A further destruction of industry with $6000.00 life raft service costs.
I think everyone understands that every so often a life raft has to be re-checked. My life raft is a Winslow 46FAUL and in the past could be serviced in Australia. I am now told that there is no servicing facility available as it is not economic with our industry in such a down turn. Aeromil had to send the life raft overseas to have it serviced and it cost $6000.00.
This is another nail in the coffin of Australian General Aviation, as an industry gets below a certain efficiency of scale, suppliers and distributers close down and costs go up exponentially, its already happening!