Originally Posted by
Sunfish
The only way you will get meaningful regulatory change is to bludgeon the politicians at the ballot box. The most economical way for AOPA to do that is through mounting cheap and vicious negative electoral campaigns in marginal electorates of ALL parties until frightened politicians give you what you want.
I very much doubt that voters in those electorates would give a flying fig about general aviation, and wouldn’t change their voting preference for it and what they’d perceive as some fringe group making noise.
They will vote for the party or independent pushing matters of direct importance and impact to them i.e. health, employment, pensions, superannuation, taxes, utility costs, infrastructure etc. etc.
An outcome might be achieved by finding independents willing to include GA matters in their portfolio, along with the above.