[thorn bird]

Given a bit of thought about the why's and wherefores of CAsA recalcitrance to allow Firey's to travel on a converted airliner or on ex military choppers.

They could, perhaps cop a bit of flack if the NSW bitched about the costs involved, then again the NSW gov could say get stuffed and operate it on the US register, or even more embarrassing put it on the Cayman or Isle of Mann register and tell CAsA to get stuffed, but at the end of the day it aint their money either, besides it's all about safety dontcha know, what's a few million bucks between bureaucrats.

CAsA will always hide behind the Myth of Safety, NSW gov may gnash their teeth, knowing its bullshit, but bite the bullet and pay up because the illusion of safety is very hard to argue against. The reality of course is CAsA don't give a flying F..ck about safety. Its all about liability.

The Firey's can clamber on a RAAF C130 and die, thats down to the RAAF. Silly buggers should have known that a military aircraft is not as safe as one WE administer, not our responsibility.

The fires can drive their trucks through a fire zone rather than hop on a chopper and fly over it, if they get caught and burn, aint CAsA's problem, silly buggers should have known a fire zone was dangerous. Not our responsibility.

If a few civilians lose their homes or lives because the firey's couldn't get to them, would CAsA give a flying F..ck?

Of course not, silly buggers shouldn't have been there in the first place, not our responsibility.