I look forward to ATSB, CASA and Air Services justifying an RPT aircraft full of passengers lost as a consequence of a collision with an RAAus aircraft in the vicinity of Ballina, on the basis that it’s the first of an extraordinarily unlikely event. A bit like a one-in-one thousand year flood or a shark attack at a Sydney beach.
No air traffic control in the surrounding airspace.
No control tower for the aerodrome.
An RAAus aircraft that is:
- Not certified airworthy by CASA.
- Not piloted by a person licensed by CASA.
- Not piloted by a person medically certified by CASA.
- Not required to carry a serviceable transponder.
All ‘legal’ and ‘not unsafe’, according to CASA and ATSB. Air Services couldn’t care less. It all makes perfect sense. I’m sure the travelling public will understand and move on.