But first - A tribute:-
Humbly offered. to those who respond to horrific events; particularly events which involve death, fire and children. Only once, and never again if there be another option, would I want to be a 'first response' to such an event as the latest aircraft fatal. It is thing which stays with you a long, long time. Fire, Ambulance, Police then the ATSB, men and women who go unsung must deal with what is probably among the difficult of experiences any human could encounter. No praise is high enough for these folk; those who daily must deal with fire, carnage and tragedy before going home and trying to live in a 'normal' life. Then the 'investigators' who do not have the adrenaline or operational 'urgency' to save life; but must carefully, methodically and accurately deal with the aftermath. Bravo and thank you seems inadequate; but it is heart felt and well warranted, earned and deserved. Thank you.....
There are two sides to this coin; three young lives lost in an appalling manner; stuff that we see in the movies slammed into stark reality. It shames me that the best we can offer is heart felt condolences and offer support when invited; but what else is there? I've no idea and cannot even imagine how to reconcile the loss of three Grandchildren; hell on earth seems appropriate. Sincere condolences cannot patch the tear; but, nevertheless, sincerely offered. End of; but this event is a bad one....
“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”
Aye well; there are 'other' matters to be dealt with; from the sublime to the ridiculous (and probably back again). The 'Mad-Hatter's' approach to aviation medicals for example and Poop Spence's well spun dissertation. A masterpiece of CASA home baked confectionery: read it through – if you can tolerate it. Not many can. The Spence 'blurbs' are (thankfully) almost universally discarded, without reading by those who actually 'see' the clear writing on the wall. Those like Manderson, who started off really well – even the AOPA resident windbag thought she would get back to taws and sort the buggers muddle of pilot medical certificates out (until he was unnecessarily rude to her – personal like). The USA, the UK and many others have managed to sort 'matters medical' into some realistic format. It's no wonder rumours abound that a clever, experienced, sensible, qualified, hand picked, potential reformer type personality, like Manderson, may have given notice that she has had enough; and who could blame her? Now – now, would be good time for a small select panel to convene and take the latest Spence 'piffle' apart and espouse a modicum of logic into the endless crusade Avmad have protracted into a lucrative; useless earner. No good allowing a mental giant like Morgan and his small, rag-tag cohort of AOPA 'wannabe's' to keep banging on; they have been excluded from any meaningful future dialogue. Time to bring in some professionals who can, without filibuster or commercial interest, just simply get the medical jig saw back into compliance and alignment with world best, gold standard, aviation administration. Seriously; why not simply follow the world's best administrations; USA/UK – why all this palaver??? - It's Bollocks: they know it, we know it; so why the bull-shine al'a Spence???? Pay attention – it's all there...
“Everything anyone says when they have an agenda is bullshit, and bullshit isn’t necessarily false, but it’s never really the truth either. So when someone’s bullshitting, you need to pay a little more attention.”
There is, as they say, more. Much more if you follow the Senate inquiry into the unholy brangle of Qatar v a captive, thick, slick, disinterested government. McKenzie and Co. have done well so far, very well, despite the agenda driven self protection and the machinations of a government which seems to be hell-bent on some ideological train ride to ruining one of the very, very best things I love about this country. I can work all day with people from all over the world. Learn a Nepalese recipe from his mother; drink home made wine with an Italian; even pick up a few words of Chinese or Malaysian, or Arabic, or Greek, or Albanian while knocking in nails. Wonderful folk, hard working, mostly honest, living here and doing their best. That is what Australia should be most proud of; a true, free, multi cultural heritage; and a 'fair go' for all. That, it seems to me is being trashed. The simple fact that an elected minister of transport, for this nation, will not front a Senate inquiry to answer honestly a direct question about why a legitimate carrier cannot be granted an additional 28 services – stinks. It demeans this great country, shames the government and it could be construed; or, even parlayed into all manner of – well, whatever fills in your gaps.
“I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man.”
Here endeth my rambling; the fool is confounded; too many angles and far too much in the way of 'lies, damn lies and statistics' to consider. For some fool reason, I keep hoping that Sen. Mackenzie is able to (finally) get the lid off the can of worms Australian aviation has descended into; Qantas is the tip of a large iceberg; the aviation industry is in some pretty deep waters – without much of a paddle. Any assistance would be gratefully received; particularly in the control of industry governance – such as it is. The Goose which lays golden eggs exists; it simply can't get settled enough to set about doing it. But then, enough...........
Oh, Yuk! My Ale is both flat and warm now; the delegation at the stable door means business, so no chance a quick new one. No matter; big dog seems to have taught the pup to wait for the 'away' word; however, not so much luck with tail biting or sock theft – such is life..The orchard awaits, blooming now in the warmer weather. How come trees can 'know' such things? We shall amble out and investigate, perhaps to discover that secret. OK; off ya go – Away – the mog in the lead, as usual. Can cats actually manage hypnosis? Aye well -
Selah.....
