I must admit that this thread has provided me with more than a certain amount of bemusement!
I have not flown as PIC anything now in Australia for just over 10 years but the last position I held was on a casual basis for a now defunct Regional Airline.
And I can still remember the sad joke that was doing the rounds of the Pilots in this particular Regional at the time.
It went; What does AOPA mean?
The Answer was ; Amateurs Opposing Professional Aviators.
What makes it worse is that I have heard that reference used in the recent past as well.
Unfairly or not; It merely indicates to me that, in the Aviation Industry that there are serious problems to be solved and bridges to be built! How, where, when and by whom is beyond me. I have been out of it for too long.