It's really gunna happen this time. (The Skull)
For more than a decade, progress on reviewing and updating Australia's aviation safety regulations has not been satisfactory. While about half of the regulations have been updated and included in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations, key areas did not move ahead as planned. Right now, however, everyone is seeing solid progress in getting new rules in place for central parts of the regulations. The latest step forward is the release of the draft general operating and flight rules – Part 91 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. There is more detail on these draft rules in an item below. I would like to urge everyone in aviation to look at the draft and provide comments to CASA as the proposed rules do not just affect private and professional pilots. Aircraft owners, maintainers, cabin crew, loading personnel, refuelers, air display organisers and air traffic contollers all need to understand what the new rules will look like and how they might impact on their area of operations. The good news is that the proposed general operating and flight rules are not a radical departure from the existing regulations, although there are changes where it was clear that safety could be improved.