Quote:"Much has been said about the differences in ‘treatment’ applicants receive from CASA. For instance, we know of one operator (of many) who waited almost two years and spent well over $AUD 100,000 to obtain an Air Operators Certificate (AOC); currently we are sniffing around a very ugly rumour, which appears to be related to some old mates who wanted a fast, inside track to an AOC and received it in record time at very little cost or inconvenience."
$100,000 is cheap for an AOC boatman.
One operator in NSW shelled out a quarter of a million and that didn't include his interest bill while quite a few millions of $$$ worth of machinery sat idle for the two years it took.