[Gobbledock]

Just taking a moment to turn right and backtrack a few miles to the August article in The Genitalian;

http://m.theaustralian.com.au/business/a...7503320170

So here is a thought that a new friend put to me; 'What if the real issue is that the system is quite simply not up to spec, can't be brought up to spec and never will be brought up to spec? It's a simplistic thought, but let's just say hypothetically  this is true. What kind of light would that put ASA, Young Jason, Hoody and Sir An(g)us and the software supplier in when they are all preaching from the ASA pulpit that all is safe, the system does what it is meant to do, nothing to see here, all go home?

You see, at the moment, the only ones saying that TAS'SHAM works fine is the people listed above. So why can't a third party review/audit be commissioned with a team of experts brought in from the USA, ICAO and perhaps New Zealand? An independent audit at arms length from Australian interests, with the audit scope, contents and executive summary to be shared transparently and openly with the Australian aviation community? Surely Sir An(g)us would agree to this? Especially if there is nothing to hide and the system works as safely as they have been advising us? It is important that if safety is to evolve through the change management process such a request should be embraced by ASA, yes?

In the meantime if ASA has been doing it's job properly they will have already been conducting risk assessments, audits, done a comprehensive post implementation safety review of the system etc, so why can't they share this information publicly? Let's see if the system measures up to the specs. 

Or surely CAsA has done all of this itself, after all it does oversight ASA, why don't the Senators ask CAsA for all of the above mentioned information? And hell while we are at it, seeing that the chief beard wearer is fronting the Senate in a few weeks perhaps the Senators can request from Herr Beaker a copy of any investigation reports included what was investigated when, why and how? Plus copies of executive summaries, recommendations, whether any investigations were closed out and whether ASA mitigated those investigation findings? I mean surely nobody will say 'we implemented the Tasmanian system and have never done anything further'? Surely not??

Now Miniscule, please make sure that your boys aren't taking the piss out of you (yet again!). Things could get much much worse than they have been!

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