Pistons reply is quite telling:
"...according to the AA website it includes the RAAA RAPAC AOPA QF AN Eastern Air North Skywest Kendell DoD & Sunstate..."
"Dick is not happy with the proposal, which apparently differs significantly from his own, and evidently expressed his feelings to the Minister, PM, the CEO of Airservices and others."
I'm not saying that people aren't allowed to voice their opinions but surely this is an absurd situation where one person really truly believes that they are the only one on the ball and that everyone else with equivalent (or greater!!!) industry knowledge has no idea!!! What other country would this sort of nonsense happen in?