Listen – carefully.
Then listen again: it is not a long journey; from 0400 minutes to about 08.30 minutes. Lost inside the words is the true focus of the CASA used car salesman; as dictated by the iron ring. Consider:-
“looking at generally how CASA acquits itself from oversight responsibilities”
“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.”
Aye; its a slim line; but, IMO it sums up the entire CASA 'mind-set'. There's no hint of 'assistance' directly from CASA to reduce the number of accidents; there's no push to ensure tht ATSB are obliged to investigate; there is even less of an appetite for developing ways and means to provide any form of 'safety' improvement. This is a matter which one day, may, just, maybe result in a light aircraft lost in IMC colliding with a aircraft carrying 'for hire and reward' one dark and rainy day mid way through a legitimate IMC approach. Slim chance, I'll grant you, long odds.– But why not reduce the odds even further? Prevention has always been much better than cure.
Perhaps its time CASA stopped creating and inventing regulations which cover their arse and adopt world best practice and take an active interest in generating a 'real' safety culture, rather than one which only ensures 'their' safety; through the fear of 'getting done over'.
Toot-toot.
PS. Obliged to mention - this short (much abridged) missive provided at the behest of some very serious aviation expertise and a very cranky BRB after carefully considering the Coroners report. Unanimous vote - Spence must go and take the salesman with her. We hope the door don't hit anyone on the way out.
Then listen again: it is not a long journey; from 0400 minutes to about 08.30 minutes. Lost inside the words is the true focus of the CASA used car salesman; as dictated by the iron ring. Consider:-
“looking at generally how CASA acquits itself from oversight responsibilities”
“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.”
Aye; its a slim line; but, IMO it sums up the entire CASA 'mind-set'. There's no hint of 'assistance' directly from CASA to reduce the number of accidents; there's no push to ensure tht ATSB are obliged to investigate; there is even less of an appetite for developing ways and means to provide any form of 'safety' improvement. This is a matter which one day, may, just, maybe result in a light aircraft lost in IMC colliding with a aircraft carrying 'for hire and reward' one dark and rainy day mid way through a legitimate IMC approach. Slim chance, I'll grant you, long odds.– But why not reduce the odds even further? Prevention has always been much better than cure.
Perhaps its time CASA stopped creating and inventing regulations which cover their arse and adopt world best practice and take an active interest in generating a 'real' safety culture, rather than one which only ensures 'their' safety; through the fear of 'getting done over'.
Toot-toot.
PS. Obliged to mention - this short (much abridged) missive provided at the behest of some very serious aviation expertise and a very cranky BRB after carefully considering the Coroners report. Unanimous vote - Spence must go and take the salesman with her. We hope the door don't hit anyone on the way out.