jackc

First up, the Pilots actions sadly caused his own demise. However, the people involved in this debacle within RAA, by their own silly actions have now resulted in a legal disaster, for the organisation and themselves. CASA, made a mistake by outsourcing the responsibility for managing our sector of aviation to a third-party, namely the RAA. It all looked pretty rosy until the RAA ditched incorporation and went private company and from then on it has gone simply backwards.. it should’ve been written in the original agreement that the organisation of RAA could never be changed from being incorporated. as many of the old people will tell you, the greed in RAA started from the moment became a company . Certain aspects of the constitution were changed to give people advantage, within the hierarchy. Lots of secret squirrel stuff going on behind closed doors in RAA that the members never knew about, not to mention conflicts of interest I would allege. Go back and talk to some of the old board members of the organisation, I won’t say what I know here. CASA are going to have to deal with this like it or not, and from what I know, there have been discussions with concern over the current situation. Personally, I don’t care if the perpetrators of this legal disaster all end up living in Tents, because they all knew what they were doing at the time was totally wrong and then trying to hide everything from a Coronial Inquest. it is up to the DPP if they want to proceed with legal action but also consider the legal action from the family as well, only in time will the findings be known? The RAA’s performance and a lot of things of recent times have shown me that they are not doing a very good job of promoting aviation considering the AUF days it came from. The only thing that can save the RAA now is to completely replace the whole hierarchy in the board, and start again with a fresh slate. if this is not done CASA will have to take it back over and make a battle plan for another method of overseeing our sector in Recreational Aviation. Hint CASA? Immediately adopt the FAA FAR Part 103 system from the USA and build on that.

Declare an Emergency? HAVE to land there? Probably get fined for that, too 🤢

Pilots Will start turning off their ADSB and not use radios, maybe even turn off transponders near some of these airfields and that’s the last thing we need………

From what I know CASA has this whole fiasco on its radar, probably time will tell. We will always be flying, but the game may change?

I received this information today. I think maybe th members need to consider a Special General meeting of RAAus in light of this. Suggest IF you want further information please call the writer. RAAus future is at stake here… There is an urgent matter that all RAAus pilots and aircraft owners need to consider. If left unresolved this issue will adversely impact your right to fly light sport aircraft. CORONERS INQUEST Final Report - Jabiru Accident Mount Beauty. In his report the Coroner, Paul Lawrie, has recommended legal action be taken against RAAus. He has referred this matter for prosecution to the Department of Public Prosecutions in Victoria. The key matter has been the stated issue of a pilot certificate and endorsements without adequate pilot training by RAAus and the withholding of information that should have been released to the Coroner. The responsible RAAus officers in this matter, previous Operations Manager Ms J.Bailey and the RAAus Chairman Mr M.Monk. Over the last 40 years of RAAus’s existence we have never had such such an adverse report made against our organisation. It is estimated over $300,000+ of member's money, that is your money, has already been spent on legal and associated costs by RAAus.The losses continue to accumulate. Unfortunately there is no end in sight for the actual and planned legal proceedings being taken against RAAus. RAAus will become insolvent if current and future legal claims made against it are successful. Despite the obvious need to do so the Coroner's report has not been published by RAAus for its members. Even a link to the Coroner's report in a RAAus newsletter has not been made available. I believe most would see this is an attempt to keep the report a secret. So why does this report matter to you? RAAus may have its licensing approvals suspended or terminated by CASA. Control of sport aviation may be handed back to CASA. Your flying privileges may be adversely affected should this occur. So what can any RAAus member do about this catastrophe? Firstly please consider the serious issues that now confront RAAus. Please also forward the Coroners report and the Australian Aviation Magazine article on to other interested RAAus members. If enough RAAus members chose to be informed and be involved in we will be able to effect change. You can have your voice heard by supporting common sense reform of RAAus and how it operates. Please see this as a call to action, let me know by return email if you are prepared to let you voice be heard. What is needed is sufficient RAAus members calling for action to resolve the significant problems we are now facing. The Coroners report and Australia Aviation article have been enclosed as PDF copies to download …. Regards Rodney Birrell Save the RAAus team. RAAus member #35 0422-446622 Victorian Coroners Inquest Report - Jabiru Aircraft Accident Mt Beauty, Victoria

