It’s called the ‘’opportunity cost” Clinton. The opportunity costs of CASA over and mis - regulation are in the billions and there are thousands of associated jobs which are foregone. If you want to understand what we are missing, visit Cooktown, Twizel or Milford sound airports on a sunny day in the tourist season. The aircraft coming and going are as thick as the mosquitoes and sand flies.
‘’A hint of what we are missing in Australia could be seen from a recent private fly in; 155 members joined a facebook group in ten days and at least twenty aircraft attended on a weeks notice. That should give a hint of the pent up demand for aviation services. I don’t expect such events will continue once CASA realises their popularity. They will find a way to shut them down.