Recreational Aviation Australia Annual Report 2017-18

Annual Report 2017–2018

Recreational Aviation Australia ACN 070 931 645 3/1 Pirie Street PO Box 1265 FYSHWICK ACT 2609

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CONTENTS Chair Report 4 CEO Report 6 Governance 8 Strategic Development 11 IAOPA Conference 12 National Safety Month 13 Aviator’s Tool Kit 13 Safety Management System 15 Level 1 Practical Training 16 Professional Development Program 18 Sport Pilot - A New Era 20 Membership Cards 21 RAAus on Instagram 21 Scholarships 22 AirVenture Australia 24 Fly-ins 26 First Solos 27 Pilot Certificates 30 Statistics 36 Financial Statements 40

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CHAIR REPORT Half a decade. That’s how long ago it was when I joined the board. I look back on this period and reflect on the performance of RAAus as an organisation and ponder what is yet to come.

Half million dollar losses were not rare when I came on board. Lengthy delays for aircraft registrations and membership renewals were common. Staff turnover was high and morale in the office was low. The organisation today is light years ahead of where it was back then.

Throughout this period I have consulted with hundreds of members on a regular basis. This is the way that I assess whether our organisation is headed in the right direction and whether the choices I make are reflective of the desires of you, the members. I am sure the other board members do the same. I have noticed a polar shift in the opinions of those members that I talk to. In my early days on the board I received countless letters from anonymous authors telling me how I was the worst person on the planet and in some instances suggesting that I should curl up under a rock and die. Those cowardly letters from faceless authors hiding behind the protection of their keyboard and anonymity have largely dried up nowadays and most of the comments I get that are critical are also respectful. This is reflective of what we are trying to achieve.

“Our movement is one based on the freedom to exercise our desire to engage in aviation.”

It is one where we believe that we have a right to make choices and, where these choices affect only us, exercise them without hinderance or undue interference from others.

We should have the right to decide for ourselves what we do and don’t do. Just like most other activities around the world.

I recently looked over some statistics detailing the causes of death in Australia. At the time of writing, this data was three days old so it is the latest available information. It is compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics so it is likely the most credible source in Australia at this time. People likely don’t realise it, but 5,573 people died falling off things with 115 of these deaths stemming from falling off chairs, beds and other furniture in 2017. Some 50 people choked on their food during this period with a further 64 choking on something else.

Almost 1,400 people died in transport related accidents in the year just gone with less than 3 per cent of these being a result of aviation. The total number of people who died last year was 161,000, aviation (all forms and not just RAAus) accounts for about 0.025 per cent of all deaths in the country.

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Notwithstanding this, aviation attracts a disproportionate amount of attention when a fatal accident occurs. My suspicion is that we are immune to car accidents. We drive past them almost daily. Falls from beds, despite killing around twice as many as aviation, are simply not spectacular enough to make the news. Unless there is a controversial twist to the story, these things simply don’t matter in the eyes of reporters. They love controversy and that’s what we have actively avoided.

During my time at RAAus we have always strived to stay out of the news. When an accident occurs it is nearly impossible to keep that away from reporters but it is equally difficult to get them to write a positive story aside from the odd piece here or there. So we simply try to keep our noses clean and stay focused on making positive changes, even if they will get ignored.

It is this attitude that has slowly changed our organisation over this half decade from one that is hardly recognised as being a serious aviation player to one that is treated with respect, credibility and authority in our part of the aviation spectrum. We have played a pivotal role in setting the agenda not only for RAAus but also for the broader industry.

Today we sit on a multitude of panels, committees and other groups that work collectively with other aviation bodies to further the cause of aviation. We are founding members of the General Aviation Advisory Group providing advice to the Minister and also sat on the predecessor group, the Aviation Industry Consultative Council. We also have a seat with the Aviation Safety Advisory Panel which provides industry feedback to CASA. In addition to this we are members of The Australian Aviation Associations Forum, a collective of aviation bodies working together to tackle issues facing the sector today.

This approach has seen us make headway into those issues that directly face aviators in RAAus today. We are working in concert with CASA to gain access to a greater range of aircraft with higher weights. The somewhat paradoxical nature of the regulatory system today is such that undergoing training with a CASA authorised school affords a pilot more privileges than a pilot who undergoes almost identical training with RAAus. Our colleagues at the regulator are recognising this and assisting us to address this somewhat peculiar abnormality in the rules to create new opportunities for pilots across the country.

Likewise, we have studiously beavered away in the background to address the difficulties that our pilots face when it comes to traversing the country through controlled airspace. Again, CASA is cognisant of the fact that controlled airspace covers much of the country and quite often, the

restrictions placed on our pilots results in individuals having to take decision that present them with risks that are unnecessary. This is at odds with the safety goals of the regulator and contradicts my earlier point that we are not free to make decisions ourselves but our safety regulator is happy to impose additional risks on us elsewhere. We all recognise this and are working hard to address this anomaly as well.

“In terms of our internal performance this year has been a resounding success.�

With the goal of bringing aviation bodies together we have persisted with a number of different initiatives. Our continued support of reform in the medical space is demonstrated with our publicly available submission on the topic. RAAus will face challenges with reduced medical hurdles for all pilots but as our written response details, this would have positive impacts on the aviation sector and so we support it. Our firm position is that we are here to support the broader sector and not just our piece of it.

the same could have been said about home computers just a few decades ago. In today’s world everyone basically has a computer in their pocket and aviation should be no different.

No matter what you want to fly, be it a model aircraft or a drone, a commercial airliner or the new joint strike fighter, we think that this exposure to aviation can only help us make the sector sustainable for years to come. RAAus is just a small part of the puzzle, our pilots may come from our youth gazing into the sky watching all manner of man made flying objects soar above them and they may leave our organisation to enter the commercial or military world. Indeed, they may never even become a member of RAAus. As long as they are welcomed into our industry, no matter what part of the industry that is, we will consider that we have achieved our goal.

Our philosophy of working positively and proactively into the future will see our performance of this past half decade and our most recent 12 months continue for the coming decades.

Michael Monck Chair

In keeping with this we continue to support AirVenture Australia and its efforts to unite aviators of all forms. This year the event attracted some 2500 visitors, 56 exhibitors and over 60 seminars. It is a true reflection of how the industry can benefit when we work in concert with each other and not against one another. The trust structure of the event is one that prevents any individual body having control with the beneficiaries being not for profit aviation related bodies, RAAus being just one of them.

Our financial performance has been solid this year with a surplus of about $190,000 (the full statements are available in this report) which is a testament to the work of our professional office staff and their prudent management of our finances. We did this without huge increases in our membership fees over the years and by keeping to a sound strategy during the past five years. This has served us well and the return to a surplus has been managed while keeping our member fees relatively low compared to some other organisations operating in this space.

While this strategy has delivered the desired results it is time to develop a new one. Sticking to the old strategy will only get us so far and soon enough we will find it holds us back.

Our new strategy centres around the simple idea of having a pilot in every home. If we look at the world around us it is rapidly changing and in years gone by it would be ludicrous to think that there could ever be a pilot in every home but

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CEO REPORT Wrapping up the year With four years now at the helm of RAAus I was recently reminded of some key promises I made to the Board and members back in 2015.

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I promised to fix the finances and create a more sustainable RAAus

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I promised to fix aircraft and member renewal times

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I promised to do something about improving safety

I say “I” in this instance as meaning “I would take responsibility for…”. No single person could achieve what RAAus has achieved since 2015. In the truest sense of the word, our success has been a TEAM effort.

Our Chair, Mick Monck, has kept a steady hand and worked tirelessly with our other six Directors, me, our leadership team and a host of external stakeholders on ensuring the macro changes have been measured, sensible, defensible and above all firmly focused on improving the membership experience. I’d like to sincerely thank Mick for his counsel and foresight in helping lay the foundation.

The work doesn’t stop with the Board and senior staff. Both are supported by the most hardworking team I have met. Our member and aircraft teams are the ones who stand behind

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our members ensuring everything runs smoothly. They continue to do a stellar job.

Our schools, instructors and maintainers have also played a critical role in ensuring RAAus’ ongoing success. I was reminded by a 19-year-old member recently that while we are many, we are one. We are one under, firstly the RAAus banner, but more importantly we are one under the aviation banner. We should be doing all things possible to further aviation in Australia.

Finally, where the rubber hits the runway is with our members. Some 10,000 strong can’t be wrong.

“We have a great product, offer great services and a great point of difference to the alternatives on offer.”

Some say RAAus is a forced option on recreational pilots.

The fact of the matter is that 95% of our aircraft could be registered VH tomorrow, but people continue to choose RAAus as they have done for the past 30 years. We offer so much to our cohort and our future is bright.

I’d like to look at three key metrics from the last year.

We are all familiar with the formula: power + attitude = performance. At RAAus our power comes from our total members and registered aircraft. I equate our attitude to our overarching financial performance. Combining the strength of our membership with our hard work in managing our finances gives us our overall business performance.

As with every flight, flight planning and our ultimate destination is also critical, which I equate to our safety planning and our destination, which is ultimately zero fatal accidents.

Let’s break this down.

Members and Aircraft During the financial year we experienced growth of 3% on both fronts. This growth has been sustained now for two years where in 2016–2017 we grew our membership by some 8%. We grew from 8,594 members to 9,049 last year.

This year we have grown to 9,346 members. The prime area of growth is in the inexperienced pilot demographic (15–40 year olds) where a lot of people are seeing RAAus as an ideal platform to begin their aviation career and build their hours. We continue to see small increments in more mature pilots (40+ years of age) where people are tapping into the recreational side of what RAAus and our schools can offer.

Our aircraft fleet also grew by 3%, which while in numeric terms this represents a relatively small number of aircraft, some 25 extra aircraft, it is still pleasing to see growth.

Financial After a series of financial deficits we took the decision to restructure how RAAus does business. We reviewed our staffing footprint and digitised much of the manual work we carried out. These changes have created some $400,000 of permanent savings in terms of ongoing staffing levels. In 2015 we engaged some 19 full-time equivalent staff. Today that number is 13. We continue to meet the needs of our members and are more engaged than ever before in this regard. Our decision to modernise and invest in technology has paid dividends and allowed us to recoup the entire cost of the investment in under four years.

We plan for a further small surplus this coming year as we continue to grow and evolve how we do business.

