Recreational Aviation Australia

Recreational Aviation Australia
Type Not for profit
Founded 1983 (as the Australian Ultralight Federation)
Headquarters Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Membership Individuals and companies
Field Aviation advocacy and aircraft registration
Number of Members 9400 (February 2010)[1]
Key Personnel President - Eugene Reid
CEO - Steve Tizzard
Website www.raa.asn.au

Recreational Aviation Australia (abbreviated to RAA or RA-Aus), formerly known as the Australian Ultralight Federation (AUF), is the governing body for ultralights in Australia.[2]

RA-Aus registers ultralight aircraft and issues pilot certificates through 160 approved flight training facilities under a delegation from the nation's aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.[1]

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Mission

RAA-Aus's stated mission is:

To foster, encourage and develop safe Recreational Aviation in Australia with minimum bureaucracy* and minimum cost.[1]

The organization qualifies the mission statement saying: "*Note: 'bureaucracy' implying excessive and/or unimaginative official routines, not routines required to collect data that provide information for a valid purpose, such as safety improvement."[1]

Membership

As of 31 December 2007 RA-Aus had almost 7800 voting members and over 2912 aircraft registered. Excluding instructors and students, the members fly an average of 35 hours per year.[3]

See also

List of RA-Aus Certified Aircraft Types

References

  1. ^ a b c d Brandon, John (March 2010). "The RA-Aus association and our mission". http://www.raa.asn.au/admin/mission.html. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority (undated). "Sport and Recreational Flying Associations". http://casa.gov.au/fcl/sportassn.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-25. 
  3. ^ RA-Aus (January 2008). "Benchmark events in Australian Recreational Aviation". http://www.raa.asn.au/operations/benchmarks.html. Retrieved 2008-06-03. 

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