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Old 14th Jun 2016, 22:42
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Alchemy101
 
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What will happen to non compliant SIDS aircraft?

This question has been hinted at - but not answered - in the other SIDS threads I have read. I've heard that after the end of this month, no cessna without SIDS compliance can be flown in Australia, regardless of whether it's for private use or commercial.

I'm aware of plenty of aircraft that are used by private owners (and shared with other PPL holders) which have not had SIDS done. There must be hundreds, if not 1000+ of these I've also noticed a lot of cessnas with no or partial SIDS listed online for bargain basement prices.

Assuming many owners won't have $20k for SIDS, and that there are plenty of aircraft with uncertainty about whether they'll pass SIDS, or that the cost of SIDS + compliance will exceed the cost of the airframe, what will happen? Will we see half the cessnas at local airfields sent to the wreckers? Or is there another option I'm not aware of?
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