Originally Posted by
Sunfish
Andy:
..........That would be logical, so, based on experience to date, CASA will introduce Australia specific unique test and inspection requirements on top of anything the FAA specifies. These requirements will then triple the cost of deployment in Australia compared to the USA.
Yes, I know I’m cynical.
Sunfish,
Born of long experience of the Australian approach to bureaucratic obfuscation and interference, no doubt not limited to aviation ---- where "safety" (whatever that means) is the unrestrained multiplier.
Tootle pip!!
PS: As many people are now just starting to find out ----- the "economy" of their Prius or Tesla did not include the cost of replacement batteries, nor the real cost of disposal of the exhausted batteries. One supportable analysis (meaning reasonably neutral or unbiased numbers) shows that the only state where an electric car would be "more green" in Australia would be Tasmania, because the recharge source is mostly hydro power.