[Gobbledock]

Being someone of a semi political background and well versed in Government I am willing to cut the 'opponent of Pistol and Boo' some moderate slack here. Any open dialogue with industry should be accepted, even if only at face value, and appreciated. Mr Joyce has been willing to put more to paper than many a Ministerial weakling before him. Well done.

However, we are in election mode and many careers and egos rest upon the outcome, so for me 'words are cheap', and politicians are not known traditionally for their truthfulness or integrity, so time will certainly tell.


Dear Barnaby,

You are a Farmer. We the aviation industry (you may call us the IOS) are a bit like a faithful farmers Cattle Dog -  happy to work hard, like to be treated well and just want to have a nice roof over our heads and be left in peace. Are you our Farmer, Barnaby? It doesn't take much to please us and keep us loyal. Do you want a loyal companion?  We can all get along well together without gnashing teeth and biting ankles, but it's up to you my friend. A starting point would be a display of your integrity regarding the grotesque aviation matters the industry has raised. Throw us a bone or a Smacko mate, prove to us that you are serious.
Where to start? Hmmmm. Before the election perhaps;

- Remove MrDak, Skidmore, Harfwit and Beaker. One scalp will do for a start, to prove your commitment
- Commit publicly, in writing and in policy that you will change the aviation Act, restructure the alphabet soup agencies, implement the NZ regs, and give us back our ATSB
- Action all of Rev Forsythe's recommendations
- Appoint David Fawcett to the position of Junior Minister Aviation
- Remove the ability for CAsA legal to pursue, bully and bankrupt the innocent, while wasting taxpayer money
- Commit on paper to holding a post-election royal commission into CASA and it's actions and linkages to the root cause of Lockhart, Pel Air and Canley Vale
- Acknowledge the sufferings of people like Karen Casey, Shane Urquhart, Samantha Hare and others. Compensate them adequately and  fairly, without delay
- Commit to a multi billion dollar financial injection into our aviations industry's repair, engineering, training, infrastructure and future. Bring our industry back.

Regards
Gobbledock