"Now is the winter of our discontent."
A mild enough adjective - 'discontent' - "the feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with your situation." What with winter on the way, the word seems to reflect the wider body of those folk connected with 'transport' in one form or another in this wide brown land. From the insignificant 'busy' modern Mum who can't get the latest 'electric' tarted up milk float charged 'on demand' to the international air carriers using some pretty hefty aircraft types. Boats, trains or aeroplanes; all 'unhappy'.
"before there can be change there must be discontent"
A neat enough statement and given the large scale 'discontent', one could be forgiven expecting the incumbent government; looking toward re-election would 'roll it's sleeves up' and set about 'getting it right'. In my experience, the best way to avoid 'bother' is early prevention; nip it in the bud, so to speak. But to achieve this highly desirable, important situation, in primus, one must be 'paying attention'. The incumbent government (such as it is) is getting seven bells thumped out of it by a very savvy opposition. An apposition which is actually 'paying attention' and seems to know what it is looking at.
18 - "Change your proceeding when you become aware that the enemy has foreseen it."
Machiavelli (as always) makes good sense - but this notion will only work when one is certain of the 'loyalty' of the troops; and the current government, particularly the incumbent 'minister' cannot rely on this; watch any one of the You Tube videos - _HERE_ to get an inkling of where the 'loyalty' and diligence and focus of those troops lays. It is in self preservation; protection of rice bowl and a determination to avoid any and all accountability for the almost unbelievable state the Australian aviation industry has been reduced to. It almost beggars belief; almost, until one takes the the time to examine the entire 'situation'. A 'situation' which should never, ever have been allowed to develop and take hold.
"The remedy is worse than the disease."
There are two 'basic' fundamental ingredients to 'the cure'; all well within the ministerial purview; (should the foot ever be put down, with a firm hand) From these two basic tenets, properly applied and enforced, many of the outlandish situations the aviation industry has to contend with would be 'automatically' reduced. Mouldering away in some deep basement is an important document - 'the State Safety Program' - SSP in jargon. The open, flagrant disregard for this enforceable document , the twisted, conjured 'lip-service' and the incredible cost of producing this oft sneered at legislation is clear and demonstrable. Look no further than the ATSB accident reports. But wait; there's more. Sat alongside the SSP is the ICAO and the 'conventions' appended, along side of the IASA agreements. Across the planet; aviation nations large and small - all signed up - strive to achieve a high percentage of 'black letter' compliance; it makes good operational and political sense to do so; with the added bonus of a 'transparent' safety culture. Many of these nations - to be absolutely 'compliant' register - quite legally - any minor excursion from the scripted norm. No problem, it is not only allowed, but encouraged. The Australian public service claims to be righteously 'ICAO compliant. Compliant through exploitation of the 'loop hole' This outlandish claim is promoted and managed through the Western world's highest number of registered differences. Millions spent on 'ICAO compliance' without even coming within a Bull's roar of honest compliance.
“Compliance is not just a box to check, but a core aspect of responsible business practice.
“Legal compliance is not a cost, but an investment in long-term success.”
Aye well; such is my feeble fool's attempts to assist getting the aviation industry off it's knee, carrying what should not be an additional burden. But, something has to give; sooner rather than later. No matter which page of the book you open; there is little to stimulate serious investment or development - unless you own (as the nation does) several large aerodromes; from which the profits should benefit the nation, alas: - then the free ride on the government gravy train awaits. There is a slim (anorexic) hope that Fawcett, McKenzie and Canavan, given an 'unobstructed' shot might just turn the tide of ineptitude, insincerity and incompetence around. But then, as 'Gordon say's in Batman - "In a town this bad who ya gonna Peach to?" Fair question I reckon..
"The best argument for supposing that there is intelligent life out there is that they haven't tried to contact us!
No matter: Two saws, three plane blades and half a dozen chisels are on the bench; all in need of sharpening; then there is a 'rescued (from the Tip {Dump} if you can believe it) a lovely, large Tassy Blackwood table top which will make a great nest of drawers: got a sketch - cutting list to follow after morning tea. Nothing wrong with Sunday; So far..
