"Once more unto the breach../
AOPA are meeting the Senate Committee today. That fact, standing alone, acknowledges the efforts made on industries behalf by the AOPA crew and the hard yards done to get the call for a change to the Air Navigation Act toward the goal posts. No easy task, not only is there a fierce, unrelenting opposition to confront; there is sniping from the side-lines, from those who would see the resolution discarded and AOPA discounted. Not from any philosophical stand point you understand, but for other, less laudable motives. ‘Nuff said.
The committee is essentially made up of honest, sensible folk, we’ve seen that demonstrated over many sessions of Estimates. The AOPA argument makes perfectly good sense as does the call for the buggers muddle we call aviation law to be sorted out, simplified and made sensible, as a matter of some urgency.....
There is bi-partisan willingness to ring the changes, the present committee probably have a better understanding of the industry problems than any other and; IMO, they are not mesmerised by the ‘mystique’ or baffled by official bull-shit.
Aye well, a quiet nod to the pagan gods, a whispered prayer to Murphy and fingers crossed that today, despite the opposition, good sense and governance prevails. We shall see.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Toot – toot.
AOPA are meeting the Senate Committee today. That fact, standing alone, acknowledges the efforts made on industries behalf by the AOPA crew and the hard yards done to get the call for a change to the Air Navigation Act toward the goal posts. No easy task, not only is there a fierce, unrelenting opposition to confront; there is sniping from the side-lines, from those who would see the resolution discarded and AOPA discounted. Not from any philosophical stand point you understand, but for other, less laudable motives. ‘Nuff said.
The committee is essentially made up of honest, sensible folk, we’ve seen that demonstrated over many sessions of Estimates. The AOPA argument makes perfectly good sense as does the call for the buggers muddle we call aviation law to be sorted out, simplified and made sensible, as a matter of some urgency.....
There is bi-partisan willingness to ring the changes, the present committee probably have a better understanding of the industry problems than any other and; IMO, they are not mesmerised by the ‘mystique’ or baffled by official bull-shit.
Aye well, a quiet nod to the pagan gods, a whispered prayer to Murphy and fingers crossed that today, despite the opposition, good sense and governance prevails. We shall see.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Toot – toot.