The General Aviation Advisory Group is supposed to be steering General Aviation policy. This sounds grand, until you realise that CASA has defined General Aviation to exclude all passenger carrying activities:
From the Dept Infrastructure page
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The International Civil Aviation Organization classifies general aviation as covering a range of operations that are not commercial air transport services. This includes aerial work (such as agriculture, photography, surveying, search and rescue), instructional flying and pleasure flying.
So, effectively, these people are steering Medical, Private and Aerial Work ops only. Again, an interesting panel of Government appointees:
1 - Mr Martin Laverty (Chair)
CEO, Royal Flying Doctor Service
2 - Ms Catherine Fitzsimons
Owner and Chief Pilot, Ward Air Flight Training
3 - Mr Mike Higgins
CEO, Regional Aviation Association of Australia
4 - Ms Marguerite Morgan
Business Development Manager, GippsAero/Mahindra Aerospace Company
5 - Mr Phil Hurst
CEO, Aerial Application Association of Australia
6 - Mr Michael Monck
President, Recreational Aviation Australia
7 - Mr Peter Gash
Managing Director and Chief Pilot, Seair Pacific
8 - Mr Phillip Reiss
Director, Yowie Bay Pty Ltd
9 - Mr Paul Tyrell
CEO, Australian Helicopter Industry Association
10 - Mr Grahame Hill
President, Air Sport Australia Confederation
11 - Dr Reece Clothier
President, Australian Association for Unmanned Systems
12 - Mr David Bell
CEO, Australian Business Aviation Association Inc.
13 - Mr Marc De Stoop
Managing Director, Climatech. CEO: Falconair
- Why is Mahindra Aero on the board?
- Where is AMROBA or other MRO representation?
- If Charter is not part of General Aviation, why is Peter Gash on the GAAG?
- Who exactly is Mike Higgins of the RAAA representing?
- Why is Marc DeStoop not listed as Vice President of AOPA?