Bullshit. Look at what CASA has done to Glen Buckley. Look at the backsliding on medical reform. Pick up a manual of standards; read all the micro management. Then pick up the legislation and read what they (CASA) will do to you if you don’t follow them exactly.
Even their own “Plain English” guide carries this disclaimer:
“ We are committed to providing you with accurate, consistent and clear information to help you understand your obligations. The information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication but is subject to change without notice. If you rely in good faith on information appearing in this guide that turns out to be incorrect, we will consider any resultant non-compliance with the legislative requirements in accordance with the ‘just culture’ principles set out in CASA’s Regulatory Philosophy in determining what action, if any, we take. ”
That’s charity for you. CASA don’t even know if what they advise us to do is legal - such is the state of (over) regulation, but out of the goodness of their little hearts, they will perhaps be lenient if you follow CASA rules to their ludicrous ends and you lick enough backsides.
And furthermore Binskin, do you know what a felony conviction will get you? For a start, no visas so no overseas travel. You are no longer a “fit and proper person” for a whole range of state licences. Those you may have will either be revoked immediately or not renewed. Forget about an aviation industry career. If you have relationship, child custody or divorce issues, your criminal conviction will be used against you. Whole swathes of employment are now forbidden to you. Any potential employer will look elsewhere once she knows there is “a file” on you; Landlords and lenders will run away from you. You cannot stand for elected office - ever. As for a government job, sorry. If you work in the private sector perhaps as a professional - accountant, lawyer, doctor, engineer, guess what a felony conviction will do to your career? ….And all this for making an error in paperwork, or a procedural blunder. Axe murderers get a better deal. It’s no use trying to explain like John Quadrio, people will just walk away.
Guess, given the state of regulation, how easy it is to be #$%#@ over by CASA, especially given the evidence and multiple allegations that CASA staff are know nothing, lying, sacks of the proverbial. That combined with the ambiguous, micro managing rules ensure that ANY pilot or operator can be prosecuted at any time for what would either be nothing or a misdemeanor overseas.
Tthe evidence for all this is in the FORSYTH REVIEW, or freely available from anyone who has witnessed what happens to someone so afflicted. Look at poor Glen Buckley for a start.
And another thing … CASA’S safety campaign “your safety is in your hands “ is laughable considering CASA’S over prescriptive micro management and authoritarian style of enforcement. “Your safety is in your hands “ really? What about the ten thousand pages of rules backed up by draconian punishment? There is a concentration camp motto that sums it up, but I won’t repeat that here.
Remove aviation offences from the criminal code. Adopt the FAA rules. Reform aviation medical regulation. Harmonise with international standards so that our industry can prosper. Stop the assault on local aerodromes by local and state government. Make it possible for the sector to invest, grow and create jobs instead of slowly strangling it.
Even their own “Plain English” guide carries this disclaimer:
“ We are committed to providing you with accurate, consistent and clear information to help you understand your obligations. The information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication but is subject to change without notice. If you rely in good faith on information appearing in this guide that turns out to be incorrect, we will consider any resultant non-compliance with the legislative requirements in accordance with the ‘just culture’ principles set out in CASA’s Regulatory Philosophy in determining what action, if any, we take. ”
That’s charity for you. CASA don’t even know if what they advise us to do is legal - such is the state of (over) regulation, but out of the goodness of their little hearts, they will perhaps be lenient if you follow CASA rules to their ludicrous ends and you lick enough backsides.
And furthermore Binskin, do you know what a felony conviction will get you? For a start, no visas so no overseas travel. You are no longer a “fit and proper person” for a whole range of state licences. Those you may have will either be revoked immediately or not renewed. Forget about an aviation industry career. If you have relationship, child custody or divorce issues, your criminal conviction will be used against you. Whole swathes of employment are now forbidden to you. Any potential employer will look elsewhere once she knows there is “a file” on you; Landlords and lenders will run away from you. You cannot stand for elected office - ever. As for a government job, sorry. If you work in the private sector perhaps as a professional - accountant, lawyer, doctor, engineer, guess what a felony conviction will do to your career? ….And all this for making an error in paperwork, or a procedural blunder. Axe murderers get a better deal. It’s no use trying to explain like John Quadrio, people will just walk away.
Guess, given the state of regulation, how easy it is to be #$%#@ over by CASA, especially given the evidence and multiple allegations that CASA staff are know nothing, lying, sacks of the proverbial. That combined with the ambiguous, micro managing rules ensure that ANY pilot or operator can be prosecuted at any time for what would either be nothing or a misdemeanor overseas.
Tthe evidence for all this is in the FORSYTH REVIEW, or freely available from anyone who has witnessed what happens to someone so afflicted. Look at poor Glen Buckley for a start.
And another thing … CASA’S safety campaign “your safety is in your hands “ is laughable considering CASA’S over prescriptive micro management and authoritarian style of enforcement. “Your safety is in your hands “ really? What about the ten thousand pages of rules backed up by draconian punishment? There is a concentration camp motto that sums it up, but I won’t repeat that here.
Remove aviation offences from the criminal code. Adopt the FAA rules. Reform aviation medical regulation. Harmonise with international standards so that our industry can prosper. Stop the assault on local aerodromes by local and state government. Make it possible for the sector to invest, grow and create jobs instead of slowly strangling it.