“In time we hate that which we often fear.”
LB : "As a matter of interest, why was your employer at the time of the McHeyzer correspondence so spineless? If I’d received the email as your employer, I would have - in slightly more diplomatic language - told McHeyzer to go and get f*cked."
“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.”
There is, alas, little room left for 'diplomacy' - not when dealing with the dark side of CASA. Will Shakespeare nailed it; the deep, abiding distrust and fear which lays just below the surface of the industry sub conscious may be tracked back to many tales which reflect the appalling actions taken by McHeyzer and his ilk on behalf of his peers and betters. Make no mistake about it - the venom dripped down from the top desk. Mind you, in comparison to some of the whispered directives and naked threats uttered, Buckley was only lightly touched by the resident evil lurking behind the smiling face of the assassin. I defy anyone to gainsay this; or, dare call me liar. No long bow drawn here; the case histories are all available along with irrefutable evidence. There are many cases, Buckley and Pascoe just the latest in a long line. Have CASA directly interfered with employment opportunities? You know they have. Have CASA dissuaded a potential employer from hiring someone who needed an approval to conduct the work defined? Damn right they have - and more (much more - like 'fixed sim rides' coincident with denied medical) for example). There is a litany of evil in the CASA wake; unspoken of; unchallenged; never addressed, but always there, lurking: - fear of reprisal; fear of knowing that there is nowhere to go to seek justice, common sense, retribution or restitution. It ain't the foolish legal gibberish couched within the rule books that makes aviators and their employers timorous, its the sure and certain knowledge that once your name is 'in the book' - you are beggared, buggered and royally shagged. There are many names on this roll of honour, some ghosts now; gone, but never forgotten. There will come a time when these stories are made public. Selah...
“History had shown again and again that ignoring evil because it did not affect you was a short-sighted and often a deadly mistake.”
Aye well; seems D. Chester Esq. MP has earned some deserved praise; well done that man. Quite refreshing really, the local member has taken a 'local' problem to the top table; bearded the minister and got some semblance of compromise working for his constituents. Democracy at work - just the way it is supposed to be. A modest enough act, but enough to set the wheels in motion and for common sense to prevail. Should MCO have an instrument approach? - abso - bloody - lutely; how else is the ambulance or fire fighting or Angel Flight or lonesome Charlie on Charter to get in there when the weather is not CAVOK. I suppose the question begging is what the Hell are CASA thinking; a few trees and a bit of rough apron is a big no-no; but a hulking, gross, illegal (?...) building obstructing a runway safety zones is OK, even after it has been a demonstrated 'safety risk'? Reality in the Canberra bubble is a whimsical, mystical thing. Time for more local MP's and Councils to follow the Chester road; looking after that for which they are responsible and trusted.
“Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”
Hitch "My fear is that all of this will disappear into a huge melting pot of stuff that will eventually solidify into the new Aviation White Paper (more below on that). That would be a disaster; white papers take time and time is the only thing the industry is shorter of than engineers.
Master Hitch, in his latest LMH _HERE_ seems to be getting a 'real' message out; that of urgency. When most folk think of GA (a rare event) they think of flight schools, long socks, flash sunglasses and tiny aircraft they would not like to travel in. Well; it ain't so; RFDS as professional and skilled as any airline; corporate jets operating world wide, charter and 'mail-plane' operations in the bush; freighters delivering the mail and toys; FIFO flights for crew change, crop dusters and firefighters etc. etc- all substantial operations; all heavily committed to 'service' demands, all with financial obligations, employment obligations, legal requirements; and, an overly burdensome suite of 'non -sense' rules with which they must: under dire threat. 'comply'. 'The Borg's' opening statement from Star Trek always comes to mind. The last 'White Paper' was about as useful as a chocolate firewall - have we really got three years to wait for the changes; those pleaded for over the last three decades? Will La'King cut to the chase? Can Spence find the paper in the Loo? - Will Albo remove his very own levy on the fuel we use (as promised): the one to bail CASA out of non compliance? - No! - didn't think so.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Item last - the voice of sanity - AMROBA - the call for 'harmonisation' must become the driving force behind the changes government know it must make. To be 'in-step' with the world's leading bodies, across the spectrum is becoming an imperative - if the Australian industry is to flourish and prosper. Standing on rock, waving the 'Fig-jam' flag and expecting anything else but derision and conflict is plain dumb. The rest of the first world 'aviation nations' are moving forward; sorting things out, engendering 'safety' through logic and experience. The first thing to do when you tread in a pile of horse pooh is to step out of it; better yet, watch where your going and avoid it.
"Accidents are remedied with difficulty, unless you quickly take the facility of thinking."
Aye well; some disputes are settled sooner rather than later; little dog decisive and a winner. I was sat having a coffee when it occurred - little dog looked askance, I nodded and I doubt the kitten will dare trespass that particular food bowl again. Now, that kitten is 'speedy' however, the little dog is truly a daughter of the Terrier clan, speed, agility and determination genetically assured. Suffice to say the kitten sat very demurely on the workbench end until dinner time; yet, tomorrow is another day.
O! if this were seen,
the happiest youth, viewing his progress through,
What perils past, what crosses to ensue,
Would shut the book, and sit him down and die.
