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The mixed backdrop to decisions and examinations
The recent decision by the High Court to allow State occupational safety laws to apply to an aviation accident establishes a precedent with unknown practical effects. The ramifications will no doubt be discussed in aviation and legal circles for many months to come. This is a seminal judgement that could ripple through the entire industry. Once the judgement has been analysed in detail this column hopes to provide a more informed opinion.
The AHIA has established a piston engine committee to examine, forensically, why so many relatively new engines are experiencing serious valve and cylinder malfunctions. There have been many views aired already but the committee, chaired by the AHIA President and assisted by the ATSB, is determined to find the reasons and solutions as soon as practicable. The obvious safety and economic issues must be mitigated given the extra costs and risks currently being borne by many operators of piston-engined helicopters.
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The federal election will soon be upon us and the AHIA is working with our colleagues on The Australian Aviation Associations’ Forum (TAAAF) to develop aviation policies that will support and grow our industry. Aviation is not usually a vote winner so it is even more important that politicians hear well in advance what is working and what is not. To be frank, new aviation policy will not be written unless the industry takes responsibility for it. TAAAF with the help of the AHIA is providing the leadership in this important work.
This long, hot summer has once again provided the reasons why Australia has the second largest civil helicopter fleet in the world. The many dispersed helicopter companies have worked around the clock, firefighting one day and on flood extraction the next. The injured are transported swiftly to hospital and life-saving essentials are dropped to families and animals across the drenched north. The summer challenges now extend well into April and firefighting seems to begin earlier each year. In the meantime the mustering helicopters are being prepared for their vital winter work. The helicopter industry can never sleep and must keep itself at constant readiness.
The future is exciting for the helicopter industry. The introduction of commercial drones and new vertical takeoff aircraft are fresh opportunities, not threats, and will give rise to many conversations in the months and years to come.
In fact, they have already begun and will be continued at Avalon this year as well as RotorTech in 2020.
‘It is important that politicians hear … what is working and what is not.’
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