........"user pays"........words that has forever changed the aviation industry whether it be for good or bad.
Flying across the world now has become more common than ever & as more & more people travel the costs associated with it increase as technology moves just as fast. Let's work together on this with Dick (who still has influence) & bring about change for safety sake. Remember, we the people own the world & the air above it, let not any one individual or controlling body take that away from us.
Rejoice in the fact that we as Aussies are amongst the best trained & responsible pilots on the planet, that alone may be our last defence.
I thank the guys at the other end of the radio for doing their best in a very trying industry.
Capt Wally :-)