Did hoody miss the 0803 from Nadi?
He certainly was not on it when it arrived at Embuggerance Junction. Fact (or is it)?
The thing which amazes most is the Hood elevation to ‘top-dog’ ATSB – how, FDS can that be? When the Norfolk ditching is unresolved and don’t, not for a moment think that Manning’s little effort (a 500 page re-hash,-sans all facts) will answer all the questions. It simply will not. It dare not -
OK, for once I shall try to be crystal clear. An ‘informed, balanced decision’ is what a ‘decision maker’ is required, by law, to make. Now it seems the Hood could not – as an alleged ‘pilot’ and ‘the man’ at CASA HQ differentiate between the type of forecast which is actually legally binding and one that is not. Yet ‘he’ is ‘the’ decision maker. Making sweeping decisions based on only partial facts – in a hurry, based on Wodger ( the load master) say so. WTD?
I can understand that in the first rush of information, he could – as an inexperienced sausage – err on the side of safety. Because of the 0801 from Nadi, not the un-relayed 0803. Once the Nadi transcript was in hand though - different matter; entirely, completely and utterly.
Consider; there you sit reading Playboy and Nadi pops up with a ‘report’:-
A) (0801) - Cloud base 6000 feet: write it down and return to Playboy. A 6000 foot cloud base for an IFR pilot is ‘seventh heaven’ stuff, a stroll in the park.
B) 0803 - Cloud base 600 feet – the Playboy is put aside and the skinny pencil appears – it's time to go to work.
Hood knows this (or) as ‘the’ decision maker should at least be aware of this. As an alleged pilot, there should have been no worries in making the decisions he made until the omitted 0803 report turns up (or doesn’t as the case maybe).
Once it became abundantly clear that Chambers was relying on Hood to sign off McConvicts edicts, that the Captain was ‘negligent’ and ignored fair warning, the stich up was complete. Except the late arrival (Fiji time) of the 0803 TAFOR, which was never delivered. Certainly not to the flight crew and, perhaps, not to Hood. Delayed decisions everywhere.
Once this ‘small’ detail was revealed, Hood weaselled out. Refused to sign anymore of Chambers little ‘gotcha’s’. Old fat Terry had to do it – although; how the hell they got him out of bed before 0630, without a glass of ‘Chardy’ and his meds, to sign off on a ‘thing’ is a matter of mystery. No matter, Terry signed that from which Hood ran away from. We must ask why?
No matter how you look at this whole sorry episode – Hood comes out as (i) gutless; (ii) brainless; (iii) ignorant or; (iv) in a position he should never, not ever been allowed to occupy. A real decision maker would have knocked this imbroglio on the head, right about the time the 0803 turned up ‘in evidence’. A real pilot would have known and realised the implications; alas, Hood is neither.
Hood is however ‘in charge’ of the nations ultimate transport safety agency. That would be the one drafting the report which; odds on bet: never mentions the 0803 from Nadi. Now I ask you, how can all this be so and have Hood in charge. It’s BOLLOCKS.
The moment Hood realised that he’d missed the train – he should have told Wodger to bugger off. HE DID NOT – he took a sickie; or, missed the bus; or, his cowboy chaps had given him a rash; or, the power was out. Anything, any lame excuse, rather than as a decision maker look and look hard at ALL ‘the facts’ and then make a balanced, cold blooded, sensible decision. But, he reneged (chickened out) instead, opting to use any flimsy excuse he could dream up (close to being credible, that is) not to do so and retain his position. Dolan was a straight arrow compared to this creature - and that, boys and girls is saying a lot.
This man lied – several times. John McConvicts pet odalisque ain’t fit, nor proper to be making sanction ‘decisions’ let alone running the nations principal safety agency.
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So why is he minister? If that question is too hard for you to answer – I can, at length, explain it and provide the answer. Your problem then becomes simple; do you really want all of this in the public purview. Yes or No will suffice – we will wait until Sunday. Then, the gloves will come off. That minister, is a promise you can take to the bank.
