it would generate more jobs, economic growth and investment.
4. The Government must not proceed with (insert CASA proposal) because it will cost jobs, reduce growth and stop investment in this vital sector of the economy then cite your examples.
5. This proposed change will not increase safety but will cost jobs, growth and investment.
It is also vital to put real numbers of jobs and investment $ into your proposal if you can, because this then allows public servants to write a more convincing brief to the Minister as in:
"This proposed action has the potential to (increase/decrease) jobs and investment by XXX and $$$ per annum"
If you do not keep hitting this mantra all the time you are wasting your breath.
Last edited by Sunfish; 10th Sep 2013 at 21:12.