Australian Pruners,
Fail to read and lodge comment on this draft proposal at your peril.
This is possibly one of the most aggressive and offensive draft rule proposals ever presented to Australian Aviation.
Almost every paragraph starts with "A Pilot Commits an Offence If" or "An Offence is committed".
There is no need for this style of attack on pilots and aviation.
One can easily assess the mind set of the authors, " We're out to get you !" no matter what.
Read the style of the proposed Part 91, then compare it with the style of the USA FARs, Part 91,
or read the NZ Part 91,
Part 91 - General Operating and Flight Rules
Those countries dont see the pilot community as criminals to be hunted down, same rules, different style, different assumptions.
There is no problem with the rules, but the aggressive stance and style of the proposed Australian Part 91 is beyond belief.
Write to the Part 91 website comment address, and ask that the style be changed.
Perhaps we should have rules for CASA officers in a similar vein?
"A CASA Officer Commits an Offence if" a deliberate falsehood is perpetrated.
"A CASA Officer Commits an Offence if" deliberate commercial harm is done to an organisation or pilot.
etc etc.
Make the unaccountable accountable, they have played their hand with Part 91, is this to be the style of the remaining parts?