Senior AsA Executive Resigns from AOPA re: ADSB
Well this is a rumour network - I’ve heard that a senior Airservices executive has made a big show of resigning from AOPA because the new president, Marc De Stoop dared sending around a letter to state that the AsA supported CASA RIS was flawed.
Some may have heard my presentation to the Senate Inquiry where I stated that the negative effect to GA of the Airservices pushed ADSB initiative was something like $60 million. In fact I’ll go further to say, if it goes ahead as Airservices plan, it will be the death knell of general aviation as we know it in this country.
What happens is, once the efficiencies of scale go, you end up with service organisations closing down. For example, recently a small battery in my Collins FMS went bung and I was quoted $17,000.00 for an exchange unit or send the unit to the United States for servicing. I did this - the aircraft was grounded for nearly 3 weeks and the cost was about $1,100.00. I was told this could normally be done in Melbourne however, Collins have closed down their operation there due to the lack of business to allow a viable operation.
Can anyone come up with some further facts in relation to this resignation? Remember, if it is one of the Airservices senior executives, he is probably on $300,000.00 plus per year, plus a performance bonus for bringing the ADSB in early. Whilst many small flying schools end up with the owner earning $40,000.00 per year and no doubt even less after having to take a second mortgage on their house to pay for the unique AsA ADSB mandate for all aircraft that fly IFR.
There is no doubt in my mind that the RIS that was prepared by CASA in relation to ADSB is a faulty document. In fact it’s really a pack of lies but so far we can’t get anyone with the ethics to actually have another look at it.