Safety The safety journey, which for all of us, is a never ending journey, has come to a crossroad. For four years we have worked tirelessly improving the safety outcomes for our members. I joined RAAus at a time when fatal accidents were a monthly occurrence and our team spent much time grieving with our members as we tried to work out what went wrong. I committed to fixing this issue and worked with our Board and senior staff on key strategies to address the high rate of accidents.

“We have just finished a year where we have recorded the lowest number of fatal accidents in a decade.”

This is very pleasing news. In a nutshell, what we have achieved in the last four years has saved lives. We have worked with our members, our schools, our CFIs, our maintainers, and our stakeholders and demonstrated quite clearly that RAAus is safe.

Our aspirational target is zero fatal accidents and we are well on the way to achieving that target. Last year sadly three of our members lost their lives in separate accidents. We grieve for them and their families. At the same time, we are heartened to know that our safety culture is in the best shape it has ever been. Everyone’s combined effort in the safety space is having a lasting and permanent effect on our safety outcomes.

It has been a good year on all fronts. Our dials and gauges are in the green and we are on the right heading.

I commend this year’s report and wish to thank the Board, staff and of course our members for their continued support of RAAus and the work that we do.

Michael Linke Chief Executive

These savings have resulted in us declaring a modest surplus this financial year of $190,000. This surplus has been reinvested into the overall member’s equity of RAAus as we repay some of the deficits from prior years.

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GOVERNANCE As part of RAAus’ ongoing governance responsibility, the following information is provided for members:

Board Meeting Attendance and Declaration of Interests The RAAus Board met 8 times during the 2017–2018 financial year. The meetings comprised Board meetings, audit committee meetings, and a strategic planning meeting.

The 2017 meetings were held on 24 September. 4 November, and 7 December. The 2018 meetings were held on 20 January, 3 March, 15 March, 27 April, and 8 May. All required Directors attended these meetings, and declared the following interests: Name

Declared Interests

Trevor Bange

Convenor on South Qld RAPAC (volunteer).

CFI Lone Eagle Flying School (volunteer).

Luke Bayly

None

Rod Birrell

Airsports Flying School. Aircraft and aircraft equipment sales.

Tony King

None

Alan Middleton

Director Bluewater MFS Pty Ltd. Senior Instructor (RAAus)

Michael Monck

None

Eugene Reid

Director, CFI Freedom Flight Pty Ltd

In accordance with constitutional requirements the Board of Directors of RAAus will undertake a detailed performance review in August 2018. The outcome of this review will be shared with members when complete.

As part of the overall governance of RAAus, the Board of Directors adheres to the governance policies, available for members to view on the RAAus website.

RAaus staff are governed by the Code of Conduct, which is available to view on the RAAus website.

RAaus member are expected to adhere to the Member’s Charter available to view on the RAAus website.

Election Results 22 August 2017 The count of votes in the RAAus 2017 Board Election took place on 16 August 2017. Max Brown was the independent scrutineer.

A total of 1038 ballots were lodged, of which 925 were valid.

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Invalid votes comprised 99 ballots that were postmarked after the closing date of 4 August, and a further 14 ballots were deemed invalid. Two candidates were selected by 867 voters (1734 votes) and one candidate was selected by 58 voters (58 votes) for a combined 1792 votes cast.

Election Results - tally of votes Michael Monck

634

Alan Middleton

377

Barry Windle

333

Tony Davis

284

Neel Khokani

164

Total votes counted

1792

With two positions available on the Board, Mick Monck and Alan Middleton were elected. Mick Monck is a serving Board Member and his term will continue for a further three years. Alan Middleton will also serve a three year term and will take office after the forthcoming AGM being held on 23 September 2017.

Board Communique 4 October 2017 AirVenture Australia 2017 The Board unanimously committed $30,000 towards ensuring the success of AirVenture 2017. RAAus is 100% behind this event, both financially and organisationally.

RAAus continues to play a major role in supporting the event and using internal staff resources to assist AirVenture Australia Pty Ltd with organisation of the event. RAAus is leveraging its positive partnerships with QBE, OzRunways and Matt Hall Racing to ensure the event is a success for not only RAAus members, but everyone within the aviation sector.

Finances The Board undertook a full review of the audited financial statements and overall were satisfied with the result. Despite recording another deficit, structural changes implemented by the Board and CEO are beginning to take effect.

Some key points are: In our published accounts, we recorded a reduction in overall expenditure of $13,000. However this incorporates depreciation of $101,000, an increase from last year of $36,000. Depreciation is not an outlay of cash: but rather an accounting entry to recognise the value of assets used up in achieving the year’s results. By adding the overall reduction in expenditure, $13,000, with the difference in deprecation, $36,000, gives us how much less cash was used in the business this year, a figure of $49,000. This reduction in

cash used is demonstrative of the hard work the Board and staff are doing in working to reduce cash outlays.

RAAus has finalised our investment in modernisation RAAus maintains significant cash reserves to ensure a positive and sustainable future. RAAus has planned a small cash surplus in the forthcoming year.

Annual Statistical Review The Board is very pleased to report a 5% growth in membership numbers in the last 12 months. This growth has been coupled with significant improvements in safety and compliance in the last year. The investment in modernisation, communication and safety promotions are really taking hold and people are seeing RAAus as a viable, safe and professional organisation to begin or continue their aviation pursuits.

Lobbying RAAus remains a strong voice in the aviation sector. With seats on critical aviation panels working with the Minister and CEO of CASA, RAAus is best placed to lobby on our members behalf. Strong growth in our non flying members ranks is a way to help RAAus continue to put pressure on the government and CASA for better outcomes for sport, recreational and general aviation.

Strategic Planning The Board received reports from seven strategic working groups. These working groups are focusing on key aspects of development to improve and enhance member experiences at RAAus. Members will soon be asked for input on a range of topics as we look to members for guidance on how best to serve you.

CTA and MTOW RAAus has received advice from CASA that progress towards CTA and MTOW will be managed in line with legislative reform in 2018. Whereas RAAus was hoping to progress CTA and MTOW prior to Part 149 being introduced, CASA has advised that this is not possible. We will keep members informed as we continue to work on these proposals.

Six month financial report 16 March 2018 RAAus Six Month Financial Report for Members RAAus is pleased to announce a surplus ahead of forecast, before non-cash items, for the first six months of 2017-2018 of $121,000. Our forecast for the same period indicated a surplus of $8,000.

After taking into account non-cash items, such as depreciation, our accrual based financial surplus for the first half of the year is approximately $71,000.

Part 149 and Safety Management RAAus is poised to make a smooth transition to Part 149 when it is introduced by the government in 2018. Significant work in preparing RAAus has been undertaken since 2014 and the finishing touches to our organisation wide safety management system will roll out in 2018.

Our cash reserves remain in a healthy position with in excess of $741,000 in the bank at the end of December 2017. We expect these reserves to reduce in the coming six months and we forecast an end of year cash on hand balance of around $650,000 with an expectation that we return a small cash surplus at the end of the financial year.

The Board will meet again in December.

RAAus would like to thank our members for their continued support in maintaining a strong and healthy organisation.

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GOVERNANCE (cont.)

Headline Results Indicator

Item

Measure

Profit and Loss

Cash income against planned budget

+6.39% (+$85k)

Profit and Loss

Cash expenditure against planned budget

-2.12% (-$28k)

Profit and Loss

Cash income against last year

+13.37% (+$167k)

Profit and Loss

Cash expenditure against last year

-9.02% (-$128k)

Cash

Cash on hand December 2017

$741,000

Assets

Total assets on hand December 2017

$2.094M

Details Overall membership grew 5% in the last financial year and we recorded a further 3% growth in the first half of this year, giving us an 8% growth year on year.

Our aircraft fleet has remained stable recording a growth of 1% year on year.

Our result has been driven at both ends of the spectrum, savings and improved revenues. The Board and Office team have worked hard in reducing costs and putting in place cost cutting measures, without reducing services to members.

In order to ensure we continue to operate with a surplus budget the Board took the decision to increase aircraft registration and membership fees by $10 from 1 July 2018.

The Board is also focused on ensuring our cash reserves remain strong as we explore long term investment options.

As part of our due diligence regarding our transition to Part 149 the Board will meet with senior CASA staff in late April to further explore the intricacies of Part 149 and what this new regime means for RAAus. As we draw near to the end of our current Sport Pilot contract the Board formed a tender committee and has finalised the provider for Sport Pilot from July 2018.

The Board has awarded the contract to M and M Aviation Media. Once contracts are executed members will be informed of Sport Pilot arrangements going forward.

We have grown our income through increased membership and the setting of realistic membership fees.

The Board has also agreed to changes to our operations manual with regard to medical declarations and requirements regarding safety management for our flight training schools.

Once changes are agreed to by CASA we will advise members.

Our goal as always is to make things as simple as possible for our members.

In the coming months, watch out for our statistical snap shot, where we will share key results with members on a range of important metrics.

The Board will also commence work on our new strategic plan (2019-2021) in April. To assist with this work members will be asked for their views and a survey will be circulated shortly.

Board Communique 6 April 2018

The Board will meet again in April*.

The RAAus board met on 3/4 March for a regular board meeting and strategic planning meeting.

A range of matters were discussed. Members would have recently received advice regarding our financial performance for the six months ended 31 December 2017. The Board and staff continue to work on improving our financial performance and this hard work is starting to pay off, we still have work to do though. We remain cautiously optimistic about a solid end of year result.

In addition to reviewing our financial performance the Board received reports from the Chair and CEO. The Board also

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reviewed our six month business performance indicators including reports on things such as membership numbers, accidents, occurrence reporting and aircraft registrations.

All of our metrics are in the green and RAAus is growing, which is evidenced by an 8% increase in members in the last 12 months. Our accident and fatality rate is dropping and our fleet of aircraft remains stable.

*The April meeting constitued strategic planning session with the Board and management team and hence no communique was required. Members will recall that RAAus took an extensive member survey at the time to guage member input into the strategic planning process.

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT The RAAus Strategic Plan 2015–2018 has runs its course and the CEO presented a report to the Board in May 2018 of the outcomes of the Strategic Plan since 2015. See below for a summary of the outcomes.

From 1 January 2019 RAAus will introduce a new Strategic Plan. The new plan, with our mission statement being A Pilot in Every Home, will be made available to members in January 2019.

2015–2018 Strategic Plan Outcomes Item

Outcome

Date Delivered

Constitutional Reform

RAAus converted to a company limited by guarantee (RAAus Ltd) to facilitate a greater level of governance and improve our Board and member structure and relationship.

