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FalconAir vs PelAir - Part II.

Quotes from Carmody Capers:

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& from this week's SBG:

Q/ Carmody quote: "...The check on Mr James continued as we decided to deem it a private flight..."  - Besides the fact that there is many unexplained contradictions in the timeline, it would seem in the above quote that CC has tried to make it seem he was doing DJ favour by allowing the check to continue in a 'private' capacity - WTD??
 
P2 has provided the perfect example of CASA swinging a long line. Seriously, the spin and pony-pooh contained within the highlighted line defines CASA first XI methodology and spin bowling techniques. How for Pete’s sake can the flight be anything else – in law – but a ‘private’ flight – conducted as ‘Air-work’; one may also question, quite safely why there was a need for two CASA people to be on board. Seems to me there’s a ‘stretch’ of rules right there and a safety case.

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Now although the final wash up of the "full level one audit" has not yet been publicly revealed, it is still possible from the above evidence and Hansard script to start to build a comparison between the ongoing attempted FalconAir AOC embuggerance and the PelAir AOC cover-up of 2009-10. 

To begin here is a link for the 2009 PelAir Special Audit Report: http://auntypru.com/wp-content/uploads/2...2-5471.pdf

The following are relevant extracts from that report:

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Now because the original identified 'safety issue' with FalconAir revolved around non-compliance with administrative issues surrounding the company CAR 217 organisation, it is also IMO worth including a link and extracts from the CASA PelAir audit of 2008 which primarily focussed on the T&C (CAR 217) of PelAir: https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/ne...-10004.pdf

This audit also included a 'safety alert':

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This 'safety alert' would appear to have been acquitted in record time by the operator.

Quote from ATSB PelAir cover-up report:

..As noted in Oversight of flight crew training and checking, the March 2008 audit resulted in a safety alert due to FRMS training not being conducted. After the operator promptly addressed the problem, and satisfied CASA it had processes in place to prevent reoccurrence, it reapproved the operator to conduct operations according to its approved FRMS for another 12 months...

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...When the Sydney region manager advised CASA senior management of the safety alert, he noted he did not think the matter would escalate to a need to consider a ‘serious and imminent risk’, given that the operator was demonstrating a willingness to address the issue. However, he was considering what further action may be necessary. At some stage after the audit, CASA held a meeting with the operator, with the attendees including the CASA Sydney regional manager, other CASA personnel, the chief pilot and one of the operator’s directors. During the meeting, CASA expressed concern with the chief pilot’s attitude to the importance of regulatory compliance and related cultural aspects. It also advised the operator it was considering action against the chief pilot.315...

Next we will look at the individual RCAs from the PelAir 2009 SAR and how those air safety deficiencies compare in severity of non-compliance to that of FalconAir.

MTF...P2