Dick, well said. The concept of not following the largest provider and operator of GA style aircraft is totally flawed. Australia has no GA manufacturing industry for aircraft [yes we have Gippsland and a couple of other minor players] and avionics etc and yet we require equipment and standards that in some cases haven't been manufactured and certified...
Epic failures on a grand scale [TAWS, FDR's, CVR's in under 5700 aircraft and the list goes on] none of which is aligned with the FAA.
Well the Navy loses a billion on the Sea Sprite helicopters for the same reason. The biggest navy in the world with thousands of aircraft didn't see the same requirements as our needies for the 11 cabs ordered...
I rest my case