Value for money?
Has anyone given serious consideration to the amount of money paid to the departing, evangelistic patron Saint of aviation safety – Commode has been picking up half a million bucks – plus - every year; for what? The list of achievements is bloody light on weight and performance. Completed the world's worst rule set – bollocks; it is a shambles of conflict and loopholes. Reduced accident numbers – no. Made industry vibrant and profitable – no. Eased the burden on the operators who pay for the services of the CASA – no. So what the duck has he actually achieved – apart from paying off a house in less time than it takes a hard working couple to save up a deposit for a 20 year mortgage? The 'nutshell' analysis below pretty much maps out the current situation – not one of the 'characters' involved has missed a day's work or a penny in benefits – while every other poor sod is wondering how to meet their obligations. Halfwit is on a cool million a year – read the Hansard from his appearance at the RRAT; then ask the question – is that 'real' value for money? Our money? I reckon it is time for a performance based accounting – and some resignations.
“zealously advocating a particular cause; campaigning. - “an almost evangelistic zeal for the product" - describes the current crop of snake oil salesmen to a 'T'. Time methinks to put a full stop at the end of this period and make a fresh start – try and get it right – while there is still a spark of life in the industry and we still have the odd useful airport.
“k” - SBG - “[a] whimsical waste of bandwidth – but, to be honest, I can't begin to get my head around the current mess we face – or the lack of any hope to have the direst of situations resolved. ASA's million dollar Halfwit in the RRAT Estimates talking complete bollocks; ATSB with multiple 'directors' talking crap and (insult to injury) bringing 'the ghost who walks' back to the forefront after his treatment of KC; CASA in a leaderless tail spin gearing up to take on the Buckley debacle and drag it out as long and hard as possible; minister MIA; airports being built over; maintenance in disarray, pilot training an expensive, counterproductive shambles etc. The few who are trying to talk sense shut down, industry to terrified (with good cause) to say 'enough' and good men deserting the ship – even the RRAT inquiry is shaping up as the biggest non-event in a long history of 'inquiry'.”
I reckon it is time for this industry to fight back – tell 'em - NO MORE - mean it and make it stick..
Has anyone given serious consideration to the amount of money paid to the departing, evangelistic patron Saint of aviation safety – Commode has been picking up half a million bucks – plus - every year; for what? The list of achievements is bloody light on weight and performance. Completed the world's worst rule set – bollocks; it is a shambles of conflict and loopholes. Reduced accident numbers – no. Made industry vibrant and profitable – no. Eased the burden on the operators who pay for the services of the CASA – no. So what the duck has he actually achieved – apart from paying off a house in less time than it takes a hard working couple to save up a deposit for a 20 year mortgage? The 'nutshell' analysis below pretty much maps out the current situation – not one of the 'characters' involved has missed a day's work or a penny in benefits – while every other poor sod is wondering how to meet their obligations. Halfwit is on a cool million a year – read the Hansard from his appearance at the RRAT; then ask the question – is that 'real' value for money? Our money? I reckon it is time for a performance based accounting – and some resignations.
“zealously advocating a particular cause; campaigning. - “an almost evangelistic zeal for the product" - describes the current crop of snake oil salesmen to a 'T'. Time methinks to put a full stop at the end of this period and make a fresh start – try and get it right – while there is still a spark of life in the industry and we still have the odd useful airport.
“k” - SBG - “[a] whimsical waste of bandwidth – but, to be honest, I can't begin to get my head around the current mess we face – or the lack of any hope to have the direst of situations resolved. ASA's million dollar Halfwit in the RRAT Estimates talking complete bollocks; ATSB with multiple 'directors' talking crap and (insult to injury) bringing 'the ghost who walks' back to the forefront after his treatment of KC; CASA in a leaderless tail spin gearing up to take on the Buckley debacle and drag it out as long and hard as possible; minister MIA; airports being built over; maintenance in disarray, pilot training an expensive, counterproductive shambles etc. The few who are trying to talk sense shut down, industry to terrified (with good cause) to say 'enough' and good men deserting the ship – even the RRAT inquiry is shaping up as the biggest non-event in a long history of 'inquiry'.”
I reckon it is time for this industry to fight back – tell 'em - NO MORE - mean it and make it stick..