Is ASIC killing off GA PPL?
A "peak" GA aviation body encouraged the ASIC on the basis of them being a monopoly accredited with issuing them. They failed to fight the idea or at least contain it to it's original concept that was sent to everyone in two small colour brochures.
Within these brochures it defined certain areas that were SECURITY RESTRICTED ZONES within a SECURITY CONTROLLED AIRPORT.
These zones were clearly marked as pasenger terminals, fuel depot's navigation aid installatiuons etc.
Places where no PPL really had any business going anyway. A few yellow lines painted on the tarmac would have sufficed as idiot proof identification of these areas.
Local Governments were then advised that they would only get Federal funding if they declared ALL of the AIRSIDE of the airport a SECURITY RESTRICTED ZONE.
A Double cross for GA and a ransom /reward by DOTARS for Local Government.
In typical fashion they grabbed the cash and built fences that managed to keep some kangaroos out at some country airports with a RPT service once or twice a week.
To date there is no evidence that this action has prevented or deterred any acts of terrorism.
That is how the ASIC helped ruin GA especially the private sector who just gave up because it was all just too bloody hard.
Oh, and charge everyone a fee helped this exercise in absolute futility. Even Hitler, Stalin or Mao never charged for identity "papers".
I note a few posters here complaining about the ASIC who are members of that very same organisation that helped promote this fiasco. The key player still ensconced on his thrown of power. Take the matter up with him.
It's too late to reverse things and the best you could hope for is a "rollback" to what was promised in the brochures.
But then again, who wants small GA on RPT airports anyway except a few "silvertails" who own or operate light aircraft. Yes.... I'm sure a Federal Labor Government would support them.
Sorry for the thread drift. Now back to RA-Aus jets.