It would be of value running an electronic office with
- no paid employees
- no snouts in the trough.
People working fulltime have a better appreciation of how important their time is, maximising bang for buck.
Who ever is doing the representing needs to ensure they are NOT representing their own barrow or feathering their own nest or sucking up to Govt or CASA.
The significance of adequate representation is reflected by one helicopter operator driving ( not rpt flying ) from Mt Isa to Townsville to attend one of the past Air Co-ordinating Committee meetings.
GAPAN works well using volunteer members along similar lines as John is well aware.