"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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Mainly this part...


Remember, if you operate an aircraft in Australian Territory after 31
December 2005 and you need to hold a license issued by CASA, you must
have a current AVID or ASIC.

Right, so pilots need to have an aviation photo ID; or, for regular access
to secure areas at "public transport" airports, they need a security ID
that requires a background check.

Similar requirements exist now for all pilots at several GA airports here
in Massachusetts. I think the security requirment is an unwarranted
intrusion; but I don't see how it would put a tour operator out of
business, or even impose a significant impediment.

--Gary


As I understand it they were self flown tours. So they felt the added
requirements imposed by the law would stop foreign pilots from taking part.