A friend phoned me this afternoon with details sadly he has severe spinal injuries 🤕

True, but it’s a demographic that Aviation in Australia should at least attempt to put the mat out for ALL Aviators

This is how the Pro’s in America do it 🤩 https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-fly-in-flying-to-oshkosh/ultralight-arrivals

Probably in part to do with restrictions in Australia. Oshkosh in the U.S. even provide an airstrip for the FAA FAR Part 103 aircraft to fly in, to the World’s biggest Show 🤩 Don’t even need a pilot’s licence to do it 👍

Well I opened my magazine and had a quick read, bypassed all the plastic fantastic wallet draining stuff. One article piqued my interest, think I need to write an article for the mag?

I checked, I can change my T300 to VH rego? If I want to go that way. RAA are gong to steadily lose a lot of aircraft to VH rego over time.

Something tells me the MARAP process is going to turn into a control freak operation.😥 over time?

WELL, take an FAA FAR Part 103 ‘holiday’ to the U.S. 🤩

Will this mean that new, complete crate motor assemblies will be available in the future?

Well, that’s great 😁 Hopefully they will display good PR, as RAA needs it right now 👍

The hierarchical structure is toxic, based on phone calls from what people tell me. There is a lot of historical bad blood 🤢 Which I find sad……. Maybe there needs to be big changes for RAA to move forward in a positive light?

Personally, I think the structure of Aviation does not show very many shining lights, anywhere right now. RAAus hierarchy were formally invited to attend SAAA Fly In, if they don’t turn up? That will be interesting.

It won’t…….the cat is out of the bag to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars, read RAA ‘money’ I would like to be a fly on the wall at the SAAA Flyin 🤩

Word has it at the SAAA Fly IN that RAAUS members are jumping ship everywhere 🤩 GO VH, they said, AND they are.🤩

First we need a foot in the door and adopting the U.S. FAA FAR Part 103 regime as it stands, is the answer. IF it can be proven to work here, THEN work on changes, the RAA principle of 760 MTOW is an example. in our case, we don’t want RAA near any Part 103 system here, CASA must administer the Part 103 to start with. The RAA model has worked for it except now it wants to be GA with slick aircraft cost and complexity. The structure of RAA is wrong, I was changed with a vested interest of making money and increasing to cost of flying in the Aviation segment it administers. It forgotten where it came from……

I am bothered when I see RAAUS staff on the part 103 technical working group which leads me to believe there will be a conflict of interest in the outcome of that working group which will not favour part 103 in any way? It’s come to the point where I may need to make a complete, direct submission to CASA in support of trying to establish an FAA FAR Part 103 aviation segment in Australia. My recommendation, that it would be not in any way be part of the RAAUS umbrella.

RAA will do anything they can to squash anything to do with any part 103 like existence in Australia I would even question the fact of those staff members are actually on the technical working group because they have vested interest not to see part 103 type operation in Australia ever

Not much hope for us here when you see our RAA staff members on the technical working group for part 103 listed in Casa documentation. RAA will be doing their best to shoot the concept down.🤢

But it nice and shiny, with lovely glossy pages produced at great cost 🤢 The membership pays?

I have been giving a lot of thought to this and made a possible plan for myself. IF Part 103 looks like never happening in Australia. I would sell all my aircraft and any associated equipment and get out of aviation in Australia. Then I would travel to the US, buy a FAA FAR Part 103 aircraft and a trailer for it. Since I have many friends in the US I would have a place to store it. Then simply spend the money flying to the US for four weeks at a time probably four times a year and have an aviation holiday each trip and fly with thousands of like-minded happy FAR part 103 owners. And forget Australia. NO RAAus, NO numbers, No licence and NO bullsh1t. I have to get rid of the inheritance somehow, I don’t wanna leave any behind 🤩