weloveseaplanes;
To the best of your knowledge, does The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia have any input to your dilemma?
If so, can you PM me with details including names of "experts" involved? What Country did they eminate from if not from a Regulatory Authority?
These are needed for a database of more than 1,000 that may benefit all GA in the CASA influenced environs.
As an example, a bloke from west NSW purchased a Grumman Mallard, (years ago), and configured it for SAR which it was designed for. Despite more than 25,000 Grumman aircraft ever built, our regulator deemed the aircraft "unsuitable" for it's intended role and the owner went broke.
As an aside, can anybody tell me what aircraft ever built excepting a PBY or the Mallard are currently available in our area for SAR work?