Mid 2016

Policy Reform

Our future success will be in having a robust policy framework.

This framework will exist at two levels: one at the board level, and the second at a management level. Policy development work is ongoing with new and existing policies requiring review every 12 months. Refer to website for details of specific policies.

Significant policy reform has taken place over the four years with crucial policies developed and made available to members.

Delivery of an overarching Aviation Safety Management System

RAAus commenced work on an ASMS in 2014 and finally rolled this out to Flight Training Schools progressively from March 2018.

March 2018.

Member Education

Educating our members is critical to our theme of making members central to everything we do. We care about our member’s safety and we will continue to develop an open and fair reporting culture to ensure we learn from their experiences and share this learning with all members.

Combined with the flying school ASMS, RAAus has an internal ASMS.

We will commit the necessary resources to deliver a raft of training solutions for our members in accordance with the following targets.

Endorsement

We have worked for two years to increase the weight of RAAus aircraft and gain access to controlled airspace for some of our members.

Delivery of a Professional Development Program in 2018, which was preceded by CFI conferences in 2015 and 2016.

Additionally significant resources are now available to our members through our web portal and CFI portal.

An L1 practical training course has been developed and trialled with full roll-out planned for 2019.

CASA agreed in late 2018 to support RAAus’ push for increased MTOW. In 2019, following member consultation, plans will be made to implement this change.

Changes were made to schools operating in controlled airspace zones, further expansion of access will be pursued in 2019.

Industry Recognition

RAAus wanted to change how the industry viewed us. Working hard on the areas above has aided RAAus in being accepted as a leading provider of aviation training, pilot certificate issuing and aircraft registration services.

RAAus sits on the following industry committees: • TAAAF (The Australian Aviation Associations Forum) – Industry Body • GAAG (General Aviation Advisory Group) – Ministerial Body • ASAP (Aviation Safety Advisory Panel) – CASA Panel RAAus also took part in several technical working groups, including education, training and airworthiness.

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IAOPA CONFERENCE RAAus has at its core, a vision for aviation to thrive as an industry. We believe that we are a key part of the supply chain for aviation and that we must work with other organisations to improve the experience of aviators across the entire spectrum of aviation activities. With a fascination for flight starting at a young age with kids looking towards the sky and then evolving to model planes, drones and computer simulation, we provide an option for the next step.

This next step generally involves getting a person airborne and might be in a glider, a hang glider, a balloon, a gyrocopter or even with us in RAAus. People are then free to continue their aviation journey and enter career pathways to become commercial, airline or military pilots or they may choose to stay involved in another capacity and be maintenance engineers, air traffic controllers or be involved in the administration of aviation. The point here is that aviation and every organisation within the sector is part of a broader ecosystem and we work with a range of different bodies to further the cause.

Our efforts were recognised as playing a significant role in Australian aviation and we were invited to attend the 2018 International AOPA World Assembly. We spent a great deal of time building relationships with key people from around the world so we can learn from their experiences and share our own. Understanding these experiences is key to helping us continue our role in shaping the future of aviation here and also assisting others elsewhere.

Perhaps one of the most intriguing insights I gained from the event was an almost contradictory point of view shared by a great deal of attendees. On the one hand we all shared the view that we are facing similar problems across the world. The common theme here was the overly burdensome regulation that we all have to deal with.

This is indeed the case here in Australia as we tackle a mountain of regulation that I challenge any aviator to have a good understanding of. Having said this, the somewhat funny thing that I learned was that it isn’t that bad here in Australia either.

I became aware quite quickly that while we lament the challenges that we face and many of us ask for wholesale adoption of the US regs or those in New Zealand or Europe, those people in those countries are almost asking for the same in reverse.

As the days progressed and we gained more knowledge about our colleagues from around the world these views were repeated. Japan faces some significant challenges for private aviation and a good conversation with Noriko

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Hatanaka, the Japanese delegate, revealed a desire to have a similar environment to what we have. Similarly, some of the European attendees admired our system here, especially what we had achieved within the RAAus framework. Likewise with our friends from the USA, Canada and other countries.

The event was also eye opening in terms of the adoption of new technologies and the ways that these will improve situational awareness for pilots. There was a common thread in these discussion around the use of non-TSOd instruments for private flight. The general feeling was that regulators around the world had focussed on the fare paying passenger, which is understandable, but an unintended consequence of this is that pilots at the smaller end of the spectrum had been overlooked. Take ADSB for example.

For many aircraft this technology is more costly than the rest of the airframe. The result is that we have engineered a solution that requires, in certain aircraft, for a transmitter to be fitted so the big end of town is safe but at the small end we can’t afford to fit the technology so we can see each other. It’s almost as though the life of a Cessna pilot and his passengers is worth less than the life of an airline pilot and his cargo. The general consensus is that non-TSOd equipment can help bridge that gap and create equality across all aviation participants by lowering the cost and making these devices more accessible.

Perhaps the most important part of our attendance is the enduring relationships that have been formed. Just recently, at AirVenture Australia, some of the leadership team from AOPA New Zealand stopped by to say hello. They complemented us on how well the event was run and how impressed they were but more importantly, they took the time to say hello.

It is these relationships and this positive attitude towards others that has given RAAus the credibility and respect that we have today.

Equally so, it is these relationships that will help us forge a positive future for everyone involved in aviation today, tomorrow and beyond.

Michael Monck, Chair

NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH As part of RAAus’ continuing commitment to safety our national safety month in 2017 heralded the launch of our Aviation Safety Management System. RAAus began development of an organisation wide ASMS in 2014. We finalised work in 2017 and rolled out the ASMS to our school network from March 2018 (see page 15).

The hidden thread that stitches this all together is safety.

Safety runs through pilots and air operations, through our maintainers and the role they play, through our interactions and communications with each other. Safety isn’t a line on a checklist. Safe isn’t something you are today and not tomorrow. Safety is a state.

Safety Month was used to continue to educate our members on the importance of safety, with a focus on Fitness to Fly.

In our 2017 member survey most members felt we were safer today than we were three years ago. This feeling is evidenced by the facts and data. We are recording fewer serious and fatal accidents. More members are willingly reporting occurrences, which is giving us more data to feed back to educate and learn from. The circle of reporting, communicating and improving is endless and is forever allowing us to improve overall safety for everyone.

We are a community of over 10,000 people. Some of us are pilots, engineers, builders, instructors, and aircraft owners.

Some of us are administrators, safety officers, volunteers, partners, friends and colleagues. Some of us are all of these things. The important thing is that we are a community, and as a community we celebrate our successes together and support each other when times are tough.

There are many things that unite us. The prime one being our love of aviation. Our passion for the skies, and to be part of a wonderful movement that is RAAus. For over 30 years RAAus (formerly AUF) has been there for our members. We have worked tirelessly to keep our freedoms for our members, offer our members opportunities to engage and interact and also put in place strategies to help keep everyone safe.

In the last three years safety has been a prominent factor in everything we do. Sure, safety has always figured predominantly and is deeply woven into the fabric of RAAus, but the strategies we have employed are all designed to create improving levels of safety for our constituents. We often think of safety in terms of the lives saved.

We are getting it right and our members are embracing our messages, our desire to be the safest sport aviation body in Australia and our desire to learn and constantly improve.

AVIATOR’S TOOL KIT As part of National Safety Month RAAus provided members with a pocket-sized “Aviator’s Tool Kit” a quick reference guide with a wealth of information including important phone

numbers, the arrivals procedure and recommednded circuit join, a maintenance task and authority summary, wind and weather information, and space to record aircraft details.

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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM As part of our intrinsic corporate values and strategic plan Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) places safety above all else, and members central to everything we do as we continue to progress and promote safe recreational aviation in Australia.

RAAus is progressively working towards improving safety outcomes through a holistic and pragmatic approach to safety management and the adoption of an open and fair reporting culture through our maturing Occurrence Management System (OMS) and collaborative relationships with government agencies and other Australian Sport Aviation Organisations (ASAOs).

As outlined in our policy, safety is one of our core business values and functions and outlines our on-going commitment to developing, implementing, maintaining and innovating and improving strategies and processes to achieve safe operations.

RAAus Organisational Culture RAAus has shifted its cultural focus on safety from an organisational input to an organisational output. This means that our approach to safety has relocated from a ‘silo’ endeavour of operations with its own department, to an overarching cross-departmental influence on all that we do. This ethos ensures that all our communication and membership engagement promulgate the importance of safe operations for the viability of our members, the organisation and the community at large.

Part of this cultural change is instigated by the changing regulatory environment and the implementation of CASR Part 149 (Approved Self-administering Aviation Organisations).

To maintain compliance with the regulator and afford our members the unique benefits of recreational aviation, it is vital that RAAus demonstrates its maturity as an organisation

through its commitment to safety and safe operations throughout our membership base and Flight Training Schools.

A requirement of CASR Part 149 approval includes a Safety Management System (SMS) which is structured around the core principles of safety policy, risk management, assurance and promotion.

As many government agencies steer towards a more riskbased approach to governance and regulation, RAAus has remained ahead of the curve. RAAus’ unique value proposition to is member base lies predominantly in the pragmatic approach to a simple rule-set and owner maintenance. In many instances, RAAus is world-leading in its approach to progressing not only the sport aviation sector, but aviation in general.

Aviation Safety Management System (ASMS) The Aviation Safety Management System (ASMS) has been carefully designed to incorporate the basic requirements of an SMS, required under the CASR Part 149 approval process. It is a pragmatic tool developed to cater to all our schools both large and small, ensuring the benefits of organisational safety is documented appropriately but more importantly provides useful guidance to establishing and maintaining a positive safety culture.

RAAus has developed a suite of templated resources to accompany the Safety Manual based on the size and complexity of the FTS. It is not our intention to burden our FTSs with superfluous paperwork, rather assist in the ongoing development of a positive safety culture throughout our organisation. This is simply to ensure the recreational aviation sector continues to be administered in accordance with an appropriate organisational risk appetite and more importantly is accessible and sustainable for generations to come.

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LEVEL 1 PRACTICAL TRAINING One of the biggest benefits of being an RAAus member is the ability to perform maintenance on your own aircraft for private operation. In the past, RAAus has only been able to provide owner-maintenance training on an intermittent basis, as funding has allowed. As owner-maintenance is a major part of operating in the recreational sector, we believe relevant training should be commonplace and regularly available. Of course, as a member organisation that is spread far and wide across Australia, there are a number of challenges to overcome in order to make practical maintenance training available for all members. Some of these challenges include access to hangars, aircraft, tools and instructors. When running a course from a single location, supplying these resources is easy, but taking it around the country adds complexity and cost.

