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05-11-2022, 10:51 AM

(This post was last modified: 05-11-2022, 11:10 AM by Peetwo.)

Bring back Senator Fawcett... Rolleyes

Via the UP:

Quote:papakurapilot

Hey Clinton!

Yep, doctors with not a single flight hour dictating what safe aviation requires, what is new!?

CASA is 'promising' a new OCVA but for now we have had to revert to the CAD test which the creator of literally said has not a single thing to do with aviation during John O'Brien's case at the AAT when he was called as a witness. This information is now on their website as of about 2-3 weeks ago. Unfortunately for a preceding period of months it wasn't and the old info was there and prospective pilots were spending thousands following it. There is zero timeline on the new test and literally no word on what it may entail. I've heard rumours of the word 'years' being used in the development of this test.

I am currently working in Aviation as a pilot and my medical thankfully has not been impacted. I am however in a role where I talk to other Colour Vision Defective pilots who are going for their first medical and this has been absolutely devastating to them.

One of these blokes I am in contact with has been in contact with the PMO and basically been told to sod off in what was a very confrontational phone call. He was told in no uncertain terms if he wants to 'lawyer up' that CASA has access to basically unlimited money to defend their position. P2 - Very disturbing if true...

I'm absolutely at wits end with this. It's constant and never ending. I'm sorry but my faith in an organisation which delayed new alternate planning requirements less than 24 hours before they were implemented because they weren't ready is incredibly low. They promise the world and deliver a snow globe.

Clinton McKenzie

Zealots on a crusade for a noble cause, taking advantage of a change in CEO/Chairman.

I said this in my submission to the GA inquiry:

Quote:When a young Australian commits suicide because he has been told that, on the basis of anachronistic standards enforced with a crusader's zeal by CASA, his colour vision deficiency will prevent him from achieving his childhood dream of becoming an international airline captain, there is no negative impact on the safety of air navigation. But there is a cost which should not have been paid. (At least the New Zealand civil aviation safety regulatory comprehends this.)

In my supplementary submission I said:

Quote:I consider and submit that CASA's response, to the New Zealand CAA's [then] recent announcement that colour vision deficiency would now be treated as an operational competence issue rather than a medical fitness issue was - frankly - childish. Rather than accept the objective evidence of the 21st century - as the NZ CAA has done - and adopt, as the '3rd level' test, an operational competence test, CASA suggested that Australian pilots with colour vision deficiency should arrange to undergo the test under the New Zealand rules. CASA steadfastly leaves the unlawfully-determined CAD test as the '3rd level' test for Australian purposes. This is the behaviour of people who will steadfastly maintain the same opinion, irrespective of what new evidence is put before them, because they are "convinced of their righteousness" [which is a quote from an accepted definition of noble cause corruption and those who usually suffer from it].

This is the product of very small (usually men) with very big egos who enjoy putting stress on people and ruining their lives.