ASA Dealing – from a stacked deck?
Daff said “he believed the real reason behind the circuit cap is to combat a rising number of reports to Airservices' Corporate Integrated Reporting and Risk Information System (CIRRIS), which collects data on safety, environment and risk management issues.”
Anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting the 'tower', meeting the crew and observing them at work would have noted the number of ATCO on the job; there's a fair few – or there used to be when three runways were in use; IFR departing and arriving, VFR same, training area dispatch & returns and the odd first solo – plus the 'choppers'. On a 'busy day, those in the tower earned their money. However, this latest offering from ASA smells a little 'off' to me. Consider the TIBA debacle and the shortage of ATCO and the time it takes to train one and certify a new start to operational work. How would you short circuit that? Easy – reduce the number of operations at secondary aerodromes to a maximum which can be managed by a smaller ATCO crew and 'pinch' the others into the mainline operation. All the fury related to TIBA, delays and etc. slips way. ASA will be full of bounce at the next Estimates - “Oh, we've solved the Halfwit's legacy problem; ain't we brilliant. Aye, call me cynical if you will – but watch closely as the pageant unfurls and the Senators smile while the band plays 'believe it if you like' – in waltz time..
RAAA - “The circuit cap is believed to be one of a number of measures to combat rising operational deviations at Moorabbin when compared to the other metro Class D towered airports.”
'Operation deviations and 'Crisis' – BOLLOCKS. Since Pontious rolled down the first runway, student and occasionally the odd 'qualified' pilots have made a mess of 'something' – usually sorted out by the ATCO – ops normal at a 'training' aerodrome. The odd (in old money) 225 floating about, even tea and biscuits with a FOI for a grievous 'deviation' – but mostly routine for a busy training area. Unless instructors have become useless and students are willfully disregarding the 'rools' and their lessons – the notion of 'combating' 'deviations' by reducing the traffic numbers the argument for it become nugatory. If the 'training is 'failing' then that demands immediate rectification; if the students are constantly 'deviating' then operational norms; then this is a grass roots problem and reducing the traffic cannot possibly rectify this. Carts and horses - anyone..
No matter - If I ever find a bundle of nine dollars notes; I'll toddle off to ASA HQ and cash 'em in for three's (less the small commission - of course). -
Yours in happy horse shit-
Toot toot....
Daff said “he believed the real reason behind the circuit cap is to combat a rising number of reports to Airservices' Corporate Integrated Reporting and Risk Information System (CIRRIS), which collects data on safety, environment and risk management issues.”
Anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting the 'tower', meeting the crew and observing them at work would have noted the number of ATCO on the job; there's a fair few – or there used to be when three runways were in use; IFR departing and arriving, VFR same, training area dispatch & returns and the odd first solo – plus the 'choppers'. On a 'busy day, those in the tower earned their money. However, this latest offering from ASA smells a little 'off' to me. Consider the TIBA debacle and the shortage of ATCO and the time it takes to train one and certify a new start to operational work. How would you short circuit that? Easy – reduce the number of operations at secondary aerodromes to a maximum which can be managed by a smaller ATCO crew and 'pinch' the others into the mainline operation. All the fury related to TIBA, delays and etc. slips way. ASA will be full of bounce at the next Estimates - “Oh, we've solved the Halfwit's legacy problem; ain't we brilliant. Aye, call me cynical if you will – but watch closely as the pageant unfurls and the Senators smile while the band plays 'believe it if you like' – in waltz time..
RAAA - “The circuit cap is believed to be one of a number of measures to combat rising operational deviations at Moorabbin when compared to the other metro Class D towered airports.”
'Operation deviations and 'Crisis' – BOLLOCKS. Since Pontious rolled down the first runway, student and occasionally the odd 'qualified' pilots have made a mess of 'something' – usually sorted out by the ATCO – ops normal at a 'training' aerodrome. The odd (in old money) 225 floating about, even tea and biscuits with a FOI for a grievous 'deviation' – but mostly routine for a busy training area. Unless instructors have become useless and students are willfully disregarding the 'rools' and their lessons – the notion of 'combating' 'deviations' by reducing the traffic numbers the argument for it become nugatory. If the 'training is 'failing' then that demands immediate rectification; if the students are constantly 'deviating' then operational norms; then this is a grass roots problem and reducing the traffic cannot possibly rectify this. Carts and horses - anyone..
No matter - If I ever find a bundle of nine dollars notes; I'll toddle off to ASA HQ and cash 'em in for three's (less the small commission - of course). -
Yours in happy horse shit-
Toot toot....