Time, gentlemen, please.
Sandy – “We all should urge our local MPs, including State Senators, to follow suit and throw out CASA’s ill considered and counterproductive attack on Angel Flight.”
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party"
Well said that man; but I would like to see the whole disaster taken it a step or two further, by not only industry but the voting, tax paying public – for it is IMO they who are in the high risk category. The Angel Flight rule changes typify the incredible mess our ‘rules’ and regulations have developed into, during this period of no tangible Ministerial responsibility.
We have an ASA which is rapidly descending into a serious quagmire of confused, petty minded, non operational irrelevancies
We have an ATSB which seems more and more like a public relations group and general embarrassment clean up squad than an independent, fearless analysing body responsible for clearly defined reporting of the ‘why and wherefore’ of an accident and producing recommendations to prevent reoccurrence.
We have a CASA which operationally is almost catatonic. So remote from the realities of air operations and the effect of half baked regulation as to be unrecoverable.
The rest of the world’s aviation sectors – across all disciplines are moving ahead; thriving in some cases. Why is Australia not any longer a leading nation in this field? We are not considered ‘funny’ any longer, most overseas pilots and operators now only shake their heads in disbelief of the antics of Australian aviation oversight bodies; in fact, many of my American friends almost disbelieve the stories until they are confronted with published facts related to ASA, ATSB and the CASA. Then they just shake their heads, say 'Sorry to hear that'.
Angel Flight is but the tip of a large, ugly iceberg; it is time for the government and opposition to weigh in and put the brakes on; before the little that remains descends below third world level.
Selah.
Sandy – “We all should urge our local MPs, including State Senators, to follow suit and throw out CASA’s ill considered and counterproductive attack on Angel Flight.”
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party"
Well said that man; but I would like to see the whole disaster taken it a step or two further, by not only industry but the voting, tax paying public – for it is IMO they who are in the high risk category. The Angel Flight rule changes typify the incredible mess our ‘rules’ and regulations have developed into, during this period of no tangible Ministerial responsibility.
We have an ASA which is rapidly descending into a serious quagmire of confused, petty minded, non operational irrelevancies
We have an ATSB which seems more and more like a public relations group and general embarrassment clean up squad than an independent, fearless analysing body responsible for clearly defined reporting of the ‘why and wherefore’ of an accident and producing recommendations to prevent reoccurrence.
We have a CASA which operationally is almost catatonic. So remote from the realities of air operations and the effect of half baked regulation as to be unrecoverable.
The rest of the world’s aviation sectors – across all disciplines are moving ahead; thriving in some cases. Why is Australia not any longer a leading nation in this field? We are not considered ‘funny’ any longer, most overseas pilots and operators now only shake their heads in disbelief of the antics of Australian aviation oversight bodies; in fact, many of my American friends almost disbelieve the stories until they are confronted with published facts related to ASA, ATSB and the CASA. Then they just shake their heads, say 'Sorry to hear that'.
Angel Flight is but the tip of a large, ugly iceberg; it is time for the government and opposition to weigh in and put the brakes on; before the little that remains descends below third world level.
Selah.