[Peetwo]

Bad, to even worse.  Beware the silence.

“What is truly the more terrifying?” the lad asked me over an ale this PM, rhetorical like.  Well, I finished the one and ordered two more, waited until the first inch was off the next before engaging with a clearly enraged firstborn.  “Well” says I, tentative like (in some moods he’s not to be placated or deflected) but: WTF I thought, sooner or later there will be a bang; now, while the pub is quiet is as good a time as any – “Wodger Weeks and Part 61 is still there, so is Campbell”, says I.

Bloody hell; I thought as I watched the reaction happening, WTF have I done?  Since he learned to speak his Mothers name, silence has always been a bad portent; the longer it lasts, inevitably, the worse the ensuing. Do you know, we drank that next pint in absolute silence, nary a word.

He orders two more, about halfway through the existing (always a bad sign) then says “ OK, who’s batting?”  I provided the P2 commentary above – more silence followed as he read.  As even the smallest of BRB indaba, just two of us, the depth of that silence was significant.  By now, three pints had disappeared, with #4 on the way.  This was supped in absolute silence; then my hand was shook, he picked up his flight bag and headed for the exit – “You do realise we are all ducked; well and truly, ducked for all money”.

That was it: off he went. Now, I know that Campbell and Weeks are particularly odious (for good reason) to the lad; I also understand why.  What I fail, miserably, to understand is WTF Skidmore is thinking?  Of all the useless, purblind, nonsense decisions he could have made regarding his ‘front line’ why? FCOL; WHY? pick two of the most useless, hated creatures known to aeronautical mankind, these two terminally useless pretenders - as the ‘face’ of his tenure.

Skidmore is now not only politically and operationally isolated, but in conflict with his board, distrusted by Senate committee, disliked by the aviation alphabet soup groups and proving himself, daily, to be incompetent in the ‘role’, but has now surrounded himself with those venal few who will, categorically, absolutely and emphatically, ensure his demise.  

OST has NFI, we all know that.  But it’s worse than that.  Let’s all hope PAIN and “K” don’t start letting the truth about the Skidmore ‘trusted lieutenants’ out during a critical election campaign effort. OST has, in no uncertain terms ‘upset’ the lad with his selections.  Well, being isolated and an internal target is one thing; offending “K” – well that’s a whole new world.  Good luck is not a thing I could wish on one so determined on self destruction.  Skidmore; has (officially) incurred the wrath of the Ferryman.

I can, just, see him now, the Ferryman, hailing a taxi.  A slim, tall, dark figure carrying a flight bag; and a cart load of silence.

Oh no I knew that list of CASA attendees would not go down well with "K" -

There was also some other 'passing strange' OBS with that evening's witness line ups etc.

Reflecting on this post from Gobbles - HERE - & this quote from Hitch:

To that end, my spies lurking in the shadows of Black Mountain tell me that former Qantas General Manager Graeme Crawford is set to be announced as the new Aviation Group Manager. This completes the triumverate of people to head up the three groups under the new structure. But all things are not necessarily equal. This position is the critical one that will drive change through aviation; it will have a greater impact than the other two groups. Culture change only works if it is believed and driven from the top. If there's no genuine belief at the top of the tower, "culture change" just becomes a buzzword on posters on the walls of the coffee room alongside the signs that say "please clean up your own mess." People take about the same amount of notice of both.

Read more at http://www.australianflying.com.au/news/...V0uxizd.99

    


It was good to see then that the rumour was confirmed with Graeme Crawford slated to attend Senate Estimates in that role (see above). However going through the video footage I could not make out the new Deputy as being anywhere in sight? I also find it quite bizarre that there has been no official recognition from Skidmore & Co that indeed this guy does exist?



Just a thought, maybe he was outside shooting the breeze with Shane Carmody, as he also was listed as an unofficially, unannounced attendee who apparently was not in attendance for the CASA session, even though his area of remit is apparently Aviation & Airports (i.e. Wilo's old possie)??

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Executive
Mr Mike Mrdak, Secretary
Mr Shane Carmody, Deputy Secretary
Ms Judith Zielke, Deputy Secretary

     

MTF...P2