Clarification: AOPA-Australia Does Not Condone Aerial Protest

Andrew Kerans, vice president of AOPA Australia, wrote to us to clarify that his group is NOT condoning a no-radio no-transponder protest of Australia’s new airspace rules. “We encourage all pilots to show that they are angry” about the policy, AOPA-Australia President Ron Bertram said in a news release on Thursday. However, “we don’t support flying illegally.” …That’s another group.

Andrew Kerans, vice president of AOPA Australia, wrote to us to clarify that his group is NOT condoning a no-radio no-transponder protest of Australia's new airspace rules. "We encourage all pilots to show that they are angry" about the policy, AOPA-Australia President Ron Bertram said in a news release on Thursday. However, "we don't support flying illegally." ...That's another group.