Too many 'words' – perhaps?
Far too many IMO, often deceptive, subject to 'opinion' and open to 'translation' – readily providing 'wriggle room' and borderline sophistry. Now, back in the day rules were simple: even today for children, we keep the 'rules' simple, easily understood and enforced. The 'Ten Commandments' a classic example, simple, to the point and leaving no doubt about what has been done 'wrong'.
“Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction.”
The aviation industry swims in an ocean of 'regulation, law, tenets and complexity; domestic twiddles and international mores. Swamped in the bloody stuff; often contrary to common sense, practical experience and often, unnecessarily preventing the free flow of operational expediency. Three decades ago, there was a serviceable rule set, they, essentially, provided guidance for the wise and obedience for fools. Today's version, in essence says exactly the same things; but, thanks to the endless 'make work' and empire building crowd, one almost needs legal counsel, before 'firing up and buggering off'. Many of the 'wise owls' – those very familiar with both system and law agree on one point; which, in essence puts the whole expensive, counter productive farce in a nutshell. The 'safe conviction of whosoever the blame is sheet-ed home to and to reinforce the belief that only through ever more complex regulation, provided by an army of bureaucrats, can the incumbent political masters be at the demanded minimum of arms length.
If there is any hell more unprincipled than our rulers, and we, the ruled, I feel curious to see it.”
Forbye; the evidence is close at hand; for those who prefer 'picture and sound' the Estimates video provide some damning evidence; however, for those who can find the time and patience; study the scant few answers to the Questions on Notice (QoN). - HERE -.
P2 - “Hmm...so how's that working out??? Well from my calculation the total QON answered for Dicky King's department and supposedly over-sighted agencies (including CASA, ATSB and ASA) is currently at a miserly 64 AQON, leaving a total of 358 QON yet to be answered (including I believe zero written QON)?? :”
Then consider the incredible 'cost' of a Senate Estimates session; it is a serious amount of money; work out the hourly cost of even the lanyard waving 'Betsy' (doyen of NSW government and a good riddance) – a cool million plus a year; his department in a tail spin, scrambling to find a dignified, no blame, arse covering response to Senators questions. Nothing else to do but that and yet; despite the incredible amounts of money fed into 'the machine' there's little in the way of rhyme, reason or value for that money returned on the nations (and industry) investment. Better odds in a casino poker machine hell hole.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery. -- “
Aye; no wonder Rex is in trouble, quite apart from the usual ingredients of greed, stupidity, ego, promoting to a level of incompetence & etc. Oh, and (of course) the-Bull shit. They are obliged (on many levels) to defend their collective rumps against criminal conviction from a system of governance which is not only rigged against them; but they pay for through a system which has a voracious appetite for high salary and no responsibility, to mankind, the government or even the gods themselves.
“Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.”
End of ramble; end of leave – time to sweep winter out of the workshop. Best I light the stove; there's a fur bearing delegation camped around it looking askance.
Selah....
Far too many IMO, often deceptive, subject to 'opinion' and open to 'translation' – readily providing 'wriggle room' and borderline sophistry. Now, back in the day rules were simple: even today for children, we keep the 'rules' simple, easily understood and enforced. The 'Ten Commandments' a classic example, simple, to the point and leaving no doubt about what has been done 'wrong'.
“Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction.”
The aviation industry swims in an ocean of 'regulation, law, tenets and complexity; domestic twiddles and international mores. Swamped in the bloody stuff; often contrary to common sense, practical experience and often, unnecessarily preventing the free flow of operational expediency. Three decades ago, there was a serviceable rule set, they, essentially, provided guidance for the wise and obedience for fools. Today's version, in essence says exactly the same things; but, thanks to the endless 'make work' and empire building crowd, one almost needs legal counsel, before 'firing up and buggering off'. Many of the 'wise owls' – those very familiar with both system and law agree on one point; which, in essence puts the whole expensive, counter productive farce in a nutshell. The 'safe conviction of whosoever the blame is sheet-ed home to and to reinforce the belief that only through ever more complex regulation, provided by an army of bureaucrats, can the incumbent political masters be at the demanded minimum of arms length.
If there is any hell more unprincipled than our rulers, and we, the ruled, I feel curious to see it.”
Forbye; the evidence is close at hand; for those who prefer 'picture and sound' the Estimates video provide some damning evidence; however, for those who can find the time and patience; study the scant few answers to the Questions on Notice (QoN). - HERE -.
P2 - “Hmm...so how's that working out??? Well from my calculation the total QON answered for Dicky King's department and supposedly over-sighted agencies (including CASA, ATSB and ASA) is currently at a miserly 64 AQON, leaving a total of 358 QON yet to be answered (including I believe zero written QON)?? :”
Then consider the incredible 'cost' of a Senate Estimates session; it is a serious amount of money; work out the hourly cost of even the lanyard waving 'Betsy' (doyen of NSW government and a good riddance) – a cool million plus a year; his department in a tail spin, scrambling to find a dignified, no blame, arse covering response to Senators questions. Nothing else to do but that and yet; despite the incredible amounts of money fed into 'the machine' there's little in the way of rhyme, reason or value for that money returned on the nations (and industry) investment. Better odds in a casino poker machine hell hole.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery. -- “
Aye; no wonder Rex is in trouble, quite apart from the usual ingredients of greed, stupidity, ego, promoting to a level of incompetence & etc. Oh, and (of course) the-Bull shit. They are obliged (on many levels) to defend their collective rumps against criminal conviction from a system of governance which is not only rigged against them; but they pay for through a system which has a voracious appetite for high salary and no responsibility, to mankind, the government or even the gods themselves.
“Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.”
End of ramble; end of leave – time to sweep winter out of the workshop. Best I light the stove; there's a fur bearing delegation camped around it looking askance.
Selah....