Humbly offered. to those who respond to horrific events; particularly events which involve death, fire and children. Only once, and never again if there be another option, would I want to be a 'first response' to such an event as the latest aircraft fatal. It is thing which stays with you a long, long time. Fire, Ambulance, Police then the ATSB, men and women who go unsung must deal with what is probably among the difficult of experiences any human could encounter. No praise is high enough for these folk; those who daily must deal with fire, carnage and tragedy before going home and trying to live in a 'normal' life. Then the 'investigators' who do not have the adrenaline or operational 'urgency' to save life; but must carefully, methodically and accurately deal with the aftermath. Bravo and thank you seems inadequate; but it is heart felt and well warranted, earned and deserved. Thank you.....
There are two sides to this coin; three young lives lost in an appalling manner; stuff that we see in the movies slammed into stark reality. It shames me that the best we can offer is heart felt condolences and offer support when invited; but what else is there? I've no idea and cannot even imagine how to reconcile the loss of three Grandchildren; hell on earth seems appropriate. Sincere condolences cannot patch the tear; but, nevertheless, sincerely offered. End of; but this event is a bad one....
“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”
Aye well; there are 'other' matters to be dealt with; from the sublime to the ridiculous (and probably back again). The 'Mad-Hatter's' approach to aviation medicals for example and Poop Spence's well spun dissertation. A masterpiece of CASA home baked confectionery: read it through – if you can tolerate it. Not many can. The Spence 'blurbs' are (thankfully) almost universally discarded, without reading by those who actually 'see' the clear writing on the wall. Those like Manderson, who started off really well – even the AOPA resident windbag thought she would get back to taws and sort the buggers muddle of pilot medical certificates out (until he was unnecessarily rude to her – personal like). The USA, the UK and many others have managed to sort 'matters medical' into some realistic format. It's no wonder rumours abound that a clever, experienced, sensible, qualified, hand picked, potential reformer type personality, like Manderson, may have given notice that she has had enough; and who could blame her? Now – now, would be good time for a small select panel to convene and take the latest Spence 'piffle' apart and espouse a modicum of logic into the endless crusade Avmad have protracted into a lucrative; useless earner. No good allowing a mental giant like Morgan and his small, rag-tag cohort of AOPA 'wannabe's' to keep banging on; they have been excluded from any meaningful future dialogue. Time to bring in some professionals who can, without filibuster or commercial interest, just simply get the medical jig saw back into compliance and alignment with world best, gold standard, aviation administration. Seriously; why not simply follow the world's best administrations; USA/UK – why all this palaver??? - It's Bollocks: they know it, we know it; so why the bull-shine al'a Spence???? Pay attention – it's all there...
“Everything anyone says when they have an agenda is bullshit, and bullshit isn’t necessarily false, but it’s never really the truth either. So when someone’s bullshitting, you need to pay a little more attention.”
There is, as they say, more. Much more if you follow the Senate inquiry into the unholy brangle of Qatar v a captive, thick, slick, disinterested government. McKenzie and Co. have done well so far, very well, despite the agenda driven self protection and the machinations of a government which seems to be hell-bent on some ideological train ride to ruining one of the very, very best things I love about this country. I can work all day with people from all over the world. Learn a Nepalese recipe from his mother; drink home made wine with an Italian; even pick up a few words of Chinese or Malaysian, or Arabic, or Greek, or Albanian while knocking in nails. Wonderful folk, hard working, mostly honest, living here and doing their best. That is what Australia should be most proud of; a true, free, multi cultural heritage; and a 'fair go' for all. That, it seems to me is being trashed. The simple fact that an elected minister of transport, for this nation, will not front a Senate inquiry to answer honestly a direct question about why a legitimate carrier cannot be granted an additional 28 services – stinks. It demeans this great country, shames the government and it could be construed; or, even parlayed into all manner of – well, whatever fills in your gaps.
“I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man.”
Here endeth my rambling; the fool is confounded; too many angles and far too much in the way of 'lies, damn lies and statistics' to consider. For some fool reason, I keep hoping that Sen. Mackenzie is able to (finally) get the lid off the can of worms Australian aviation has descended into; Qantas is the tip of a large iceberg; the aviation industry is in some pretty deep waters – without much of a paddle. Any assistance would be gratefully received; particularly in the control of industry governance – such as it is. The Goose which lays golden eggs exists; it simply can't get settled enough to set about doing it. But then, enough...........
Oh, Yuk! My Ale is both flat and warm now; the delegation at the stable door means business, so no chance a quick new one. No matter; big dog seems to have taught the pup to wait for the 'away' word; however, not so much luck with tail biting or sock theft – such is life..The orchard awaits, blooming now in the warmer weather. How come trees can 'know' such things? We shall amble out and investigate, perhaps to discover that secret. OK; off ya go – Away – the mog in the lead, as usual. Can cats actually manage hypnosis? Aye well -
Selah.....