Our CFI has sent a note to our club (BSC) membership recommending that no one should sign the petition to remove the ASIC requirement.
Here is his advice: Be aware that sport aviation pilots do not have to hold an ASIC card. Raising this issue with no research to show that the Government is likely to listen may only put our exemption at risk. So far as I know there is no intention on the behalf of the Government to relax security restrictions - far from it as I understand it. AOPA does not support the air sport organisations or self-administration. I do not understand why AOPA is acting on behalf of sport Aviation with out our knowledge. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT GET INVOLVED UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. If AOPA wants our support they know very well who to come to. Anyone know about this? I'll be taking it up with him, of course, and will advise accordingly. From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Peter (PCS3) Sent: Thursday, 19 December 2013 7:36 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.; 'DDSC Chat' Subject: [Aus-soaring] Petition to remove ASIC Ladies & Gents, The following is a link to a petition to abolish the ASIC card: <http://tinyurl.com/removeASIC> http://tinyurl.com/removeASIC I contend that ASIC Cards are an unnecessary impost, particularly in the light that a risk assessment (in my view) would determine a very low or negligible effective deterrent against terrorist or subversive intentions; I frankly resent the implication that we, who are properly identified during training & work hard to gain our qualifications, then are required to submit to further ID checks with the dubious privilege of paying for same. Please consider your support for the petition & circulate to colleagues. Thanks, PeterS
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