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Throughout 2017-18, RAAus have been developing the training materials that will become the Maintenance First program. The idea behind this is to bring attention to the fact that an aircraft owner and operators’ mind should always be on maintenance first, and flying is secondary. With financial support for the initial beta testing rollout from the LSA importers Sling and Foxbat, the first trial course was held at Wings Out West in Dubbo. RAAus did not promote the trial other than on the Wings Out West Facebook page, and 13 people attended to assist with the review of the training material and to provide feedback on the practical elements of the course. RAAus invited a member of CASA as an external appraiser, and we were extremely fortunate to tap into his knowledge of aircraft maintenance practices which all attendees found valuable.

All attendees enjoyed this training experience, and provided excellent feedback for the RAAus team to further improve the course. The second trial was held at the Foxbat Australia Hangar at Tyabb airfield during June 2018 which continued to trial course structures and offering. The first practical courses will cover the basics of line maintenance for RAAus aircraft owners, including lock wiring, engine oil and filter changes, oil filter inspection, leak down testing, spark plug gapping, flight control inspection, the daily inspection, rules and regulations, and maintaining an aircraft logbook.

The goal this time around is to build a solid foundation that will enable members to access recurring RAAus maintenance training, and to grow a program that can be carried out sustainably over the long-term. It is our hope to be able to roll out owner-maintenance training on a weekend every month, that will rotate through the states to reach our members.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM As part of RAAus’ ongoing commitment to training our members, instructors, and maintainers we delivered, free of charge to our members, a series of Professional Development Program seminars.

The success of our previous CFI National Conference led to a new look format, which offered greater opportunity to attend and interact not only with RAAus managers but also with colleagues.

RAAus has a strong belief in training and ensuring our members have access to the information they need to remain safe and compliant when flying. Coupled with the seminars were a series of member forums. The team at RAAus really enjoyed meeting members at airfields across the country and discussing all things aviation.

Between February and June, seminars were delivered at 13 locations across Australia, with over 500 CFIs, Instructors, L2 maintainers and RAAus members attending. Our team visited Mildura, Launceston, Lethbridge, Latrobe, Gawler, Aldinga, Wagga Wagga, Caboolture, Tamworth, Bindoon, Serpentine, Ingham, and Rockhampton.

The CEO presentation focused on three key aspects of running a Flight Training School – capabilities as well as financial and reputational risk factors. RAAus wants all of our schools to succeed, we enjoy a symbiotic relationship and as such the more we can help them perform, the more students we can attract.

Sessions also included “Minimum standards when conducting BFRs and Instructor renewals”, “Recommended lesson structure and what to record for student training” exciting news about insurances for schools, and the opportunity to talk collaboratively about real training problems like “Runway – Loss of Control” with effective real world solutions for the challenges of an Instructor when training.

For maintainers, the Tech team delivered talks about maintenance compliance regarding what must be completed and when as well as who can carry out the work. Other topics included aircraft maintenance logbook requirements, the introduction of the Hours and Maintenance record as well as the rollout of practical Level One owner maintainer courses.

“Professional and informative on all accounts. I’m sure everyone appreciated the information presented and got as much out of it as I did. The work happening in the background at RAA,... supporting the membership as you are, must be commended.”

Brendan The Safety team presented workshops on the new Safety Manual. We hope this face-to-face time will assist CFIs in transitioning to CASR Part 149 during 2018/19. The program is aimed at enabling CFIs to integrate their operations into the RAAus Safety Management System (SMS) in a manner that is scalable to the size and complexity of each Flight Training Schools’ operations and needs. CFIs workshopped the required risk management processes that form part of the SMS so they could leave the sessions armed and ready to tailor and implement the ‘already templated’ and ‘85% completed’ Flight Training School Manual into their school.

RAAus has worked tirelessly to make the process a simple and easy one that

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can be actioned quickly and effectively. By aligning to the RAAus SMS we can allow CFIs to get on with the day-to-day business of flying while having the confidence that they are supported each and every time their asset gets airborne by a robust and well thought out safety management system.

The demonstration and explanation of the ASMS was wellreceived by members.

Member forums were also part of each session, and the whole team enjoyed interacting with members over a BBQ.

“I’m glad I attended today, I reassured myself I am headed in the right direction with my training system and my L2.”

Robb

The seminars proved very successful and there are plans in development for further seminars in 2019.

RAAus would like to pass on our sincere thanks to all the members and Flight Training Schools who assisted with everything from accommodation, to providing venues, equipment, and catering.

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SPORT PILOT - A NEW ERA From 1 July 2018 RAAus members will experience a new format for Sport Pilot.

After some 85 issues, RAAus wishes to sincerely thank Brian Bigg and his team at Stampils for delivering a stellar product for so many years. RAAus took a decision to appoint new editors as part of a competitive tender process which was run in early 2018. The new editor, Mark Smith will commence production in July 2018.

Brian and his team took Sport Pilot to a new level, including the introduction of a digital version in 2015. Enjoy some of the past covers, or find every back issue of Sport Pilot on issuu.com. You can subscribe to the print version of the magazine at raaus.com.au.

Watch as we evolve Sport Pilot again in 2019 with new content, new digital based features and a great line up of stories.

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MEMBERSHIP CARDS As part of improving our ongoing membership experience RAAus began phasing out annual membership cards in 2018. Annual cards are being replaced with a permanent card that members can use in conjunction with their digital membership card, which will be launched in an RAAus iPhone app this year, with an Android app to follow.

Members can at any time log in to the member portal to check their membership type, status, endorsements, and BFR.

RAAUS ON INSTAGRAM In mid-2017, RAAus launched an Instagram account to complement our social media presence on Facebook.

Before officially launching the account, we grew to over 200 followers, and have been building up the account with photos and videos that we think our members will love!

Instagram is a highly visual, photography based platform that allows users to easily follow organisations, individuals, and even search for specific interests.

Signing up to Instagram is free and easy, so if you aren’t already a member, why not download the app and join today! You can find and follow us at @recreationalaviationaus and you can help members find your photos by tagging them with #raaus We want your photos!

The intention behind the RAAus Instagram account is to provide a centralised place for RAAus to share member’s photos with our followers. We know how much people love looking at aircraft, views from the cockpit, fly-ins and airshows, so we want to hear from you! You can email your photos to media@raa.asn.au for inclusion on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Be sure to include a caption or some information about your photo, and your name or Instagram handle.

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SCHOLARSHIPS After nine years, the RAAus and Airservices joint scholarship program has awarded scholarships to over 200 enthusiastic RAAus members. The scholarship support has provided almost half a million dollars in funds to inspire, encourage and support young people to achieve their dreams, start careers and grow as aviators.

In 2009, an inspirational idea from former board member Carol Richards led to the development of a scholarship program for RAAus young flyers. This scholarship was intended to assist students with financial costs and to help them fulfil their dreams of flying.

Matt Warren achieved his dream of learning to fly with a scholarship in 2016. Matt is now completing flight training with the RAAF as a pilot.

Lloyd Galloway received a scholarship in 2013 and went on to complete aerobatics training and involved himself in aerobatics competitions, along with involving himself in the Antique Aircraft of Australia flying Austers and more.

Andrew Kilroy changed careers and used his GYFTS scholarship to gain an Instructor rating so he could share his passion.

The scholarship program, GYFTS (Giving Young Flyers Training Support) took flight in 2010 and has been awarding scholarships for nine years, delivering opportunities for aspiring Students/Pilots, Instructors and Maintainers Australia-wide.

Holly Adams used her scholarship to complete her Pilot Certificate, using her Jabiru to fly to school each day, before proceeding onto a cadetship with Qantas.

Over the nine years, we have seen students become avid pilots, ambassadors for RAAus, and further dreams and careers in a wide variety of areas.

Where will your GYFTS scholarship take you or a young person you know? Check the website for information when applications open early each year and let an RAAus/Airservices scholarship give you wings.

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Becoming RAAus instructors Working towards a career as a pilot with an airline Joining the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot Moving into the world of aerobatic flying Working towards flying for Angel Flight

With the continued contribution of Airservices, RAAus members, various supporting companies (including OzRunways, TwoMates Media, Cre8ive, Dick Smith Foods, Stampils, X-Air Australia, and Brisbane Airport Corporation) and our Flight Training Schools, the scholarship program will make sure peoples’ dreams of flying come true.

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Some inspiring examples of past scholarship winners include:

We need your support Last year $70,000 was given to 40 worthy applicants. Each year we hope to build on that number and we are seeking support from members and key RAAus partners to help us achieve our aim.

Please visit our website to learn more about our Scholarship Sponsorship Program and how you and your business can help.

If you’d like to get involved and sponsor a young flyer, please email ceo@raa.asn.au or call 02 6280 4700. Contributions large or small can be made directly on our website.

MATT

Andrew

Bradley

OLIVER

SCOTT

LLOYD

HOLLY

PATRICK

SAM

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AIRVENTURE AUSTRALIA In its second year, once again held at Narromine, AirVenture Australia again proved popular. Some 2,300 people attended the three-day event.

AirVenture Australia is a non-profit event governed by the AirVenture Australia Trust. Members of the trust include RAAus, the Australian Parachuting Federation (APF) and the Sports Aircraft Association of Australia (SAAA). Any aviation body is able to join the AirVenture Australia trust, which is governed by Azimuth Partners in Queensland.

Essentially, AirVenture Australia was a combination of RAAus’ NatFly and SAAA’s AusFly. The event combines education, exhibition, and a short airshow and is firmly focused on giving members access to information and suppliers.

The event was a resounding success, albeit with one day washed out with much needed rain coming to Central West NSW.

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Overall we saw 2,363 visitors through the gate, with some 440 aircraft arriving across the three days. We delivered on our promise to offer a varied and interesting seminar program and a first class exhibition hall. In total 55 seminars were held and more than 40 exhibitors were on hand to engage with members of a range of aviation related associations and the general public.

Michael Monck, Chair of RAAus said, “RAAus is 100% committed to AirVenture Australia and the growth of this event. It meets the twin needs of catering to our large and varied membership, but also gives the public an opportunity to sample aviation. It doesn’t matter what you fly, I want to see you involved in aviation. This is an event run by aviators, for aviators. By working together with a host of other organisations and aviators we can get more people flying, we can achieve something better, something bigger.”

