Chair Report their daily lives and the conduct of their work duties. To this end, our team has remained not only flexible but also motivated and whilst we may be adversely affected in the ways that people can reach out to us, we have remained contactable for most people. This is a testament to the dedication of our team and we, as a membership, I feel owe them a debt of gratitude for their efforts. This being said, we also should reflect on the challenges faced by members. Some parts of Australia have faced the longest lockdowns in the world which has seriously affected the ability of people to work, play and socialise. All of these things have taken their toll on members and I would like to extend a warm thank you to those people for staying the course and remaining members. I can only imagine the individual pressures facing members from all walks of life and to remain as strong as we are reflects the quality of our members. Thank you.
Over the past year RAAus has dealt with the challenges that almost every other organisation and individual has faced – COVID19. It has been the dominant headline of news outlets not only in Australia but across the world and it has certainly hampered our ability to engage in the past time that we so passionately enjoy. Having said this, your organisation has weathered to storm quite well.
Internally we have been busy despite the abovementioned challenges. New regulations coming from CASA have taken a great deal of our time in terms of influencing the final rules and advocating on behalf of members. Much attention has been given to parts 149 and 103 over the past 12 months and we also have the revised flying ops regulations going live on 2 December 2021 which has required some serious analysis.
The pandemic has caused a slight shift in focus in terms of the way we do what we do, however, we have not wavered in terms of the value we add to the industry. During the 2020/21 financial year we have continued to deliver the same services to our members and the broader industry that we have always delivered. Our advocacy efforts, member services and engagement activities have all changed in the sense that we do things more remotely but we continue to do them nonetheless.
Along the way we have also engaged with industry on topics such as airspace, airport access, new technologies and a host of other topics. RAAus is always actively engaged in forums such as the Aviation Safety Advisory Panel and its related technical working groups, The General Aviation Advisory Network, the National Emerging Aviation
I’d like to use this opportunity to reflect on the efforts of the team that run your organisation. Like many people who have been directly affected by COVID19 they have had to make adjustments to
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