G-KEST wrote: "After all the PFA is THE ONLY organisation which does fight for the interests of private, sporting and recreational aviation in conventional light aircraft and especially for those whose pockets are not bulging."
VP says:
BUT, it doesn't have to be that way. The CAA are happy to delegate authority to oversee homebuilt, or even factory built, light aircraft airworthiness, permit supervision etc to ANY suitable body, or indeed more than one come to that.
I guess that any reasonably well organised aviation association with the necessary technical and quality management expertise could look after the sector the PFA looks after at the moment, should they so choose to.