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FLY-INS In addition to traveling to 13 different locations across the country to host our Professional Development Program seminars, RAAus team members also visited many fly-ins, including: AirVenture Australia, Archer Falls Fly-in, Caboolture Microlights Fly-in, BBQ & Hangar Talk, Canberra Airport Open Day, Holbrook Fly-in, Gathering of Eagles – Watts Bridge, Great Eastern Fly-in Evans Head, Gympie Aerodrome Fly-in and Open Day, Parkes Aero Spectacular, Rylstone Airpark Celebration of Aviation, TAVAS Great War Flying Display, and the.Tyabb Air Show

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FIRST SOLOS Congratulations to all of the aspiring pilots who achieved their first solos this year! Here is just a small selection of their happy faces!

Aaron, Parkes

AHMED, TOORADIN

ANGUS, PARKES

BRYCE, JINDABYNE

CAMERON, JINDABYNE

DANIEL, TOORADIN

DARREN, CABOOLTURE

HARRY, JINDABYNE

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FIRST SOLOS (cont.)

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JACOB, TOORADIN

JESS, GOOLWA

JOHN, TOORADIN

LI, TOORADIN

MIA, BATCHELOR

PATRICK, BENDIGO

ROB, BANKSTOWN

SAM, CABOOLTURE

SAM, CABOOLTURE

SASHA, TOORADIN

SIGRID, TOORADIN

SOLOMON, CABOOLTURE

TIM, CABOOLTURE

TOM, CABOOLTURE

TOM, PARKES

VIKKI, CABOOLTURE

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PILOT CERTIFICATES M J M SW DJ K L B J EC LM R NR A JJ RC C AC S DJ RC L G TM CJ S Y E CE L J NJ O BD BM AL CM PA RA G D PD C AJ CD VL T B MF G O GA G NP

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Abbey Abramowski Aden Ahern Aitchison Akhtar Alaat Aldatmaz Aldridge Anderson Andrews Appudurai Archer Arokium Arrigo Atkinson Attard Atze Austin Avati Ayre Back Baker Banning Bannock Baptist Bar-Lev Barclay Barnes Barnes Barnett Barra Barrett-Scheen Batrouney Battistuzzi Baulch Beck Begg Bell Bemet Bendle Bennet Bennett Benton Berndt Berry Bezemer Bignell Bin Baharom Binskin Bishop Bisset Black Bolger

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D Bonnici RJ Border MA Bortolin W Bouckley RJ Bowling DB Boyle SE Bradshaw J Bradtke KA Bradtke A Braggion D Brassier MA Bredden A Breich KI Bridgwood J Briggs AM Bright J Brindle C Brits LL Britton J Brohier M Brooksby T Brown LM Brown TR Brown DT Brown DL Brown C Brown A Brown M Brunton C Bryant-Smith R Budge HW Buhk D Bull CJ Bullen DA Burey N Byrne MN Cabala AR Caddy CP Caddy MW Cadell C Caines C Calder DJ Camp LS Campbell B Campbell T Camur PD Canvin I Carlse D Carmody CR Carpenter ML Carr AC Carrigan MJ Carter D Casey

5/11/2017 16/12/2017 17/01/2018 2/06/2018 1/12/2017 15/07/2017 6/02/2018 6/07/2017 19/05/2018 23/07/2017 6/07/2017 30/12/2017 8/03/2018 10/11/2017 27/10/2017 12/12/2017 11/10/2017 18/04/2018 14/10/2017 28/03/2018 4/11/2017 8/11/2017 3/04/2018 11/05/2018 18/05/2018 18/05/2018 21/05/2018 30/05/2018 9/09/2017 23/03/2018 4/01/2018 28/04/2018 5/05/2018 11/09/2017 27/02/2018 4/11/2017 19/09/2017 2/07/2017 10/07/2017 11/04/2018 29/04/2018 22/06/2018 6/01/2018 14/07/2017 7/06/2018 7/04/2018 9/02/2018 12/01/2018 25/11/2017 10/10/2017 5/11/2017 6/01/2018 9/11/2017 9/05/2018

L Catania AL Cavanough DJ Cawrse PE Chambers TF Chan CYJ Chan SC Chan R Chan CK Chan C Chang C Chant I Chapman J Chapman TK Cheong KS Cheung EA Chibber M Chigros-xeni JD Chisholm R Chong Y Chou CH Chow DM Christie N Christie PE Clare B Clegg A Close M Cocks AP Coetzee CD Coffee MG Colbey JL Collins A Collins N Collins RR Collins JA Corderoy AJ Corness S Cottingham H Cowie EV Cowley M Cozier B Craig MN Crane NR Crisp D Crompton LC Crouch KB Cullinan B Curtis A D'Angelo S Dalgic S Damianopoulos N Daniel J Davis D Davison D Dawe

30/03/2018 7/05/2018 8/04/2018 9/12/2017 1/07/2017 26/12/2017 16/01/2018 10/03/2018 30/05/2018 27/04/2018 4/08/2017 17/05/2018 5/06/2018 12/02/2018 5/12/2017 9/07/2017 26/08/2017 14/10/2017 31/08/2017 3/05/2018 23/03/2018 8/03/2018 31/03/2018 10/12/2017 21/04/2018 20/05/2018 26/08/2017 12/07/2017 26/06/2018 16/09/2017 4/08/2017 9/12/2017 23/12/2017 24/02/2018 30/09/2017 10/02/2018 12/08/2017 27/08/2017 7/12/2017 14/09/2017 15/03/2018 3/06/2018 17/07/2017 2/11/2017 28/10/2017 21/04/2018 17/12/2017 3/12/2017 7/06/2018 16/03/2018 20/06/2018 27/02/2018 30/01/2018 17/05/2018

M Dawood M De Haan JW De Jong R De Marco VK De Silva PM Deadman AC Debrett JJ Deecke AJ Dehnert TP Dekker A Demidov RJ Denholm M Denny E Deveson L Devlin BI Dewes SD Dhu S Diamant D Dilger RDADobie LJ Dobson J Dolman RJ Donohue D Doroga MN Douglas M Douglas GP Downes A Dowsey JC Drady M Dragic JG Drake LF Droney C Ducharme PV Duggan MW Duncan GM Dunn AJ Dye TC Ebeling MW Ebsary DR Edwards H Ekanayake B El-maghraby M Ellery JM Ellingham TP Elliott H Ellis L Ellis GT Elson T Endeshaw Gebressilase AI Erceg S Erskine PB Evans C Everett CJ Fabian

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J MK BA J W SJ M J SL P R ZW G JS AJ SJ RA J C DR DJ DG M F T G R WL D T A A J RA RR T JW D CJ C O JA K N M SA A HS MI JM B DS P HR

Faoro Farooq Farrawell Farrow Fedor Fergus Ferguson Fernandes Ferrier Ferrier Feuk Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Fleming Fletcher Flight Flint Ford Forknall Forrest Forssman Foster Fox Francis Fraser Freeman Freer-Smith Fung Funnell Galea Gandhi Gannon Gao Gardiner Gardner Garepo Garsed Garsed Gawne George Geraghty Gerhardt Ghose Gibbons Gibbons Gill Gill Gill Gillespie Gillon Giraldo Guapi Glover Golodoniuc Gontier

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SC Goodhew SN Gordon C Gorton H Gower DW Grandey J Granger MF Grant AM Grant M Gray NJ Green RW Green LO Gregory SR Grieve DJ Grimwade L Grubb YG Gulliver S Gunay A Gunther SM Guthrey AR Haining J Haliday HT Hall AT Hall RS Hamilton B Hamilton T Hamley P Hammond SJ Handel S Hangala J Hanson RA Harmon DA Harrison AJ Hart M Hassan AY Hassanein AJ Hawes CA Hawkins R He WJ Henwood MA Herfoss MC Heritage W Hertaeg PG Heuzenroeder R Heydenrych C Higgins MW Hill T Hill AJ Hills R Hinchcliffe H Hipwell-Serfaty DA Hislop SR Hodge AJ Hodgkinson PA Holaj

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CA Hollis LA Holmes P Hoskin B Howie C Hsia Y Hsieh S Hsu JE Hughes E Hullah DW Hunter TH Hunter A Huntington RB Hurley MR Hussein CS Huxtable M Jackson M Jackson HA Jackson J Jacobie L Jacobsen P Jadeja N Jan B Jasper P Jeha SE Jennings W Jenvey S Jiang SR Johnson B Johnson LR Jones OM Jones E Jones B Jones A Jurina M Kaassamani SK Kanjarla M Kasekende S Kaur M Kear A Keates TJ Kee GE Kee EG Kelly JJ Kelly JD Kemp R Kenneally JW Kennett WG Kensen EM Kershaw M Khodadadi IL Kielty T King I King A Kingsford-Smith

31/07/2017 30/06/2018 25/02/2018 29/12/2017 12/06/2018 6/01/2018 30/08/2017 7/02/2018 20/08/2017 28/07/2017 12/10/2017 31/07/2017 3/06/2018 30/04/2018 12/05/2018 4/08/2017 23/11/2017 10/03/2018 4/12/2017 2/09/2017 16/03/2018 3/01/2018 8/12/2017 11/01/2018 21/08/2017 18/12/2017 26/10/2017 28/08/2017 11/12/2017 23/07/2017 8/08/2017 12/11/2017 12/01/2018 22/06/2018 1/03/2018 14/05/2018 10/06/2018 11/04/2018 28/04/2018 27/08/2017 26/07/2017 1/02/2018 16/11/2017 17/11/2017 25/01/2018 27/01/2018 26/08/2017 27/07/2017 15/10/2017 20/12/2017 13/11/2017 10/10/2017 20/12/2017 27/02/2018

Y Kirsanov Z Kjaersgaard J Knox JR Knox D Koch JK Krishnan OL Krivan L Kumar TJ Kuss P Kvicera LF Kwok NB Laing D Laird CH Lam WK Lam I Lambert MA Lamont CG Land A Landale DC Landry MD Lane A Lanna V Lanoue HYI Law TMJLawson Z Lazarevic M Lee WL Lee BD Leksas S Lesser RW Leung B Liang DT Liddington S Limkin T Little R Littlewood TJ Liu J Lochki AG Longman BJ Loth BL Lovell J Lucas MT Luu T Lymer W Lynch RK Lyon O Lyon DH Ma S Mackiewicz SJ Magee A Maglogiannis KW Magookin A Maher B Mahoney

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PILOT CERTIFICATES (cont.)