Selah...
A mild enough adjective - 'discontent' - "the feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with your situation." What with winter on the way, the word seems to reflect the wider body of those folk connected with 'transport' in one form or another in this wide brown land. From the insignificant 'busy' modern Mum who can't get the latest 'electric' tarted up milk float charged 'on demand' to the international air carriers using some pretty hefty aircraft types. Boats, trains or aeroplanes; all 'unhappy'.
"before there can be change there must be discontent"
A neat enough statement and given the large scale 'discontent', one could be forgiven expecting the incumbent government; looking toward re-election would 'roll it's sleeves up' and set about 'getting it right'. In my experience, the best way to avoid 'bother' is early prevention; nip it in the bud, so to speak. But to achieve this highly desirable, important situation, in primus, one must be 'paying attention'. The incumbent government (such as it is) is getting seven bells thumped out of it by a very savvy opposition. An apposition which is actually 'paying attention' and seems to know what it is looking at.
18 - "Change your proceeding when you become aware that the enemy has foreseen it."
Machiavelli (as always) makes good sense - but this notion will only work when one is certain of the 'loyalty' of the troops; and the current government, particularly the incumbent 'minister' cannot rely on this; watch any one of the You Tube videos - _HERE_ to get an inkling of where the 'loyalty' and diligence and focus of those troops lays. It is in self preservation; protection of rice bowl and a determination to avoid any and all accountability for the almost unbelievable state the Australian aviation industry has been reduced to. It almost beggars belief; almost, until one takes the the time to examine the entire 'situation'. A 'situation' which should never, ever have been allowed to develop and take hold.
"The remedy is worse than the disease."
There are two 'basic' fundamental ingredients to 'the cure'; all well within the ministerial purview; (should the foot ever be put down, with a firm hand) From these two basic tenets, properly applied and enforced, many of the outlandish situations the aviation industry has to contend with would be 'automatically' reduced. Mouldering away in some deep basement is an important document - 'the State Safety Program' - SSP in jargon. The open, flagrant disregard for this enforceable document , the twisted, conjured 'lip-service' and the incredible cost of producing this oft sneered at legislation is clear and demonstrable. Look no further than the ATSB accident reports. But wait; there's more. Sat alongside the SSP is the ICAO and the 'conventions' appended, along side of the IASA agreements. Across the planet; aviation nations large and small - all signed up - strive to achieve a high percentage of 'black letter' compliance; it makes good operational and political sense to do so; with the added bonus of a 'transparent' safety culture. Many of these nations - to be absolutely 'compliant' register - quite legally - any minor excursion from the scripted norm. No problem, it is not only allowed, but encouraged. The Australian public service claims to be righteously 'ICAO compliant. Compliant through exploitation of the 'loop hole' This outlandish claim is promoted and managed through the Western world's highest number of registered differences. Millions spent on 'ICAO compliance' without even coming within a Bull's roar of honest compliance.
“Compliance is not just a box to check, but a core aspect of responsible business practice.
“Legal compliance is not a cost, but an investment in long-term success.”
Aye well; such is my feeble fool's attempts to assist getting the aviation industry off it's knee, carrying what should not be an additional burden. But, something has to give; sooner rather than later. No matter which page of the book you open; there is little to stimulate serious investment or development - unless you own (as the nation does) several large aerodromes; from which the profits should benefit the nation, alas: - then the free ride on the government gravy train awaits. There is a slim (anorexic) hope that Fawcett, McKenzie and Canavan, given an 'unobstructed' shot might just turn the tide of ineptitude, insincerity and incompetence around. But then, as 'Gordon say's in Batman - "In a town this bad who ya gonna Peach to?" Fair question I reckon..
"The best argument for supposing that there is intelligent life out there is that they haven't tried to contact us!
No matter: Two saws, three plane blades and half a dozen chisels are on the bench; all in need of sharpening; then there is a 'rescued (from the Tip {Dump} if you can believe it) a lovely, large Tassy Blackwood table top which will make a great nest of drawers: got a sketch - cutting list to follow after morning tea. Nothing wrong with Sunday; So far..
Selah...