although the RAPACs weren't
I thought the Victorian RAPAC was pretty vocal. Especially about the lack of training / currency aids in the Melbourne basin. I thought it would be hard for them to have been more vocal. But AsA pretty much pissed on them and directly lied about Yarrowee aid. Then recently CASA have been making statements that essentially say that they don't want to hear dissenting views from RAPAC.
Its the AOPA that have sold us out.