There are a few councils of despair on here. If you think you're beaten before you start, you are.
My vote is for a simplified JAA IR as similar as possible to the FAA IR. I believe it could be achieved through a concerted campaign from GA groups. The practical difficulties are
1. We'd have to convince them to campaign for it.
2. GA would have to speak with a common voice.
For 1. They are members organisations - so if you are a member, write in and tell them what you want. They can't know if you don't. If you are not a member - join!
For 2. See 1. We have to convince our disperate GA groups to work together. Best achieved by joining one, and then campaigning for a co-ordinated approach.
I can't help thinking that the reason GA is ignored is that we are divided and therefore lack representation. That leads us into a cycle of not believing that it is worth joining these organisation because they appear to do nothing. In point of fact the fault is with us for not making the organisations what we want them to be.
I recall an interview in one of the mags a years or so ago. The head honcho of JAA pretty much said that if we want to have an influence we must get organised and speak with one voice. That doesn't seem an unreasonable position. Look at it from his point of view. If there are a multitude of organisations asking for different and potentially conflicting things, who does he listen to? Any of them?
Perhaps the AOPA person on here could respond?
PS I'm an AOPA member!