Pre BRB warm up.
On any project you can expect ‘hiccups’; the art form is to be able to manage those nasty, hidden little gremlins which can, and do, pop up. Even the best laid schemes of mice and men etc. There is an engineering adage which has withstood, for a couple of centuries, the test of time. “ Man proposes; God disposes”. Now my TOM built ‘heavy things’, things that mattered, things that were conceived then examined, then tested and examined, things that went through an acute process of research, design, finance before being tested again. Eventually, when all possible cock-ups, down to the colour of the floor covering (and the cost) had been examined, critiqued, tested and costed the final plans were laid – even then – there were progress meetings and ‘accountability’ sessions. As I said, these were not tin sheds, but important, expensive, engineering projects. A lot, and I do mean a lot of care was taken before the first nail in the site office door was knocked in.
Heh heh, (quiet chuckle) got a little “K” syndrome for a while there; it’s easy to run on – I digress. To the point old fool. Well, part 61 should never, not ever, have become a major capital expenditure program. My TOM built and commissioned a major oil refinery in Siberia for much less money. Sure there were duck ups, delays, misunderstandings and some bloody awful concrete pours – but despite all that job done – on time and ‘just’ within budget. Part 61 is a project out of control and beyond existing skill levels. It has become an embarrassment to those who failed, miserably, not only to do their homework and budget; but it was created, designed and approved by someone with NFI. The design was never ‘tested’ or the construct even examined in any form of ‘critical manner. It is a pipe dream, one that should never have got off the drawing board, for no sane board of directors or investors would ever have approved such an amateur lash up – not in a million.
Now, CASA are forced into a risible position; the law can only work under an increasing amount of exemption and endless ‘amendment’. The system is cumbersome, legally un-safe, inefficient in terms of time and money – and there is no end in sight. The impact has industry reeling simply because the project was a wishful thinking exercise. This rule set was drafted by those with absolutely no concept and less experience of running a flying business. It reads like a first time around the block effort of a new chief pilot with little or no idea of the real world and how it wags.
Now the ‘authority’ is too ashamed, em-bare-assed and scared silly about the repercussions from above, that it is forced to persist with and defend this ridiculous wet dream of a rule set. Weeks needs to walk, Skidmore and anyone who else who has joined in the creation and defence of the existing mess should either resign; or, man up. Admit it’s the biggest crock to ever come down the pike and start again; preferably with a sensible rule set as a template.
Bugger, look at the clock – best get moving to the BRB. Darts is a ‘friendly’ tonight, no set agenda and I do owe the lad a couple for making UP watch voluntary – maybe I’ll play him for them; unless he goes for double or square. Risk assessment warns against such folly.
There now, that’s my well spent two bob’s worth.
On any project you can expect ‘hiccups’; the art form is to be able to manage those nasty, hidden little gremlins which can, and do, pop up. Even the best laid schemes of mice and men etc. There is an engineering adage which has withstood, for a couple of centuries, the test of time. “ Man proposes; God disposes”. Now my TOM built ‘heavy things’, things that mattered, things that were conceived then examined, then tested and examined, things that went through an acute process of research, design, finance before being tested again. Eventually, when all possible cock-ups, down to the colour of the floor covering (and the cost) had been examined, critiqued, tested and costed the final plans were laid – even then – there were progress meetings and ‘accountability’ sessions. As I said, these were not tin sheds, but important, expensive, engineering projects. A lot, and I do mean a lot of care was taken before the first nail in the site office door was knocked in.
Heh heh, (quiet chuckle) got a little “K” syndrome for a while there; it’s easy to run on – I digress. To the point old fool. Well, part 61 should never, not ever, have become a major capital expenditure program. My TOM built and commissioned a major oil refinery in Siberia for much less money. Sure there were duck ups, delays, misunderstandings and some bloody awful concrete pours – but despite all that job done – on time and ‘just’ within budget. Part 61 is a project out of control and beyond existing skill levels. It has become an embarrassment to those who failed, miserably, not only to do their homework and budget; but it was created, designed and approved by someone with NFI. The design was never ‘tested’ or the construct even examined in any form of ‘critical manner. It is a pipe dream, one that should never have got off the drawing board, for no sane board of directors or investors would ever have approved such an amateur lash up – not in a million.
Now, CASA are forced into a risible position; the law can only work under an increasing amount of exemption and endless ‘amendment’. The system is cumbersome, legally un-safe, inefficient in terms of time and money – and there is no end in sight. The impact has industry reeling simply because the project was a wishful thinking exercise. This rule set was drafted by those with absolutely no concept and less experience of running a flying business. It reads like a first time around the block effort of a new chief pilot with little or no idea of the real world and how it wags.
Now the ‘authority’ is too ashamed, em-bare-assed and scared silly about the repercussions from above, that it is forced to persist with and defend this ridiculous wet dream of a rule set. Weeks needs to walk, Skidmore and anyone who else who has joined in the creation and defence of the existing mess should either resign; or, man up. Admit it’s the biggest crock to ever come down the pike and start again; preferably with a sensible rule set as a template.
Bugger, look at the clock – best get moving to the BRB. Darts is a ‘friendly’ tonight, no set agenda and I do owe the lad a couple for making UP watch voluntary – maybe I’ll play him for them; unless he goes for double or square. Risk assessment warns against such folly.
There now, that’s my well spent two bob’s worth.