'The little Book of Bollocks'. Chapter 13.
A terrific little book to tuck into a spare niche in the bookcase; get an Ale, chair by the fireside and open it up to random pages; always, there is a wry smile a chuckle or cobble two or three pages together and JLT - (Just Like That) a story lays within. For example:-
Aviation Occurrence Statistics (rates update) 2010 to 2019.
ATSB Transport Safety Report
Aviation Data and Statistics Report
AR-2020-047 Final – 4 November 2020
Angel Flight fatalities: Aug 2017 – 2025 (eight years) 0 (zero)– <42,000 completed flights up to that date.
CASA approved GA operations – <2019 there were 35 fatalities from aircraft accidents. Averaged @ 32.3 fatalities per year for the previous nine years. Running average of fatal accidents 29.1 All bar RPT. See BITRE or ATSB (& good luck with that)...
14/09/2017 - SS Ley -(McDonald inquiry) -”In the last six years, there have been two fatal flights, the most recent being on 28 June near Mount Gambier, in which the pilot and two passengers were killed. In August 2011 another flight crashed near Nhill in western Victoria, again with no survivors.”
SS Ley -“Their (CASA) preferred option—an approved self-administering aviation organisation—would allow this sector to regulate itself.” {What a bloody good idea}.
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
It is a toss up between Twain and Disraeli that first used the line: not that it matters; the 'stats' tell an interesting tale, Angel flight 2 – CASA certified ops running average 29.1
Nearly there: with the Nats thin on the ground and the Libs decimated, IMO there is real cause for concern for the 'industry', particularly the non airline sector. Probably about item 12 on the to-do list and there ain't many 'doers' for the GA industry even when the opposition in flush and spoiled for choices. Not only that but there are some really serious 'issues' (hate that word) for the opposition to tackle, lots of I reckon.
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
There is a great much that needs doing; it could be done, given the 'right' crew and leadership. The question that haunts is will the SS Ley launch the life boat with McKenzie in command or will the SS Ley simply keep heading toward the large iceberg guarding the abyss? Hell's Bells I don't know, but if something ain't done there's every chance a once thriving, productive industry could simply melt away under the land developers plough; or be driven out of existence by CASA excess, costs and endless redrafting of existing rules, while ignoring the world gold standard.
Either way, the 'flip-flop' passive aggressive Ley holds the GA industry nuts (and bolts) in her hands. It worries me, it truly does.
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
Toot – toot.
A terrific little book to tuck into a spare niche in the bookcase; get an Ale, chair by the fireside and open it up to random pages; always, there is a wry smile a chuckle or cobble two or three pages together and JLT - (Just Like That) a story lays within. For example:-
Aviation Occurrence Statistics (rates update) 2010 to 2019.
ATSB Transport Safety Report
Aviation Data and Statistics Report
AR-2020-047 Final – 4 November 2020
Angel Flight fatalities: Aug 2017 – 2025 (eight years) 0 (zero)– <42,000 completed flights up to that date.
CASA approved GA operations – <2019 there were 35 fatalities from aircraft accidents. Averaged @ 32.3 fatalities per year for the previous nine years. Running average of fatal accidents 29.1 All bar RPT. See BITRE or ATSB (& good luck with that)...
14/09/2017 - SS Ley -(McDonald inquiry) -”In the last six years, there have been two fatal flights, the most recent being on 28 June near Mount Gambier, in which the pilot and two passengers were killed. In August 2011 another flight crashed near Nhill in western Victoria, again with no survivors.”
SS Ley -“Their (CASA) preferred option—an approved self-administering aviation organisation—would allow this sector to regulate itself.” {What a bloody good idea}.
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
It is a toss up between Twain and Disraeli that first used the line: not that it matters; the 'stats' tell an interesting tale, Angel flight 2 – CASA certified ops running average 29.1
Nearly there: with the Nats thin on the ground and the Libs decimated, IMO there is real cause for concern for the 'industry', particularly the non airline sector. Probably about item 12 on the to-do list and there ain't many 'doers' for the GA industry even when the opposition in flush and spoiled for choices. Not only that but there are some really serious 'issues' (hate that word) for the opposition to tackle, lots of I reckon.
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
There is a great much that needs doing; it could be done, given the 'right' crew and leadership. The question that haunts is will the SS Ley launch the life boat with McKenzie in command or will the SS Ley simply keep heading toward the large iceberg guarding the abyss? Hell's Bells I don't know, but if something ain't done there's every chance a once thriving, productive industry could simply melt away under the land developers plough; or be driven out of existence by CASA excess, costs and endless redrafting of existing rules, while ignoring the world gold standard.
Either way, the 'flip-flop' passive aggressive Ley holds the GA industry nuts (and bolts) in her hands. It worries me, it truly does.
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
Toot – toot.