So as Glen Buckley gives his all to challenge the draconian CASA-driven business environment, Dick Smith refuses to articulate how it could ever be possible let alone logical for everyone to get out of an industry on mass. The Einstein dictum that if you can't explain it, you don't know it well enough is irrefutable. Why would anyone put up an idea without more than just a sentence or two of explanation? Could it be Dick Smith simply needs the attention? With every post there's more about him than the very serious issue of an industry battling to enjoy the prosperity it deserves. Time to give up this destructive nonsense Dick Smith and get back to doing something that can help resurrect this industry.
Glen Buckley could use a hand. Dick Smith, why not get yourself to Melbourne, hand Glen a cheque for $100K and DON"T tell anyone, DON"T alert the media and definitely DO make that the beginning of your positive, quiet, unheralded contribution to see more businesses, pilots, student pilots et al return to this industry. The AOPA are doing a superb job of revitalising their advocacy and growing their membership. Only numbers will trump the CASA nonsense.
Dick Smith you are so needed right now, but NOT to broadcast business advice as you are not qualified in commercial aviation. Retailing, publishing, commercial property - absolutely you should be reasonably well regarded for guidance. GA aviation business advice is not your gig as you have never done it (and sorry Dick, owning commercial types is simply illogical as a C150 is also a commercial type but the PPL private owner is not thereafter a GA business expert). You are needed to help rebuild the numbers of active participants in Australian GA, not drive them away. You are needed to contribute to the cause and not broadcast about yourself. You are so needed to offer only that which is logical, can be substantiated, can be measured and can be done relatively simply and quickly with results that generate revenue and growth for the current business owners and in turn counters the regulatory restrictions.