When – FDS – will it ever end?
The new version of the CAO 48.1 saga is becoming more tedious than flying a full roster ever was and gods alone know what this latest debacle has cost – seriously. Add up the man hours CASA and industry have expended, it’s a monster.
To what end do we need another expensive – independent panel of ‘experts’ ? To what purpose is the effort to look at the systems of ‘other’ nations directed? It is a simple matter, pick up the regulations of the CAA, the FAA; or, CAANZ and decide which system suits best and adopt the bloody thing. Mind you, the old 48 with industry standard’ exemptions included would have saved us all a truck load of time, a shed full of dollars and had the industry bowling along – mostly happy – donkeys years ago.
I could, should the muse descend, write a whole lot about fatigue management and the various ways it affects flight crew – but, ennui and an urge to beat my poor old wooden head against the desk precludes such excesses. I’ll just sit back and wait and wait some more until another fatuous, risible piece of legislation is cast in stone. Then I can sit back, relax and listen to the industry bitch, moan and make a lot of pointless noise – after the die is cast.
Toot – Honestly! FDS! – toot….
The new version of the CAO 48.1 saga is becoming more tedious than flying a full roster ever was and gods alone know what this latest debacle has cost – seriously. Add up the man hours CASA and industry have expended, it’s a monster.
To what end do we need another expensive – independent panel of ‘experts’ ? To what purpose is the effort to look at the systems of ‘other’ nations directed? It is a simple matter, pick up the regulations of the CAA, the FAA; or, CAANZ and decide which system suits best and adopt the bloody thing. Mind you, the old 48 with industry standard’ exemptions included would have saved us all a truck load of time, a shed full of dollars and had the industry bowling along – mostly happy – donkeys years ago.
I could, should the muse descend, write a whole lot about fatigue management and the various ways it affects flight crew – but, ennui and an urge to beat my poor old wooden head against the desk precludes such excesses. I’ll just sit back and wait and wait some more until another fatuous, risible piece of legislation is cast in stone. Then I can sit back, relax and listen to the industry bitch, moan and make a lot of pointless noise – after the die is cast.
Toot – Honestly! FDS! – toot….