R Mahony PC Makeham TJ Manning LA Manning JJ Manwaring S Marsden N Martin ARJ Mason RP Massa JD Massurit D Masters JJ Masterson T Materne WJ Maudsley C Maxwell CL May B Mayfield CB Mcadam KM Mcalister KF Mcbride J Mcburnie BJ Mccaffrey A Mccarthy SH McClure SG Mcconnell SJ Mcdonald CJ Mcdonald EJ McDougall M Mcfadyen T Mcguire MA Mcinnes RG McIntosh BJ Mcintyre IG Mckee J Mckenzie C Mckie DC McLane SJM McLaren M Mclaughlan SA Mclean D Mcloney JH McManis S Mcmurtrie I Mcnamara AJK Mcnee RW Mcneil M McPhee A Mcrae MP Mcrae J Medwedew PD Meline G Melville AW Melville N Menelaou

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31/10/2017 21/09/2017 10/07/2017 17/11/2017 8/05/2018 3/02/2018 20/03/2018 18/07/2017 2/08/2017 24/02/2018 20/08/2017 2/10/2017 1/04/2018 6/12/2017 17/10/2017 7/07/2017 2/06/2018 2/07/2017 19/05/2018 17/02/2018 31/05/2018 4/02/2018 7/05/2018 28/08/2017 17/12/2017 15/05/2018 10/06/2018 29/01/2018 30/05/2018 27/01/2018 28/08/2017 3/03/2018 16/12/2017 22/07/2017 20/12/2017 10/09/2017 31/12/2017 19/05/2018 19/02/2018 6/05/2018 9/04/2018 12/04/2018 24/11/2017 18/11/2017 7/12/2017 10/01/2018 4/02/2018 4/01/2018 9/02/2018 10/10/2017 16/02/2018 10/12/2017 22/01/2018 4/10/2017

JL Michel NP Mickan JP Milgate TJ Millard IGA Miller G Miller GT Mills T Min B Mink LA Minnis B Mironow NL Mitchell IG Mitchell DR Mizow CH Mo IRA Mohamed A Mohanraj J Monckton PA Montgomery SJ Moran PS Mudd JM Mudd C Muller GB Murphy MK Murtaza EB Nand A Neale MJ Neave SM Neaves DM Neill S Newman CN Newman G Nezich A Ng D Ng VH Nguyen D Nguyen CG Nichols K Nolan S Northey DG O\'Brien PA O\'connor C O\'hara TJ Ochse D Oh J Oh RG Oliver S Onis R Otto AR Ottrey F Ouldanov J Packer AR Paine CJ Palmer

21/07/2017 22/11/2017 1/02/2018 24/03/2018 1/02/2018 24/06/2018 24/05/2018 16/11/2017 20/12/2017 10/07/2017 5/02/2018 26/08/2017 6/04/2018 5/03/2018 2/05/2018 7/01/2018 6/02/2018 31/05/2018 6/05/2018 2/05/2018 10/12/2017 30/12/2017 23/02/2018 21/01/2018 28/04/2018 24/11/2017 30/04/2018 18/04/2018 27/01/2018 29/07/2017 17/04/2018 1/06/2018 1/06/2018 30/07/2017 26/04/2018 23/11/2017 2/06/2018 12/06/2018 4/03/2018 26/04/2018 23/05/2018 9/05/2018 6/02/2018 12/10/2017 13/11/2017 31/05/2018 13/02/2018 28/03/2018 12/03/2018 1/04/2018 13/05/2018 23/12/2017 1/05/2018 22/09/2017

D Palmer A Palumbo M Panic BH Pankhurst AA Parise L Parkinson BW Paton H Pattemore RC Paull MM Pavicich AJ Pearce DM Peart RJ Penman TAJ Pickering F Plato De Siqueira MJ Plueckhahn MA Polkinghorne C Pooley A Prior O Pritchard D Prossor JW Prowse AR Pyle C Qin M Quade EP Quin EP Quin FM Quinn MJ Radcliff ME Radocaj BJ Rae A Rajaram R Rangdal E Raptis CRJ Raymond P Rayner B Reddall GJ Redding BD Redding AJ Redman LJR Reeves WR Reilly D Reindl EW Reinke HP Reiss T Repacholi J Resuggan WD Riceman BT Richens CI Riseley S Robb D Robert CA Robert TM Roberts

26/01/2018 2/02/2018 11/12/2017 5/08/2017 29/04/2018 1/07/2017 23/12/2017 27/03/2018 10/03/2018 1/08/2017 9/06/2018 2/08/2017 24/12/2017 4/10/2017 10/03/2018 19/09/2017 29/05/2018 16/02/2018 18/04/2018 14/06/2018 30/10/2017 27/04/2018 11/04/2018 22/04/2018 26/10/2017 20/07/2017 7/04/2018 9/01/2018 30/01/2018 6/08/2017 20/04/2018 1/08/2017 10/09/2017 4/08/2017 2/09/2017 1/03/2018 10/07/2017 5/12/2017 8/01/2018 20/02/2018 9/03/2018 31/03/2018 10/08/2017 29/08/2017 24/09/2017 14/05/2018 29/03/2018 9/03/2018 19/12/2017 6/12/2017 25/03/2018 15/03/2018 8/04/2018 9/02/2018

JT Robertson AJ Robson RF Robson J Robson NA Rodda S Rodman RJ Rogers D Rohkamper AP Rosas-Ortiz MP Rose J Ross KR Rouse J Roux MM Rowe M Royall AP Rugless EJ Ruijgrok JE Russell TG Rutherford JA Ryan VA Saario M Sadleir SK Saffin M Safi A Sagnelli G Salm GS Sambhy BJ Samson JHRSanders W Sandilands JTK Sarsfield DG Saunders MS Savill-Bentley EC Scali J Scarff N Schilko DG Schirmer J Schirmer JK Schutz G Scoble HJ Scott MR Scott KD Scott D Scudamore JS Seaburn GG Semmens GJ Seppelt K Shamim IT Shandanski TW Shannon RD Shennan C Sherrington J Shibuya S Shirdon

4/03/2018 6/09/2017 3/11/2017 9/05/2018 22/12/2017 29/06/2018 13/11/2017 3/08/2017 9/06/2018 12/07/2017 12/07/2017 22/08/2017 27/09/2017 16/02/2018 23/06/2018 10/12/2017 20/07/2017 1/03/2018 2/04/2018 15/06/2018 15/02/2018 11/01/2018 31/08/2017 8/03/2018 30/08/2017 14/09/2017 22/07/2017 3/07/2017 12/05/2018 23/05/2018 9/03/2018 5/04/2018 9/12/2017 18/09/2017 19/03/2018 9/10/2017 10/03/2018 21/03/2018 19/10/2017 21/06/2018 23/09/2017 18/10/2017 7/01/2018 8/11/2017 31/05/2018 23/12/2017 23/01/2018 2/06/2018 11/01/2018 28/11/2017 26/10/2017 3/06/2018 17/12/2017 24/06/2018

J Shoebridge NE Shortland PJ Shoubridge F Shutevski G Sich M Silver CJ Simmons PM Simond C Simpson M Simpson NN Singh S Sivam J Sleep LJ Smart PJ Smeath FS Smit JE Smith JLO Smith G Smith C Smith JA Smith B Smith SD Smith P Smith R Soma Sundaran BR Sorial D Sotgia D Soward C Sowter M Steiner G Steinmann A Stephens MP Stephenson DJ Stevenson A Stevenson DL Stewart AM Stewart SA Stolnitz I Straatemeier

16/09/2017 18/12/2017 15/12/2017 15/01/2018 5/02/2018 19/10/2017 14/01/2018 29/05/2018 2/12/2017 7/05/2018 3/10/2017 3/10/2017 14/10/2017 6/12/2017 5/05/2018 28/11/2017 24/07/2017 3/10/2017 4/10/2017 6/10/2017 18/12/2017 24/02/2018 30/04/2018 20/05/2018 25/11/2017 3/12/2017 25/05/2018 25/02/2018 17/03/2018 30/05/2018 2/05/2018 17/09/2017 5/10/2017 17/09/2017 19/01/2018 9/11/2017 27/04/2018 19/01/2018 14/11/2017

D Strode 13/05/2018 J Strong 1/06/2018 R Sutter 30/07/2017 BL Swann 27/12/2017 PA Swatman 17/03/2018 FJ Swinbourne 29/05/2018 PD Syme 19/01/2018 JA Taggart 6/02/2018 AJ Talbot 14/01/2018 TW Tang 8/05/2018 JA Taylor 29/08/2017 MF Taylor 16/11/2017 L Taylor 19/12/2017 SW Taylor 16/04/2018 AC Teasdale 10/08/2017 WM Tennyson 21/12/2017 CM Tennyson 21/12/2017 LA Tesar 29/12/2017 SP Tetley 29/09/2017 V Thandayathapany 3/10/2017 SBAThiele 6/03/2018 M Thomas 24/03/2018 A Thompson 4/08/2017 GK Thompson 11/09/2017 XD Thompson-Newbury 20/01/2018 BN Tiver 26/05/2018 J Tomkins 19/07/2017 AR Toovey 25/10/2017 JS Toro Velez 25/01/2018 M Toulemonde 21/07/2017 JA Towner 24/12/2017 SJ Treston 3/09/2017 J Trevaskis 15/12/2017 PA Tricker 22/12/2017 DJ Trickey 25/08/2017 Y Tsai 30/08/2017 GD Tucker 30/08/2017 JH Tucker 30/03/2018 KF Turner 27/11/2017

CS Turner AL Turner FJ Turner GJ Twigg P Urbanic HE Urwin M Van As SA Van Der Veen IMV Vass RP Vaughan CG Veivers J Veivers J Veurink GR Veysey TP Vickers-Caddaye RG Vigors U Villalobos NR Vink J Voros A Wainwright DJ Walker B Walsh LD Warner C Warren SJ Waters DP Watkins AR Watson TM Watson DL Watt JP Watt BW Weatherall RS Webb JS Webb J Weier B Weir AJ Weissmann H Wellman C Wen S Wescombe

