Libraries, past and present. (Passing thought department).
For millennia a library was considered to be an essential item, one of 'civilisations' achievements. The internet is a great tool for beginning research; but (IMO) a visit to one of great libraries for research, where you can actually find many books on a topic, and as many points of view, is a great thing. But it takes time and some determination to gain an insight into any topic you care to delve into. Mankind has been 'at it' for quite a while now. But I digress.
There is a Parliamentary library; on 'the net' – HERE -. As usual, it takes a little patience to winnow the wheat from the chaff; particularly in relation to matters aeronautical. But, I'd bet a beer that an hour spent digging about in the tomes (skipping pages like 'newspaper clippings etc) will benefit anyone who is interested in seeking an explanation of how Australian aviation has slithered into the pits.
For example – the cost of aviation fuel at the bowser compared to the spot market price; without the added, much hated tax on the same. Start in 1993 and track the indecent amount of money siphoned off to pay for today's regulatory debacle. It is a remarkable tale. Nearly every faerie tale writ finished with “The End”. Time this particular story had a similar fate. Why do CASA need so much money?
Toot – toot...
1993 - “Also, on this matter of the supervisory or safety functions of the authority, Bosch argued that there was an unequivocal case for that to be classed as the public interest and that it should be funded out of consolidated revenue. The government agreed with that; there was no ambiguity about it. It said, `Yes, we accept the findings of the Bosch committee'. A couple of years later, when the financial irresponsibility and deficits were mounting, the government said, `We are going to walk away from that'. The proposition we have at the moment is that there will be a recovery of 50 per cent of the regulatory costs this financial year and 100 per cent in the next financial year, 1994-95.
P7 - P2 - Challenge - Find the Bosch Report - Choc frog in it
For millennia a library was considered to be an essential item, one of 'civilisations' achievements. The internet is a great tool for beginning research; but (IMO) a visit to one of great libraries for research, where you can actually find many books on a topic, and as many points of view, is a great thing. But it takes time and some determination to gain an insight into any topic you care to delve into. Mankind has been 'at it' for quite a while now. But I digress.
There is a Parliamentary library; on 'the net' – HERE -. As usual, it takes a little patience to winnow the wheat from the chaff; particularly in relation to matters aeronautical. But, I'd bet a beer that an hour spent digging about in the tomes (skipping pages like 'newspaper clippings etc) will benefit anyone who is interested in seeking an explanation of how Australian aviation has slithered into the pits.
For example – the cost of aviation fuel at the bowser compared to the spot market price; without the added, much hated tax on the same. Start in 1993 and track the indecent amount of money siphoned off to pay for today's regulatory debacle. It is a remarkable tale. Nearly every faerie tale writ finished with “The End”. Time this particular story had a similar fate. Why do CASA need so much money?
Toot – toot...
1993 - “Also, on this matter of the supervisory or safety functions of the authority, Bosch argued that there was an unequivocal case for that to be classed as the public interest and that it should be funded out of consolidated revenue. The government agreed with that; there was no ambiguity about it. It said, `Yes, we accept the findings of the Bosch committee'. A couple of years later, when the financial irresponsibility and deficits were mounting, the government said, `We are going to walk away from that'. The proposition we have at the moment is that there will be a recovery of 50 per cent of the regulatory costs this financial year and 100 per cent in the next financial year, 1994-95.
P7 - P2 - Challenge - Find the Bosch Report - Choc frog in it