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Maybe you host a Q&A style discussion in the chat room with some of the people standing for the board elections, could generate some traffic if it was advertised for a set day/time. Or even with other "management" people such as a meet and greet wight he CEO followed by Q&A or the Executive etc.
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At some point we have to stop blaming the past and be worried about how things have not changed, there is no representation, there is no information forthcoming to members, issues are still being kept private and many decisions made that members are never notified of. David Isaac, then why hasn't the draft manual been released today... I fail to see how any deadline would prevent it from being published in draft form. If CASA get a copy, why shouldn't we?
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Most if not all members of RA-AUS have not seen the draft ops manual which will become our updated "rule book" nor any of the changes. CASA at least lets industry see upcoming changes and consults in the way of welcoming submissions regarding the changes.
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You're more likely to vote if you know what exactly you're voting for. Having 10,000 members calling in doesn't solve this issue. RA-AUS is a representative body, they need to have the policy as a matter of public record and put systems in place to gauge members views.
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I'm not sure every rule change for example in the Ops manual should be voted on, i'm sure alot of the changes are pushed by CASA then the board/admin, however the policy of the association should be voted on by the members, electric would be preferred due to costs and time delays with postal voting. As for members not having access to computers, most Libraries have free internet access but if it's deemed not accessible for a decent section of members then maybe other means (i.e. phone in system) could be investigated. As it currently stands, I have very little idea what the policies of RA-AUS are and what they wish to achieve in the future. I have no idea where my elected board member stands on issues or what they wish to achieve, or what they have voted on before. Maybe alot of members don't bother voting simply because all they see is 2 or so names with some personal background information but with no information on where they stand on current and future (read policy/platform) issues.
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I don't see why it needs to be a recognised course though. It should be about educating members not costing them money for useless qualifications. I am all for RAA developing maintenance workshops and courses, but don't see why we'd be wasting our time with RTO. I fail to see where this fits in RAA's mission statement.
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If it's about making us (as members), better pilots, builders and maintainers then why does it need to be a RTO? Surely RA-AUS can design and run these courses without needing any official qualifications. Do we really need a Certificate III in Aviation (Recreational Pilot) or Certificate IV in Aviation (Recreational Aircraft Maintainer). What are our other options for training besides RTO? It's a major hurdle for the organisation, and with our track history with administration I doubt we could even hold onto the accreditation.
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Its no worse an "accurate representation" then the postal voting we currently use, but a hell of alot cheaper and faster. Those who are interested in having their opinions counted will vote. Those who don't care won't. I should add, I'm not just referring to this single issue, a proper members portal with online voting system could save alot of time and money when the board actually wants to gauge the views of the members or with some rule changes (constitution, legal frame work etc) the voting of elections and AGM resolutions.
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Another great reason to move online with a proper members section, so such online votes could be conducted with ease, and policy and ideas could be discussed in a forum like portal with the members.
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I think the GM is well within his job position to be suggesting ideas and policy to improve the organisation. I also think going out and talking to members (and conducting straw polls) is the kind of proactive leadership we need. I think the question we should be asking is why hasn't the board being more proactive with the membership and developing such policy ideas.
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Sorry for my misunderstanding, your first couple of posts suggested (to me) that the board may have asked Mark to step aside because of differences in "styles" and that the board approved the "dismissal" in Marks case. Could you clear this up for me and confirm that it was indeed Mark's decision to step down and the board did not request or encourage him to do so?
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I'm confused... are you saying the board has asked Mark to set down (or fire him)? If this is the case, then the board (and yourself) better come out quickly with a please explain or you won't be getting my vote at the next election.
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Even so Maj.. by the time the recruitment process happens and the new person is settled in the job and up to date with all the issues, 12 months would have past and we would be ready to start the whole thing again... I very much like the idea of developing the virtual office, moving all our renewals online and the mag etc. Who needs a HQ if the Board only meet there once a year anyway, would be much cheaper to rent out conference space for that or when face to face meetings are required with other stakeholders. Lets get serious about moving RAA operations virtual, invest the money now to save later.
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Also it would make sense that these top management position have a non-compete clause, in that they can't work for RA-AUS for a year then get recruited to CASA. It's a waste of our resources. (I'm not implying this is the case with Mark, he has done a great job in the last 12 months and RA-Aus will be worse off without him)
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Just when you thought things were starting to move in the right direction. I think there needs to be a hard look at this position and what causes so many to leave after only a short period. Mark had been expressing some interesting ideas lately about how we can move this organisation forward into the future, I just hope his decision is purely based on family life rather then pressures or tensions with the board.
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Would make sense given the current attention to maintenance training, together with a push to bring the RPC inline with the RPL, would see a new merged operation highly successful one would think
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You can't fly a RA-AUS registered aircraft with a RPL (post Sept), unless you also have a RPC (issued by RA-AUS). The RPL will only apply to VH registered aircraft, no different to the PPL or CPL.
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Thanks for the summary of events for those of us who couldn't attend. Sounds like Mark has quite alot of ideas to move recreational aviation in a new direction, most seem sound from my pov. Looking forward to reading the minutes and hopefully a bit more about Jims presentation, albeit in a few months time.
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Special Resolution 4 - Cancellation of Postal Voting
rhysmcc replied to DonRamsay's topic in Governing Bodies
It's an interesting dilemma, going from 13 to 7 (or 5), i guess the only fair way would be to expel all members and put up all positions for re-election. What do you think about only having 4-6 "directors" and the 5th or 7th spot being the president elected by the members rather then the board? -
I'm not an airways design specialist, nor familiar with the operations of Coffs RPT, but by just looking at the VTC there is no way a coastal octa route (like victor 1) could be designed, it's too close to the departure/arrival paths of the aerodrome. Maybe to the west from Urunga to Bonville along the power lines then up to Moonee Beach would keep it clear of the runways, but not sure how that may effect their RPT traffic from the west (or if that avoids 'tiger country'). Your best way forward would be for the local club/raa group to get together with the local Tower manager and discuss what options could be considered in terms of airspace management for OCTA transit routes. He (or she) would then be able to push the project further up the food chain for safety cases and design teams.
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Victor 1 isn't a CTA transit though, it's a VFR route that is outside of controlled airspace. Having people at 2,500 or 3,500 isn't going it any better, the jets want to get to higher levels and the controllers won't want to be restricted their climb until they are clear of OCTA lane.
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I've not flown into Coffs or Sydney, but just by looking at the VTC's I don't think you could even begin to compare possible transit lanes. The Sydney route (outside of the control zone) is far and low enough not to impact RPT operations. Where's coastal through Coff's zone even at 500ft would conflict with the aerodrome traffic. I would be in favour of CTA endorsements for RAA, provided the correct training.
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Seems this thread is more of a personal attack then a discussion on constitutional reform. I for one would like to congratulate Don on his work trying to improve RAA for all members
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Not quite sure that providing flight services would be the direction RAA should run with this
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I think the semi-trailer is a great idea, but to me it's an option instead of a HQ based at a field. The whole idea would be for RAA to get out and do the work shops at regional fields all across the country.