3/02/2018 29/03/2018 25/05/2018 2/02/2018 10/12/2017 10/10/2017 19/01/2018 24/07/2017 14/04/2018 7/06/2018 9/08/2017 28/09/2017 23/05/2018 4/07/2017 20/08/2017 16/03/2018 12/03/2018 8/07/2017 20/05/2018 29/03/2018 14/08/2017 22/12/2017 15/11/2017 14/07/2017 6/06/2018 14/12/2017 11/02/2018 15/05/2018 10/12/2017 10/03/2018 31/03/2018 12/12/2017 6/05/2018 20/05/2018 28/11/2017 28/12/2017 13/12/2017 20/01/2018 16/12/2017

G Westcott MS Whatson D Whight DM White M White HL Whitfield VS Whitfield TM Whitton HA Wight NP Wilkes M Willemse H Williams BC Williams TE Williams LSS Williamson AP Willsmore MJ Wilson OA Wines AJ Winters C Wnuczynski J Wong MH Wong BR Wood JC Woodard SM Woodcock GJ Woods A Woods DN Woods W Worsfold D Worsnop T Wright LD Wright JC Yager KT Yan SL Yeap R Youren BG Zanker G Zein H Zelenka

24/01/2018 5/10/2017 11/04/2018 14/09/2017 6/05/2018 15/10/2017 15/10/2017 2/05/2018 9/02/2018 28/07/2017 6/09/2017 23/05/2018 25/05/2018 11/06/2018 24/05/2018 5/04/2018 26/11/2017 19/07/2017 22/04/2018 11/03/2018 22/11/2017 29/05/2018 18/10/2017 22/03/2018 10/06/2018 7/12/2017 16/03/2018 31/03/2018 16/06/2018 1/06/2018 21/09/2017 27/09/2017 18/04/2018 30/06/2018 16/07/2017 10/01/2018 6/10/2017 28/05/2018 20/01/2018

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STATISTICS OCCURRENCES Fatals (per quarter ending 30 June 2018) 30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

TOTAL

2017–2018

1

0

2

0

3

2016–2017

1

1

2

1

5

2015–2016

2

1

3

1

7

2014–2015

1

2

2

4

9

2013–2014

0

2

0

3

5

Calendar Year Normalised Fatality Data Year

Fatalities

Hours

Fatals per 100,000 hours

2018 (part)

2

262,184

0.76

2017

4

313,990

1.27

2016

6

207,893

2.89

2015

9

267,154

3

2014

6

211,762

2.83

Four period weighted moving average for RAAus fatal accidents 8

Number of fatal accidents

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun 2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Year and end of quarter Series1

36

Series4

2015

2016

2017

2018

ACCIDENT DATA Accidents

Incidents 30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

2017–2018

16

11

17

5

2017–2018

36

49

55

52

2016–2017

13

15

20

9

2016–2017

40

54

37

39

2015–2016

18

15

10

9

2015–2016

18

15

46

43

2014–2015

23

22

29

26

2014–2015

33

26

15

25

2013–2014

13

32

29

32

2013–2014

21

27

16

25

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

Defects

Hazards 30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

2017–2018

9

6

11

2

2017–2018

0

2

4

0

2016–2017

5

7

2

10

2016–2017

3

4

2

1

2015–2016

9

19

13

8

2015–2016

9

19

5

2

2014–2015

12

8

8

6

2014–2015

0

1

1

3

2013–2014

3

1

5

5

2013–2014

0

0

6

8

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

Aircraft Damage 2017–2018

Injury to Persons 2017–2018

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

Destroyed

3

4

7

0

Fatal

1

0

2

0

Substantial

7

7

9

9

Serious

1

0

1

0

Minor

11

14

13

11

Minor

4

4

4

2

Nil

30

43

67

39

None

97

154

180

150

1

2

4

2

0

0

0

0

52

70

100

61

Unknown TOTAL

Unknown

ATSB Breakdown of Occurrences 2014

2015

2016

2017 Part 2018

Technical

72

39

64

93

53

Operational

45

46

108

136

62

Environmental

5

3

23

12

10

Airspace

6

5

30

37

29

Unclassified

0

0

7

0

0

37 37

STATISTICS (cont.)

MEMBERS Membership numbers at points in time

Flying hours average

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

2017–2018

9211

9324

9448

9346

2016–2017

8541

8610

8944

9049

2015–2016

8963

8565

8678

8594

2014–2015

9367

9154

9183

9117

2013–2014

9762

9648

9608

9447

2012–2013

9822

9913

9909

9832

Members by State

Calendar year

Hours total

Membership numbers

Average hours per member

Part 2018

262,184

9346

28.05

2017

313,990

9324

33.68

2016

207,893

8678

23.96

2015

267,154

9117

29.30

2014

211,762

9154

23.13

New students

(as at 30 June 2018)

%

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

ACT

149

1.6%

2017–2018

429

423

481

476

NSW

2405

25.73%

2016–2017

203

491

478

466

NT

121

1.3%

2015–2016

174

206

207

191

QLD

2422

25.91%

2014–2015

390

310

261

344

SA

946

10.1%

2013–2014

433

348

382

323

TAS

232

2.48%

VIC

2431

26.0%

Gender comparison

WA

603

6.45%

Financial Year

9309

99.9%

37

0.10%

9346

100%

Overseas TOTAL

Males

Females

2017–2018

8759

587

2016–2017

8474

575

2015–2016

8107

487

2014–2015

8957

618

2013–2014

9362

597

2012–2013

9627

606

SCHOOLS AND CLUBS Schools

38

Clubs 30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

2017–2018

165

164

161

160

2017–2018

37

33

29

26

2016–2017

165

163

163

164

2016–2017

44

41

40

41

2015–2016

168

166

164

163

2015–2016

44

45

43

46

2014–2015

171

169

169

171

2014–2015

41

41

42

43

2013–2014

168

172

169

171

2013–2014

47

44

43

44

2012–2013

167

163

168

168

2012–2013

45

48

47

47

AIRCRAFT 3 Axis (A)

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

2017–2018

2852

2886

2897

2920

2016–2017

2827

2842

2831

2015–2016

2795

2827

2014–2015

2756

2013–2014

2644

Weight Shift (B)

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

2017–2018

208

206

211

214

2839

2016–2017

201

215

212

210

2875

2833

2015–2016

242

246

246

222

2785

2808

2822

2014–2015

226

227

236

241

2720

2721

2681

2013–2014

244

240

231

226

30-Sep

31-Dec

31-Mar

30-Jun

Powered Parachute (D) 30-Sep 31-Dec 31-Mar 30-Jun

Total

2017–2018

204

197

196

195

2017–2018

3264

3289

3304

3329

2016–2017

221

200

201

206

2016–2017

3249

3257

3244

3255

2015–2016

227

229

232

212

2015–2016

3264

3302

3352

3267

2014–2015

211

214

222

220

2014–2015

3193

3226

3266

3283

2013–2014

197

210

186

203

2013–2014

3085

3170

3138

3110

AIRCRAFT TYPES Make

3 Axis

Make

Weight Shift

Make

PPC 359

Jabiru

886

Airborne

Thruster Aircraft

216

Pegasus Aviation

20

Aerochute Industries

ICP

184

Solar Wings

19

Home Built

34

Tecnam

186

Air Creation

15

11

Aeroprakt

159

Flylight

7

Summit Aerosports

Austflight ULA

158

Aeros

7

12

Skyfox Aviation

133

Dta Sarl France

5

Powerchutes System International

Howard Hughes Engineering

128

P & M Aviation

5

AAA Fasterway

5

Zenith Aircraft

103

Ramphos

5

Fresh Breeze

5

Evolution Trikes

4

Rand

67

375

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Recreational Aviation Australia Limited ACN 070 931 645 Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018

Contents 30 June 2018 Financial Statements Director’s Report Statement of Comprehensive income Statement of Financial Position Statement of Changes in Equity Statement of Cash Flows Notes to the Financial Statements Directors’ Declaration Auditor’s Independence Declaration Independent Audit Report

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Directors’ Report

For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Directors' report The Directors present their report on Recreational Aviation Australia Limited (formerly Recreational Aviation Australia Incorporated) for the financial year ended 30 June 2018.

Directors

The following persons held office as directors of Recreational Aviation Australia Limited during the financial year: Michael Monck (Chair) Tony King Barry Windle (retired 23 September 2017) Alan Middleton (elected 23 September 2017) Luke Bayly Trevor Bange Eugene Reid Rodney Birrell

Principal activities

The principal activity of the Company during the year was to control all ultralight aircraft activities in Australia. The Company has delegated functions from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for the control and management of ultralight aircraft registrations and pilot training and certification. The Company is responsible for setting standards for ultralight aircraft maintenance and the training of pilots.

Review of operations

There were no significant changes to the operations of the Company during the year ended 30 June 2018.

Significant changes in the state of affairs

No significant changes in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

Matters subsequent to the end of the financial year

No matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2018 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect: (a) the Company's operations in future financial years, or (b) the results of those operations in future financial years, or (c) the Company's state of affairs in future financial years.

Likely developments and expected results of operations

The Company will continue the same operations as described in the principal activity section in future years.

Mission statement

Accessible, safe aviation for all by being an industry leader in developing sport and recreational aviation for the fun and enjoyment of our members.

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

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Statement of Comprehensive Income For the Year Ended 30 June 2018

Revenue Expenses Employee benefits expense Depreciation and amortisation expense Printing, publications and merchandise Insurance Other expenses Total expenses Surplus/(deficit) before income tax expense Income tax expense Surplus/(deficit) for the year Other comprehensive income Total comprehensive surplus/(deficit) for the year

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

Note

2018 $

2017 $

2

2,861,103

2,536,256

1,290,218 94,424 332,440 435,471 550,209 2,702,762

1,363,570 101,850 351,067 450,279 485,967 2,752,733

158,341 158,341 29,027 187,368

(216,477) (216,477) (216,477)

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Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2018

ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Inventories Other current assets TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

2017 $ 658,071 4,480 24,394 74,543 761,488

7

866,107 311,418 1,177,525 2,227,767

864,462 334,444 1,198,906 1,960,394

9 10 11

131,014 194,371 205,469 530,854

148,824 184,373 138,106 471,303

10

36,461 36,461 567,315

16,007 16,007 487,310

NET ASSETS

1,660,452

1,473,084

EQUITY Reserves Retained Earnings TOTAL EQUITY

347,248 1,313,204 1,660,452

318,221 1,154,863 1,473,084

LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables Short-term provisions Income in advance TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Long-term provisions TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL LIABILITIES

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

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2018 $ 958,525 4,920 35,020 51,777 1,050,242

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS

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Statement of Change in Equity For the Year Ended 30 June 2018

Balance at 30 June 2016

$ 1,371,340

Asset revaluation reserve $ 318,221

$ 1,689,561

Deficit attributable to members

(216,477)

-

(216,477)

Balance at 30 June 2017

1,154,863

318,221

1,473,084

158,341

29,027

187,368

1,313,204

347,248

1,660,452

Retained earnings

Surplus attributable to members Balance at 30 June 2018

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

Total

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Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended 30 June 2018

2018 $

2017 $

3,195,911 13,913 (2,865,354) 344,470

2,763,832 14,730 (2,909,120) (130,558)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property, plant and equipment Purchase of intangibles Net cash provided used in investing activities

(21,364) (22,652) (44,016)

(12,431) (118,369) (130,800)

Net increase / (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

300,454 658,071 958,525

(261,358) 919,429 658,071

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from members and others Interest received Payments to suppliers and employees Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

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The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

Note

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 The financial statements cover Recreational Aviation Australia Limited as an individual entity. Recreational Aviation Australia Limited is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory under the Corporations Act 2001.

