Well less than a week out from WLR submission due date, perhaps now would be a good time for an IOS review of industry planned involvement, possible content of individual/organisational submissions & whether or not submitters are basically singing from the same hymn sheet...
At the same time maybe we can inspire the fence sitters to take the plunge and grab the keyboard, even if it is a regurgitation of a submission they may feel akin to, with a proviso of…
“I agree wholeheartedly and unconditionally with what this mob are suggesting”….
However before we kick off we need to mention the now familiar elephant in the room..
And much like Albo before him, the miniscule fails to address the EITR in his WLR ToRs...
A true bona fide IOS member
Maxtreight.. (however) ‘nails ’ the EITR in a comment tacked on the end of an
Australian Flying article…
Safety Review Open for Submissions
…“CASA needs to be completely removed from the General Aviation (GA) picture. It has shown total ineptitude with its involvement with GA, most recently with the aborted implementation of the brilliant new Part 61 licensing regulations. The structure of CASA may well be suited to the oversight of RPT operations, but as far as its involvement with GA is concerned CASA has been too far removed for far too long. CASA take a persecutorial approach to even the most minor of regulatory infractions by GA pilots and those who are on the CASA blacklist best just give up the game early or face the litigation-fest that is the CASA legal department….”
Refer to the link above for more of Max’s insightful comment…
{Note: Maxtreight your outstanding IOS membership fees for ’14 have been waived in lieu of this contribution}
Ok on to the IOS review…
Many of the various alphabet soup aviation organisations have expressed an interest in getting involved in the WLR, how many of those will actually make submissions is anyone’s guess..?? However a troll of g.o.o.g.l.e and organisational websites seem to suggest that there will be a healthy contribution from a large number of industry stakeholders:
FedSec Steve’s crew ALAEA -
Aviation Safety Regulation Review — Submissions from members
“..Now Open ALAEA members are invited to provide to the ALAEA any views, experiences or evidence that the ALAEA may use in preparing a submission to the Federal Govt on Aviation Safety. Our submission has to be completed and submitted to the Minister Dept by 31st January 2014. See media release below…”
The AAA (airport’s mob) -
“ The AAA looks forward to contributing to the review process on behalf of Australia’s airport operators.”
The SAAA –
President’s Chat newsletter December 2013
“..We have a relatively short space of time to put together a written submission to the panel, I would therefore ask you to have a read of the terms of reference and then put your thoughts into an e-mail and either submit it yourself directly to the Panel, or preferentially to [email protected] so that we can present a united voice to the Panel & therefore the Minister…”
AMROBA - As quoted in my earlier
post # 300, AMROBA well and truly indicate where their submission is going in their latest
Newsletter
“… Adoption of the Kiwi aviation Act & Regulations in toto would put us in a better position to obtain these important agreements…”
{Comment: The interesting thing with AMROBA & AAA is that both organisations are also part of… ‘THE AUSTRALIAN AVIATION ASSOCIATIONS’ FORUM’…so presumably their personal submissions will strongly reflect the TAAAF Aviation Policy. Hmm…wonder if the TAAAF will also be making a combined submission??}
While on the TAAAF and the letter ‘A’, it is interesting that AOPAA chose not to sign up to this ‘alliance’ for the reasons stated in this Australian Flying article:
AOPA Responds to TAAAF Issue
So to AOPAA…this is one submitter that has made a draft submission publicly available and therefore open to IOS scrutiny… -
Submission to regulator review panel, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia, (AOPA).{Hmm..is this a conflict of interest submission perhaps??}
Well there is a small cross-section example to mull over on the Australia Day long weekend…more to follow K2 (Sarcs)…