Selah..
LB : "As a matter of interest, why was your employer at the time of the McHeyzer correspondence so spineless? If I’d received the email as your employer, I would have - in slightly more diplomatic language - told McHeyzer to go and get f*cked."
“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.”
There is, alas, little room left for 'diplomacy' - not when dealing with the dark side of CASA. Will Shakespeare nailed it; the deep, abiding distrust and fear which lays just below the surface of the industry sub conscious may be tracked back to many tales which reflect the appalling actions taken by McHeyzer and his ilk on behalf of his peers and betters. Make no mistake about it - the venom dripped down from the top desk. Mind you, in comparison to some of the whispered directives and naked threats uttered, Buckley was only lightly touched by the resident evil lurking behind the smiling face of the assassin. I defy anyone to gainsay this; or, dare call me liar. No long bow drawn here; the case histories are all available along with irrefutable evidence. There are many cases, Buckley and Pascoe just the latest in a long line. Have CASA directly interfered with employment opportunities? You know they have. Have CASA dissuaded a potential employer from hiring someone who needed an approval to conduct the work defined? Damn right they have - and more (much more - like 'fixed sim rides' coincident with denied medical) for example). There is a litany of evil in the CASA wake; unspoken of; unchallenged; never addressed, but always there, lurking: - fear of reprisal; fear of knowing that there is nowhere to go to seek justice, common sense, retribution or restitution. It ain't the foolish legal gibberish couched within the rule books that makes aviators and their employers timorous, its the sure and certain knowledge that once your name is 'in the book' - you are beggared, buggered and royally shagged. There are many names on this roll of honour, some ghosts now; gone, but never forgotten. There will come a time when these stories are made public. Selah...
“History had shown again and again that ignoring evil because it did not affect you was a short-sighted and often a deadly mistake.”
Aye well; seems D. Chester Esq. MP has earned some deserved praise; well done that man. Quite refreshing really, the local member has taken a 'local' problem to the top table; bearded the minister and got some semblance of compromise working for his constituents. Democracy at work - just the way it is supposed to be. A modest enough act, but enough to set the wheels in motion and for common sense to prevail. Should MCO have an instrument approach? - abso - bloody - lutely; how else is the ambulance or fire fighting or Angel Flight or lonesome Charlie on Charter to get in there when the weather is not CAVOK. I suppose the question begging is what the Hell are CASA thinking; a few trees and a bit of rough apron is a big no-no; but a hulking, gross, illegal (?...) building obstructing a runway safety zones is OK, even after it has been a demonstrated 'safety risk'? Reality in the Canberra bubble is a whimsical, mystical thing. Time for more local MP's and Councils to follow the Chester road; looking after that for which they are responsible and trusted.
“Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”
Hitch "My fear is that all of this will disappear into a huge melting pot of stuff that will eventually solidify into the new Aviation White Paper (more below on that). That would be a disaster; white papers take time and time is the only thing the industry is shorter of than engineers.
Master Hitch, in his latest LMH _HERE_ seems to be getting a 'real' message out; that of urgency. When most folk think of GA (a rare event) they think of flight schools, long socks, flash sunglasses and tiny aircraft they would not like to travel in. Well; it ain't so; RFDS as professional and skilled as any airline; corporate jets operating world wide, charter and 'mail-plane' operations in the bush; freighters delivering the mail and toys; FIFO flights for crew change, crop dusters and firefighters etc. etc- all substantial operations; all heavily committed to 'service' demands, all with financial obligations, employment obligations, legal requirements; and, an overly burdensome suite of 'non -sense' rules with which they must: under dire threat. 'comply'. 'The Borg's' opening statement from Star Trek always comes to mind. The last 'White Paper' was about as useful as a chocolate firewall - have we really got three years to wait for the changes; those pleaded for over the last three decades? Will La'King cut to the chase? Can Spence find the paper in the Loo? - Will Albo remove his very own levy on the fuel we use (as promised): the one to bail CASA out of non compliance? - No! - didn't think so.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Item last - the voice of sanity - AMROBA - the call for 'harmonisation' must become the driving force behind the changes government know it must make. To be 'in-step' with the world's leading bodies, across the spectrum is becoming an imperative - if the Australian industry is to flourish and prosper. Standing on rock, waving the 'Fig-jam' flag and expecting anything else but derision and conflict is plain dumb. The rest of the first world 'aviation nations' are moving forward; sorting things out, engendering 'safety' through logic and experience. The first thing to do when you tread in a pile of horse pooh is to step out of it; better yet, watch where your going and avoid it.
"Accidents are remedied with difficulty, unless you quickly take the facility of thinking."
Aye well; some disputes are settled sooner rather than later; little dog decisive and a winner. I was sat having a coffee when it occurred - little dog looked askance, I nodded and I doubt the kitten will dare trespass that particular food bowl again. Now, that kitten is 'speedy' however, the little dog is truly a daughter of the Terrier clan, speed, agility and determination genetically assured. Suffice to say the kitten sat very demurely on the workbench end until dinner time; yet, tomorrow is another day.
O! if this were seen,
the happiest youth, viewing his progress through,
What perils past, what crosses to ensue,
Would shut the book, and sit him down and die.
Selah..