[If] given a magic wand.
That is the last part of a question the BRB were wresting with last evening; I’d had to act as mediator to the interlocutors; and, needed to draw a line as things were getting heated. It all kicked off quietly enough, Mt Non Compliance and the Carmody/Skidmore imbroglio getting some attention. This dragged Chester, Mrdak, Joyce into the pot which led to ATSB, ASA and of course CASA. As the various components of the whole sorry debacle were dragged into the spotlight the size and scope of the mess became obvious. For every item, someone had a solution; to every solution there was an exploitable flaw. Point and counterpoint. Strongly argued, strongly defended; not heated you understand. Nothing like a parliament dust up; but much like that, as in going nowhere except around and around. Impasse.
“Ok” says I – during a lull; “what if I gave every one a magic wand; a wand which would only work once, you get one shot at producing the best all around fix”. Once the ribald comment stopped flying around, I explained the rules. One shot, one solution, it has to be the best ‘first step’ toward restoring sanity and order to matters aeronautical; answers on the back of your coaster please gents. Peace descended, pens were borrowed and the beer coaster pile got a hammering; in fairly short order the job was done and I had a neat pile of coasters. They were soon sorted; two small piles, one large – a clear winner.
The answer was phrased differently, but translated into one simple sentence: appoint David Fawcett to junior minister for aviation. The next hour was pleasantly passed in wide agreement, supporting the notion that appointing Fawcett was the answer, indeed the only answer to a pagans prayer; it simply makes good sense.
As P7 and I were strolling home when he says “it does make sense, the best possible solution for everyone, it certainly is the perfect solution for government, it gets the industry off their back, resolves any ICAO issues in a heartbeat, shows they care and, the system may even get put to rights in fairly short order; yup, that’ll work.”
He’s spot on you know; Fawcett understands and given the juice could and would sort out many of the major problems, logically: for he knows what they are and with only one brief within that remit could focus on re-establishing Australia’s credentials as a first world aviation nation. FWIW, I sent the question around the ‘PAIN’ loop – predictable result. When you balance all and properly consider the current situation, it really is the only possible remedy. I did ask why most believed it to be the best – the answer resoundingly clear. “We can trust him”. There is no finer accolade for a politician than that; not from my crew anyway.
Aye, magic wands may only exist in faery tales, but if ever anyone stumbles across a Genie in a bottle, send it along to the BRB; we have great need of it.
Toot toot.
That is the last part of a question the BRB were wresting with last evening; I’d had to act as mediator to the interlocutors; and, needed to draw a line as things were getting heated. It all kicked off quietly enough, Mt Non Compliance and the Carmody/Skidmore imbroglio getting some attention. This dragged Chester, Mrdak, Joyce into the pot which led to ATSB, ASA and of course CASA. As the various components of the whole sorry debacle were dragged into the spotlight the size and scope of the mess became obvious. For every item, someone had a solution; to every solution there was an exploitable flaw. Point and counterpoint. Strongly argued, strongly defended; not heated you understand. Nothing like a parliament dust up; but much like that, as in going nowhere except around and around. Impasse.
“Ok” says I – during a lull; “what if I gave every one a magic wand; a wand which would only work once, you get one shot at producing the best all around fix”. Once the ribald comment stopped flying around, I explained the rules. One shot, one solution, it has to be the best ‘first step’ toward restoring sanity and order to matters aeronautical; answers on the back of your coaster please gents. Peace descended, pens were borrowed and the beer coaster pile got a hammering; in fairly short order the job was done and I had a neat pile of coasters. They were soon sorted; two small piles, one large – a clear winner.
The answer was phrased differently, but translated into one simple sentence: appoint David Fawcett to junior minister for aviation. The next hour was pleasantly passed in wide agreement, supporting the notion that appointing Fawcett was the answer, indeed the only answer to a pagans prayer; it simply makes good sense.
As P7 and I were strolling home when he says “it does make sense, the best possible solution for everyone, it certainly is the perfect solution for government, it gets the industry off their back, resolves any ICAO issues in a heartbeat, shows they care and, the system may even get put to rights in fairly short order; yup, that’ll work.”
He’s spot on you know; Fawcett understands and given the juice could and would sort out many of the major problems, logically: for he knows what they are and with only one brief within that remit could focus on re-establishing Australia’s credentials as a first world aviation nation. FWIW, I sent the question around the ‘PAIN’ loop – predictable result. When you balance all and properly consider the current situation, it really is the only possible remedy. I did ask why most believed it to be the best – the answer resoundingly clear. “We can trust him”. There is no finer accolade for a politician than that; not from my crew anyway.
Aye, magic wands may only exist in faery tales, but if ever anyone stumbles across a Genie in a bottle, send it along to the BRB; we have great need of it.
Toot toot.