I guess its a sign when the LAME's who get paid to do the work, shake their heads at the costs they are supposed to extract from owners, who will gain no benefit. The LAME would rather see you spend the money on replacing that on-condition engine, or the control cables....something that would be a clear and obvious safety outcome.
There is only one way to instigate the needed change, and that is to force it.
There is only one way to force it, and it will never happen.
There are too many vested interests, too many people willing to have a crack at going broke.
The issue is the same in my own industry, where the insurers (simply replacing Govmnt) are screwing the trade to the wall. They breach multiple sections of the Trade Practices act daily, but the rot continues because the industry will not band together to fight it.
The only way, and the ONLY way to fight CASA is a co-ordinated effort from every industry group in Aviation.....that includes ASA.
Shut it down for a week. NOTHING flies, not even privately.
From the guy polishing hubcaps on 737's to CEO's. Nothing moves.
The only way to hurt a politician, is to hurt the public! Until the politicians hurt, they won't bother touching CASA.
You can lobby and write letters all you like, some of us have been doing it for years. You feel great for writing and sending...but you just have that no hope feeling when you hear your letter hit the bottom of the postbox, because you know thats where its going on the pile of your chosen politician.
It will be the Aviation industries choice if it goes the way of the autobody repair industry.