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LAMEs as a test flight resource
Figure 79 records the rating of LAMEs as a test flight resource. This shows a
relatively even distribution of ratings in each category of about 15 per cent. This
seems to suggest that as a test flight resource, LAMEs have a mixed response. It is
possible that LAMEs found helpful by people in this survey may also be pilots, who
are familiar with evaluating aircraft in flight. Data from this survey does clarify this
area.
Figure 79: Rating of LAMEs as a test flight resource
Aircraft associations as a test flight resource
Figure 80 records the rating of aircraft associations as a test flight resource. This
shows that about 80 per cent of people find aircraft associations helpful, very
helpful or most helpful. It is significant that aircraft associations are seen as more
helpful from a test flying perspective, than from a building perspective (Figure 70).
For example, about 48 per cent of people found build resources very or most
important, but about 62 per cent found aircraft association test flight resources
helpful. The SAAA and RA-Aus associations have identified test flight as one of
the important targets in a series of measures to ensure safe transition to flying
operations.
Figure 80: Rating of aircraft associations as a test flight resource
Regulator test flight resources
Rating of the regulator as a test flight resource is found in Figure 81. Similar to
ratings of build resources (Figure 71), the regulator was not seen as very helpful or
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