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Fly cheaply? That ship sailed long ago? Because hourly training costs for Aircraft and Instructor are generally in excess of $300 per hour. Reason? Flying Schools want to use expensive aircraft with glass cockpits etc. An older Foxbat with 6 pack instrumentation won’t cut it anymore? Besides RAAus want to be the new GA, an oft used statement? They have forgotten WHERE they came from?

Whilst I never had one blow up, they wear out to a point they just won’t run. Every product video has a certain degree of hype and even some straight out lies. but in this case the general history is portrayed, as far as i know. Again, those early days were lots of fun 🤩

I watched this video this morning, the demise of an Aviation Sector I remember so well. i immediately thought of RAAus following the same path?

CASA will have the Legislative Instrument relating to the SAAA Maintenance Course, ready. Completion this month. The Course Syllabus has been completed AND approved by CASA, already done.

Maybe RAAus need to read this, a few important words spring to mind 👍

They ditched incorporation years ago, but the members all voted to leave that vehicle and go with the current structure they have had for a long time now. Yes, that particular incident was a litany of disasters from start to finish which occurred by more than one person, unfortunately that probably still hasn’t totally ended yet but who knows where it will end up finally? Sad as what it is, a person died. what happened in that case? Cannot be undone.. And I guess the new terms and conditions are something that RAA had to implement to protect themselves but I fear the methodology and how it was written, was there a better easier way? Who knows everyone would have an opinion on that. For me, I will get a legal determination of how this affects me personally and go from there? I really don’t quite understand how an ordinary person will be able to accurately interpret those terms and conditions and maybe everyone has to satisfy their own mind and how they make a decision?

Nev I hear you, but they had a protective umbrella of Incorporation? But greed and egos ended all of that 🤢

CASA is a Government entity, RAA is a Company with ACN. Now IF RAA remained an Incorporated Organisation, things MAY have been different. For example I have watched Cover More Travel Insurance T & C’s go from 4 pages to now 64 pages, virtually making their insurance worthless. Hence, I don’t buy Travel Insurance anymore…….

I am I interested, too. However I have already made a couple of workable plans for me, IF this does not end well 🤩

Last week I got my membership renewal with the Terms and Conditions which requires signatures in 7 or so places. I called RAA to ask for an emailed copy for me to scrutinise, Cody Calder happily sent me a copy to my email. So I started to read it all, and it got way to deep for me. So I phoned my Solicitor who I have patronised for the last 40 years. He wanted a copy which I sent. Not 2 hours later his Receptionist phones and says, don’t sign it. I need to make an appointment to discuss it all, which I have now done, for 10 days time. So am wondering just what is gonna happen right now, as I also have 2 aircraft registrations due as well. Other Aviators I know and have spoken by phone, are very unhappy and say this whole thing is not even legal, but I will let my Solicitor make a determination for me. One person commented to me that he feels the document was AI generated which means that RAA could’ve done all of this in house by themselves, but who knows? I have no faith any more.……🤢

Based on what I know, and a pending ATSB investigation finding, there will be something published.

There are two words that summarise the reason for the crash of Greg’s aircraft, They are ‘ ignition failure’ there is some history there but I will not go into it here.

RIP Greg….dealt with his antenna business for many years, starting in 1977? He started off making CB antennas, some of the best available, even back then. My business bought from him when I started, 30 years I operated for. His products were all top notch.

Maybe problems of the past have been solved?

I believe mandatory use of ADSB Transponders only? I am checking this further 👍