Perceived industry consultation misses out on many knowledgeable people because they are not necessarily a member of a group and to boot may have an opinon. God forbid that! Combine this with an inabilty of Airservices and CASA personel to accommodate change the G.A indsutry is slowly but surely becoming lifeless and huge future losses in foreign exchange are already in train.

As I overheard a cynic recently at a meeting he stated that CASA and Airservices had the finest brains of the 19th century.

Nothing will ever come of change unless a tough stance is taken to force the issues. A good beginning would be to realise that some organisatons with whom they consult do not have any answers as they are so unknowlegeable. Then they must communicate, coordinate and cooperate with the whole industry, sifting out the dross, think laterally and rid their organisatons of those that resist change and superimpose the US FAA based system and airspace system across Australia. Send a permanent representative to the FAA in Washington to influence the rule changes that Australia would like to see –

It would be a whole lot less expensive for the tiny user pay pool. Where are the thinkers?

Of the eight areas represented in the bar graph alone, how many relate to Air Services Australia, and how would any censure or action by the ICAO effect towers run by AsA in other countries?

MM Waugh