The educated here must know that it was the federal government that demanded that all fare paying passengers had the same safety standard.
That being charter and RPT.
So why are you all now arguing against it?
Because, Eddie, the Federal Government is demanding something fundamentally destructive and counter-productive. No person on the street would tell you that "I believe small aeroplanes are just as safe as big aeroplanes". The layman's view (rightly or wrongly and we here are all aware of the nuances and complicating factors) is that there is higher risk in flying in small aeroplanes. You either accept that risk, or reject it, or control it by bringing in an independent auditor to verify that best practice is adhered to.
Insisting upon, and implementing immense bureaucratic requirements for maintenance of small aeroplanes won't change the safety stats.
Fwits will still be fwits. Those willing to break the law today will be more willing to break more laws tomorrow. Those willing to live with the current rules will find these additional pointless rules tempting targets for non-compliance.
At the end of the day Mr Beech says you will maintain your Baron in accordance with THIS manual. He doesn't put 2 standards in or 3 or 4 depending on what you're doing with the aeroplane.
We need rules that are SIMPLE - EFFECTIVE - ACCOUNTABLE.