Selah…(Look it up – Muppet).
He certainly was not on it when it arrived at Embuggerance Junction. Fact (or is it)?
The thing which amazes most is the Hood elevation to ‘top-dog’ ATSB – how, FDS can that be? When the Norfolk ditching is unresolved and don’t, not for a moment think that Manning’s little effort (a 500 page re-hash,-sans all facts) will answer all the questions. It simply will not. It dare not -
OK, for once I shall try to be crystal clear. An ‘informed, balanced decision’ is what a ‘decision maker’ is required, by law, to make. Now it seems the Hood could not – as an alleged ‘pilot’ and ‘the man’ at CASA HQ differentiate between the type of forecast which is actually legally binding and one that is not. Yet ‘he’ is ‘the’ decision maker. Making sweeping decisions based on only partial facts – in a hurry, based on Wodger ( the load master) say so. WTD?
I can understand that in the first rush of information, he could – as an inexperienced sausage – err on the side of safety. Because of the 0801 from Nadi, not the un-relayed 0803. Once the Nadi transcript was in hand though - different matter; entirely, completely and utterly.
Consider; there you sit reading Playboy and Nadi pops up with a ‘report’:-
A) (0801) - Cloud base 6000 feet: write it down and return to Playboy. A 6000 foot cloud base for an IFR pilot is ‘seventh heaven’ stuff, a stroll in the park.
B) 0803 - Cloud base 600 feet – the Playboy is put aside and the skinny pencil appears – it's time to go to work.
Hood knows this (or) as ‘the’ decision maker should at least be aware of this. As an alleged pilot, there should have been no worries in making the decisions he made until the omitted 0803 report turns up (or doesn’t as the case maybe).
Once it became abundantly clear that Chambers was relying on Hood to sign off McConvicts edicts, that the Captain was ‘negligent’ and ignored fair warning, the stich up was complete. Except the late arrival (Fiji time) of the 0803 TAFOR, which was never delivered. Certainly not to the flight crew and, perhaps, not to Hood. Delayed decisions everywhere.
Once this ‘small’ detail was revealed, Hood weaselled out. Refused to sign anymore of Chambers little ‘gotcha’s’. Old fat Terry had to do it – although; how the hell they got him out of bed before 0630, without a glass of ‘Chardy’ and his meds, to sign off on a ‘thing’ is a matter of mystery. No matter, Terry signed that from which Hood ran away from. We must ask why?
No matter how you look at this whole sorry episode – Hood comes out as (i) gutless; (ii) brainless; (iii) ignorant or; (iv) in a position he should never, not ever been allowed to occupy. A real decision maker would have knocked this imbroglio on the head, right about the time the 0803 turned up ‘in evidence’. A real pilot would have known and realised the implications; alas, Hood is neither.
Hood is however ‘in charge’ of the nations ultimate transport safety agency. That would be the one drafting the report which; odds on bet: never mentions the 0803 from Nadi. Now I ask you, how can all this be so and have Hood in charge. It’s BOLLOCKS.
The moment Hood realised that he’d missed the train – he should have told Wodger to bugger off. HE DID NOT – he took a sickie; or, missed the bus; or, his cowboy chaps had given him a rash; or, the power was out. Anything, any lame excuse, rather than as a decision maker look and look hard at ALL ‘the facts’ and then make a balanced, cold blooded, sensible decision. But, he reneged (chickened out) instead, opting to use any flimsy excuse he could dream up (close to being credible, that is) not to do so and retain his position. Dolan was a straight arrow compared to this creature - and that, boys and girls is saying a lot.
This man lied – several times. John McConvicts pet odalisque ain’t fit, nor proper to be making sanction ‘decisions’ let alone running the nations principal safety agency.
So why is he minister? If that question is too hard for you to answer – I can, at length, explain it and provide the answer. Your problem then becomes simple; do you really want all of this in the public purview. Yes or No will suffice – we will wait until Sunday. Then, the gloves will come off. That minister, is a promise you can take to the bank.
Selah…(Look it up – Muppet).