[Kharon]

SCLP-1988 off the UP certainly a member of the IOS.
A tad pissed off do you think?


"a biased, intellectually dishonest regulator"
An excellent description of an out of control government
authority that abuses its absolute power.

Now to vent.

After being away from Australia for decades, I'm shocked at the universal hatred pilots have towards
CASA.

Its reflected in the number of senior pilots who cannot afford the financial or emotional stress of a complying with all the CASA requirements that often include requirements that are not required by other ICAO countries.

Its tragic that a government department has grown into a monster that is out of control and beyond pale.

Its' own rambling writing shows the "intellectual dishonesty".

I noted that LOSA used the enforcement word "audit" whereas the FAA use the word "assessment".

The FAA use of the word "assessment" implies a collaborative approach.

The medical questions differ from that of the New Zealand application that is more realistic , more practical and actually covers more without being "intellectually dishonest".

CASA's medical questions appear to be designed for "entrapment", to be able to find a literal fly spot one the wall in order to gain a conviction for a false statement.

I agree that the "closing" of the application after you submit it, is offensive.
It is easy to forget to include answers to questions that could involve trying to recall
a visit to a doctor decades earlier about a matter that was so trivial you don't even bother to note it.

CASA fail to qualify their questions. Its overboard, its a tragic pretense of safety when its more about ever escalating the bureaucracy and justifying the expenses that they force pilots to incur such as the fee for submitting a report.

To project this forward, as to where CASA may be going,
take a look at New Zealand's $120 charge for filing a medical or their ability to charge $284 an hour for doing work on a medical certificate.

Its effectively penalizing those who have additional health concerns
that need addressing.

Its a form of intimidation, a disincentive towards full disclosure and fails to honour
the principle that safety interests are best served with a collaborative approach.

The CASA approach is turning a medical from an opportunity to meet with a expert on aviation medicine to a meeting with a representative of the CASA gestapo.

What is really offensive is CASA's name, its that word "Safety" that
is a political statement, a delusional idea that they are entitled to do anything they like to increase their own bureaucracy in the name of "safety" that is often the complete opposite.

Every other country refers to themselves as an "Aviation authority" or Department of Transport"
which is what Australia used to call its aviation authority.

Every time I call CASA I want to puke. You are forced to endure their endless passive aggressive dictatorial announcements that contain a message of fear and intimidation.

Its that "tone of voice" that you sometimes hear when you are talking with one of their "officers".
Its that same tone of voice you get from those who are accustomed to abusing absolute power.

Take the way they tell you that "no one is available" when what is really happening is you are going to join the queue to speak to someone. Its designed to mislead a listener into giving up on their call, to get rid of callers. That is, they don't want you to call them. Its part of the sick nature of their corporate attitude that is systemic, habitual and unfortunately, multi-generational.

The arrogance is mind boggling. They threaten to terminate a call upon being asked
any simple question or infer on the phone that you are stupid for asking a question to which the answer is obvious to them.

These are not public servants, or "representatives" but "officers".
When did that change occur?

My view is that the entire legislation needs to be rewritten to something that is modeled on the simple language and easy to follow language with the universal terminology of the FAA.

Why is it that CASA sees a need to remove every noun, adjective and acronym used by the FAA and replace it with some devious figment of a CASA narcissist?

The CASA name is offensive.
Civil and Safety are two words that need to be removed.