Originally Posted by
aeropelican
But why differentiate between RAAus and CASA issued licence holders in this case? All that achieves is dividing when a united GA pilot body is imperative to having these dumb regulations and requirements repealed.
The rules at the moment are clear:
Any pilot (be it RAAus or CASA) who has or requires airside access at a security controlled aerodrome requires an ASIC. Likewise both a CASA or RAAus pilot operating out of a non-security controlled aerodrome (or ALA, or field, or whatever) doesn't require an ASIC.
But you missed the point made by Clare: A "CASA" pilot must have at least an AVID, and getting one entails a security check.
However, I agree
completely with your first point.