AusALPA Submission on CASA Part 139 NPRM 1426AS Proposed Updated Rules for Aerodromes AusALPA supports the need to amend the Part 139 and its associated Manual of Standards specifically to align with ICAO Annex 14, except where there is a valid reason (e.g. terrain constraints) not to do so. The Association has been member of the PIR139 Working Group, along with various major industry stakeholders. We consider the review to have been comprehensive and that the review process has provided broad consultation within the industry. Read more>> December 8, 2017
AusALPA Comments on the National Airports Safeguarding Framework Draft Update to Guideline B - Managing the Risk of Building Generated Windshear and Turbulence at Airports As the only stakeholders constantly exposed to these specific environmental risks, AusALPA’s greatest disappointment in the evolution of Guideline B is the apparent inability of the safety message to be heard over the economic development noise created by those decision-makers comfortably remote from the potential accident site. That disappointment stems particularly from the failure of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to provide robust insider advice to NASAG on all safety matters, properly informed by actual operational experience. Read more>> October 30, 2017
AusALPA Comments on the National Airports Safeguarding Framework Draft Guideline - Managing the Risk in Public Safety Zones at the Ends of Runways More than any other stakeholders, our members sample the positives and negatives of our approach to airport safeguarding every day. Consequently, AusALPA is committed to the NASF and the Guidelines as well as the long-term strategy of a single broadbased national approach to safeguarding aviation infrastructure at all levels of government across Australia. Read more>> October 25, 2017
AusALPA Submission to CASA Discussion Paper 1708OS-3 Review of RPAS Operations AusALPA notes that several countries have adopted mandatory registration and minimum knowledge standards for all RPAS operators, or are moving towards this. On the other hand, Australia has an estimated 50,000 RPAs, the vast majority of which are unregulated in any active sense of the word – the vehicles are unidentified and their operators are mostly unidentifiable, untrained and knowledgeable only to the extent of their own self-interest. Read more>> September 22, 2017
Canberra Airport Proposed Safety Case for the Construction of 9 Molonglo Drive Our involvement in the development process for 9 Molonglo Drive has identified a number of concerns for us about the effectiveness of the current arrangements for consultation with relevant stakeholders. Read more>> August 16, 2017
AusALPA Support for the Introduction of Three Hour Dynamic Terminal Area Forecasts AusALPA supports the proposed change to replace the Trend Forecast (TTF) with a 3-hour dynamic Terminal Area Forecast (TAF). Read more>> March 24, 2017
AusALPA Comments on the Draft Guide for Radiation Protection in Existing Exposure Situations AusALPA is particularly disappointed that ARPANSA chose not to engage with any pilot representative bodies in developing the Draft Guide for Radiation Protection in Existing Exposure Situations (RPS G-2), especially given that many people within ARPANSA from the CEO down are quite familiar with the long... Read more>> March 9, 2017
Visual Approach Slope Guidance (VASG) It is AusALPA’s view that any requirement for a VASG should be separate from the type of propulsion system the operating aircraft uses. Read more>> November 25, 2016
Post Implementation Review of “Two in the Cockpit” Policy AusALPA recognises that the swift political action of the Minister to invoke the “cooperative” introduction of the “Two in the Cockpit (2ITC)” rule undoubtedly achieved its intended purpose – restoring public faith in air transport in Australia. Read more>> June 8, 2016
Advice to DAS on the Future CASA Industry Consultation System Recently, AusALPA was alerted to the advice provided to you by the Working Group formed in light of the recommendations of the ASRR to review the Standards Consultative Committee (SCC) as a consultative mechanism. Read more>> May 19, 2016