Woomera
The BAL General Manager is Kim Ellis but he no longer replies to my letters and I don't have an e-mail address for him. Maybe someone from BAL cruises PPrune and can supply it.
Snarek and AOPA advocates.
I am a "lapsed" member but have contacted AOPA and others, offering to help or support in anyway I can, as well as conducting my own campaign. Whether to re-join AOPA ... it is very much a case of chicken and egg. When AOPA shows it can really be a uniting influence able to speak for the disparate sections of GA it may be able to overturn decisions like this. BAL is not interested in small GA and has no real feeling for aviation. I think they will only respond to pressure from above and this will have to be a political battle. I visit AOPA's website daily looking for some call to action, not only from members but all affected parties. So far nothing. Perhaps to attract new members requires a show of genuine leadership first. Perhaps I am impatient or just completely up the wrong tree.
In the meantime the Dept of Fair Trading has replied saying it is not in their jurisdiction, referring me to the ACCC. The ACCC told them business's like BAL can charge whatever they like! I do not accept this and have asked Fair Trading to explain how a business in NSW can use it's monopoly position to treat small customers who have no bargaining power, with such contempt. Isn't this why we have a Dept of FAIR TRADING ?? Depending on the reply the next step will be to the Minister.
awetzel
Warnervale .. a great place to get REALLY proficient with crosswind landings. (At least if you want to stay on the sealed part of the strip!). Moved there already for the time being. It does seem a very good place.