05-18-2015, 08:41 PM
Folks,
Beware what you wish for, you may just get it.
It was "the industry" that knocked back a Part 125, not CASA, and also originally knocked back a Part 135, the current draft Part 135 is not anything like US/NZ/etc Part 135, it is the Part 121A of Part 121A/B re-badged.
A a major meeting of charter/regional operators in Canberra, the meeting, chaired by Buck Brooksbank, literally howled down the idea of a Part 135, claiming that would be "a reduction in standards" and these small operators could operate to "one level of safety".
What was on offer was a modernised version of the old ANR 203 exemption, that gave rise to regional operators in Australia, in the first place.
Quite how you operate a FAR 23 aircraft to the "same standard/level of safety" (whatever that means) as a modern HC FAR 25 CAT III certified turbine airliner has got me beat.
Cheers,
Bill Hamilton
Beware what you wish for, you may just get it.
It was "the industry" that knocked back a Part 125, not CASA, and also originally knocked back a Part 135, the current draft Part 135 is not anything like US/NZ/etc Part 135, it is the Part 121A of Part 121A/B re-badged.
A a major meeting of charter/regional operators in Canberra, the meeting, chaired by Buck Brooksbank, literally howled down the idea of a Part 135, claiming that would be "a reduction in standards" and these small operators could operate to "one level of safety".
What was on offer was a modernised version of the old ANR 203 exemption, that gave rise to regional operators in Australia, in the first place.
Quite how you operate a FAR 23 aircraft to the "same standard/level of safety" (whatever that means) as a modern HC FAR 25 CAT III certified turbine airliner has got me beat.
Cheers,
Bill Hamilton