Note 1. Significant accounting policies The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

New or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted The company has adopted all of the new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') that are mandatory for the current reporting period.

Any new or amended Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted.

Basis of preparation These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards - Reduced Disclosure Requirements and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB'), and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate for not-for-profit oriented entities.

Historical cost convention The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Critical accounting estimates The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed below.

Key judgement - Estimation of useful lives of assets The Company determines the estimated useful lives and related depreciation and amortisation charges for its property, plant and equipment and finite life intangible assets. The useful lives could change significantly as a result of technical innovations or some other event. The depreciation and amortisation charge will increase where the useful lives are less than previously estimated lives, or technically obsolete or non-strategic assets that have been abandoned or sold will be written off or written down.

Key judgement - Impairment The Company assesses impairment at each reporting date by evaluating conditions specific to the Institute that may lead to impairment of assets. Should an impairment indicator exist, the determination of the recoverable amount of the asset may require incorporation of a number of key estimates. No impairment indicators were present at 30 June 2018.

Key judgement- Employee benefits provision The liability for employee benefits expected to be settled more than 12 months from the reporting date are recognised and measured at the present value of the estimated future cash flows to be made in respect of all employees at the reporting date. In determining the present value of the liability, estimates of attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation have been taken into account.

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Note 1. Significant accounting policies (continued) (a) Revenue recognition Revenue is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefit will flow to the company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable.

Sales revenue Revenue from sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers.

Grants Grants are recognised at their fair value where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with.

Interest Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest income over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

Membership and magazine subscriptions The Company’s membership subscription year runs for a 12 month period. All monies received for 12 month memberships are recorded as revenue in the year the subscription relates to. The first 12 months of a multi year subscription is recorded as revenue in the year the subscription relates. The remaining portion of the subscription is recognised in the year it relates to.

Other revenue Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when the right to receive payment is established. (b) Income tax The Company is exempt from income tax under Division 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. (c) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. (d) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost of inventory is determined using the weighted average costs basis and is net of any rebates and discounts received. (e) Property, plant and equipment Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Buildings are recorded at fair value and subject to periodical independent valuations.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write off the net cost of each item of property, plant and equipment (excluding land) over their expected useful lives as follows:

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Note 1. Significant accounting policies (continued) (e) Property, plant and equipment (continued) Class of Fixed Asset Buildings Furniture and fittings Office equipment Computer equipment

Useful life 40 years 5 to 10 years 3 to 10 years 3 years

Depreciation Rate 2.5% 10% – 20% 10% – 33% 33%

The residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when there is no future economic benefit to the company. Gains and losses between the carrying amount and the disposal proceeds are taken to profit or loss. (f) Intangible assets Intangible assets relate to developed software used in the provision of services to members. The costs capitalised relate to development costs only and exclude the costs of research. Developed software is amortised on a straight line basis over 10 years. Amortisation methods, assets’ useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted if appropriate. (g) Trade and other payables These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the company prior to the end of the financial year and which are unpaid. Due to their short-term nature they are measured at amortised cost and are not discounted. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. (h) Employee benefits Short-term employee benefits Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and long service leave expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the reporting date are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.

Other long-term employee benefits The liability for annual leave and long service leave not expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are measured at the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date using the projected unit credit method.

Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on national government bonds with terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

Defined contribution superannuation expense Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. (i) Provisions Provisions are recognised when the Company has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured.

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Note 1. Significant accounting policies (continued) (j) Fair value measurement When an asset or liability, financial or non-financial, is measured at fair value for recognition or disclosure purposes, the fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date; and assumes that the transaction will take place either: in the principal market; or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market.

Fair value is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming they act in their economic best interests. For non-financial assets, the fair value measurement is based on its highest and best use. Valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, are used, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs. (k) Goods and Services Tax ('GST') and other similar taxes Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not recoverable from the tax authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of the acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the tax authority is included in other receivables or other payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to the tax authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the tax authority. (l) Comparative figures When required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for the current financial year.

Where the Company has retrospectively applied an accounting policy, made a retrospective restatement or reclassifies items in its financial statements, an additional statement of financial position as at the beginning of the earliest comparative period will be disclosed.

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 2018 $

2017 $

1,833,514 24,642 482,488 29,210 140,262 156,213 180,861 13,913 2,861,103

1,651,485 12,956 397,793 98,467 143,898 114,535 102,392 14,730 2,536,256

164,123 14,987 16,096 27,111 96,017 7,562 114,685 19,041 28,820 61,767 550,209

120,409 19,848 52,905 22,382 59,202 14,715 72,450 41,528 38,331 44,197 485,967

500 958,025 958,525

500 657,571 658,071

Note 5: Inventories Merchandise

35,020

24,394

Note 6: Other Assets Prepayments

51,777

74,543

Note 2: Revenue Member receipts Advertising Aircraft registration ASIC fees Operating grant Other Sale of magazines and other merchandises Interest income

Note 3: Other Expenses Accommodation, meetings and travel Advertising and promotions ASIC fees Bank charges Computer system Legal expenses Office expenses Other professional fees Postage and PO Box Scholarships and donations

Note 4: Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash on hand Cash at bank

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Note 7: Property, Plant and Equipment

2018 $

2017 $

Building - at fair value Accumulated depreciation

820,000 (5,979) 814,021

896,285 (89,439) 806,846

Furniture and fittings - at cost Accumulated depreciation

91,794 (77,649) 14,145

91,794 (74,214) 17,580

Office equipment - at cost Accumulated depreciation

97,686 (83,496) 14,190

88,845 (74,483) 14,362

127,342 (103,591) 23,751

114,819 (89,145) 25,674

866,107

864,462

Computer equipment - at cost Accumulated depreciation

Total Property, Plant and Equipment

Movements in Carrying Amounts Movement in the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the current financial year:

Buildings Balance at 30 June 2016 Additions Depreciation expense Balance at 30 June 2017 Additions Revaluation increase Depreciation expense Balance at 30 June 2018

Note 8: Intangibles Modernisation project - software Accumulated amortisation Net carrying value

$ 829,359 (22,513) 806,846 29,027 (21,852) 814,021

Furniture and Fittings $ 23,032 (5,452) 17,580 (3,435) 14,145

Office Equipment $ 19,918 2,719 (8,275) 14,362 8,841 (9,013) 14,190

Computer Equipment $ 26,025 9,712 (10,063) 25,674 12,523 (14,446) 23,751 2018 $ 431,138 (119,720) 311,418

Total $ 898,334 12,431 (46,303) 864,462 21,364 29,027 (48,746) 866,107 2017 $ 408,486 (74,042) 334,444

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Note 9: Trade and Other Payables Trade payables Accrued expenses GST and PAYG liabilities Other payables

Note 10: Provisions CURRENT Provision for annual leave Provision for long service leave Provision for time-in-lieu NON-CURRENT Provision for long service leave Total provisions Note 11: Income In Advance Unearned income

2018 $

2017 $

38,721 45,333 29,157 17,803 131,014

65,151 46,715 28,921 8,037 148,824

123,694 56,519 14,158 194,371

106,595 56,950 20,828 184,373

36,461 36,461 230,832

16,007 16,007 200,380

205,469

138,106

Unearned income increased as a result of increase in multi year subscriptions. Multi year subscriptions are recognised in accordance with the policy detailed in Note 1a.

Note 12: Government Funding The Company receives financial assistance from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority on an annual basis. The assistance is provided pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement. There is a separate Memorandum of Agreement each financial year and assistance is provided only on a basis of certain functions being performed by the Company.

Note 13: Related Party Transactions The Directors and their related entities transact with the Company from time to time on normal terms and conditions that are no more favourable than those available to others. The types of transactions involved include those that are provided by the Company as part of its normal operations. The transactions are settled at the time of the transaction, and no amounts are owing to the Company at year end in respect of these transactions. The total value of these transactions is low and is considered by the Company to be immaterial.

With the exception of compensation of key management personnel, which is separately disclosed in these statements, there were no other related party transaction during the financial year.

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 June 2018 Note 14: Key Management Personnel Compensation Compensation The aggregate compensation made to directors and other members of key management personnel of the company is set out below: 2018 2017 $ $ Key management personnel compensation 592,578 595,260 Note 15: Contingent Liabilities The company had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2018.

Note 16: Commitments The company had no commitments for expenditure as at 30 June 2018.

Note 17: Events After The Reporting Period No matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2018 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the company's operations, the results of those operations, or the company's state of affairs in future financial years.

Note 18: Company Details The registered office and principal places of business of the Company is: Recreational Aviation Australia Limited Unit 3, 1 Pirie Street Fyshwick ACT 2609

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

As lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of Recreational Aviation Australia Limited for the year ended 30 June 2018, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of: (i)

the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

(ii)

any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

RSM AUSTRALIA PARTNERS

Rodney Miller Partner Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Dated: 6 September 2018

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT To the Members of Recreational Aviation Australia Limited Opinion We have audited the financial report of Recreational Aviation Australia Limited (the Company), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2018, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors' declaration.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Company is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) giving a true and fair view of the Company's financial position as at 30 June 2018 and of its financial performance for the year then ended; and (ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor's report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Other Information The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company's annual report for the year ended 30 June 2018, but does not include the financial report and the auditor's report thereon.

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

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If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar4.pdf.

This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Rodney Miller

RSM Australia Partners Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 6 September 2018

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