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Expert opinion continues;
Do you spot a trend developing; the real world facing up to the realities of ‘drone’ operation. The pilots, lawyers, licenced RPA operators, eyes wide open, considering the realities and risks associated with ‘drone operations’. Intelligently, rationally; and, more importantly, responsibly seeking to find a balance and system to address the ‘problems’; seen and undiscovered.
The stark contrasts between the smug, dismissive, ignorant, unimaginative CASA approach is self evident; what is not perhaps so immediately apparent is the arrogance. The submissions to the Senate inquiry have all sought to offer remedy and detailed examination of the potential dangers, operationally, commercially and legally. Not all of these matters lay within the ambit of the CASA remit, however, once a drone is ‘off the reservation’ and airborne it enters the world of not only a highly regulated ‘airspace’ but a highly regulated public domain. Hells bells, you cannot even allow the dog off a leash without breaking a rule, skateboards are banned in certain places; FDS even the poor homeless are not allowed to sully certain areas. But some idiot wanting to make ‘the’ greatest you-tube video; or, a thief checking to make sure no ones home; or a perv watching the children playing can purchase a camera drone and with complete anonymity do whatever pleases them best, without challenge or recourse. This before we even consider the dangers to helicopters operating over city streets, cars and heavy vehicles on the highways or even risks of collision between drones and the debris creating personal or property damage.
Well, CASA may not have the wit or imagination to see the problems, but our Senators do, the professional pilot bodies, the legal eagles do and, with any sort of luck – the general public do. That leaves the sad sack minister, his DoIT and CASA minions working out to avoid any and all responsibility, while watching the rest do their job for them.
CASA clearly expressed their risk management strategy; “a drone hitting the engine of a jet is not catastrophic mate; anyway it will go down the by-pass”. The face of Shameless O’Carmody is worth watching as his ‘expert’ makes those remarks – smug, self satisfied and completely at ease with the display. A classic example of why industry has had a guts full of CASA, the CEO and the minister who failed to appoint the right man.
Many will have good reason to be eternally thankful to ‘rogue’ drones. They are providing a perfect example of just how truly dreadful CASA is – across the spectrum. We must hope the Senators have the vision to understand that and force reform of the aberration which CASA has become. Starting at the top, there is no place for either Muppet or Puppet.
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I’d bet a good deal of fine ale that the work hours being done now, by Aleck and Carmody et al on the Pel-Air draft report far exceeds any time or thought given to the responsibility our ‘aviation regulator’ has devoted to the ‘drone wars’, by a big margin. There are no holes in ‘drone’ defence – but the Pel-Air dyke is seriously breached. I digress, but really look forward to reading the CASA response to Pel-Air.
Aye well; they’ve wriggled off some bigger hooks in the past; and, after a drone has failed to oblige and disappear down a by-pass and cost just a little more than a few million in repair bills; maybe then we will get some sense out of ‘em. But I ain’t holding my breath; not so long as the McConvict signature is enshrined of the Enforcement manual foreword; until that is addressed the attitude of our aviation ‘regulator’ will never change.
Toot – up your by-pass Senator- toot.
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Expert opinion continues;
Do you spot a trend developing; the real world facing up to the realities of ‘drone’ operation. The pilots, lawyers, licenced RPA operators, eyes wide open, considering the realities and risks associated with ‘drone operations’. Intelligently, rationally; and, more importantly, responsibly seeking to find a balance and system to address the ‘problems’; seen and undiscovered.
The stark contrasts between the smug, dismissive, ignorant, unimaginative CASA approach is self evident; what is not perhaps so immediately apparent is the arrogance. The submissions to the Senate inquiry have all sought to offer remedy and detailed examination of the potential dangers, operationally, commercially and legally. Not all of these matters lay within the ambit of the CASA remit, however, once a drone is ‘off the reservation’ and airborne it enters the world of not only a highly regulated ‘airspace’ but a highly regulated public domain. Hells bells, you cannot even allow the dog off a leash without breaking a rule, skateboards are banned in certain places; FDS even the poor homeless are not allowed to sully certain areas. But some idiot wanting to make ‘the’ greatest you-tube video; or, a thief checking to make sure no ones home; or a perv watching the children playing can purchase a camera drone and with complete anonymity do whatever pleases them best, without challenge or recourse. This before we even consider the dangers to helicopters operating over city streets, cars and heavy vehicles on the highways or even risks of collision between drones and the debris creating personal or property damage.
Well, CASA may not have the wit or imagination to see the problems, but our Senators do, the professional pilot bodies, the legal eagles do and, with any sort of luck – the general public do. That leaves the sad sack minister, his DoIT and CASA minions working out to avoid any and all responsibility, while watching the rest do their job for them.
CASA clearly expressed their risk management strategy; “a drone hitting the engine of a jet is not catastrophic mate; anyway it will go down the by-pass”. The face of Shameless O’Carmody is worth watching as his ‘expert’ makes those remarks – smug, self satisfied and completely at ease with the display. A classic example of why industry has had a guts full of CASA, the CEO and the minister who failed to appoint the right man.
Many will have good reason to be eternally thankful to ‘rogue’ drones. They are providing a perfect example of just how truly dreadful CASA is – across the spectrum. We must hope the Senators have the vision to understand that and force reform of the aberration which CASA has become. Starting at the top, there is no place for either Muppet or Puppet.
I’d bet a good deal of fine ale that the work hours being done now, by Aleck and Carmody et al on the Pel-Air draft report far exceeds any time or thought given to the responsibility our ‘aviation regulator’ has devoted to the ‘drone wars’, by a big margin. There are no holes in ‘drone’ defence – but the Pel-Air dyke is seriously breached. I digress, but really look forward to reading the CASA response to Pel-Air.
Aye well; they’ve wriggled off some bigger hooks in the past; and, after a drone has failed to oblige and disappear down a by-pass and cost just a little more than a few million in repair bills; maybe then we will get some sense out of ‘em. But I ain’t holding my breath; not so long as the McConvict signature is enshrined of the Enforcement manual foreword; until that is addressed the attitude of our aviation ‘regulator’ will never change.
Toot – up your by-pass Senator- toot.