2019 and all that.
AD 2015 - P2 - "Now given that last week CASA put out a presser through the DAS Skidmore - indicating they have backed down on the NPRM Charity flight thing - wouldn't you think the miniscule's office would have got CASA's answer to reflect the good news story before releasing the AQONs to the Senate committee??
I'll be back with MTF..
Almost to the day...........
2019 - January, the worst month on the calendar is over and 2019 has begun – proper. What’s in store for aviation this year? Last year, like so many previous years saw little to no improvement for industry in the form of regulatory relief, that pile keeps growing as do the budgetary demands needed to support same.
I cannot think of one ‘win’ the SEC had; they may have rattled some cages but that was about the sum of it. Of course O’Sofullofit didn’t help matters; but, he’s departed the fix now and perhaps the committee can get a bloody wriggle on and sort out at least some of the mess. - (P7 just growled – you’re dreaming boy). Perhaps I am, but there are things Estimates could ‘sort’. Some of the big ones could take a while; for example:-
The notion of placing unique conditions on permissions. It is quite important that when the SEC tackle CASA over the Angel Flight bun fight that the easement CASA wrote into law needs to be removed. Your driving licence grants you ‘permission’ to drive a class of vehicle; the DMR cannot restrict or place a unique, extraordinary condition on ‘your’ licence. General conditions apply of course – but they are not unique to the individual permission. Like, young Johnny’s Mum can pick up him and his mates from school – but Charlie’s Mum cannot. Why, well just because the DMR said so; that’s why. Crackers – right.
The ‘sympathy’ card being passed around relating to Angel Flight is, I’m sure, very nice and will keep the media entertained for about 30 seconds; but after that it’ll wind up in the bin with the other advertorial crap. Nothing there for the SEC to work with. They need a ‘legal’ angle to work around. CASA and their tame minister have just about killed off the ‘sympathy’ shout; using the smoke generated by that to distract the mind and eye away from some fairly hefty constitutional matters. Like a unique condition placed on an individual ‘permission’; or, amendments to licencing standards – changing the ‘law’ without the benefit of parliamentary scrutiny.
A ‘Private Pilot’ licence (PPL) allows an individual to gain aircraft type ratings up to 747, gain operational ratings, like a Single Pilot Multi engine instrument rating, like an aerobatics rating, a low level rating – the whole lexicon. The PPL also allows the holder to carry passengers anywhere, any time within the constraints of the ‘ratings’ held. They just cannot do it for ‘hire and reward’. But suddenly, CASA declare that to carry a passenger to a destination to meet a medical appointment demands that many more ‘requirements’ (see unique conditions) must be met. So, yesterday I gave old Ma Smith a lift into town to go shopping, then I gave her a lift home – no problem at all. Today she needs to get to the dentist – I would volunteer the same lift – if I could – but now I can’t because of some fanciful CASA notion and imposition placed on my valid licence and well maintained engines. Bollocks; There is no safety benefit or logic supporting that ruling. Now, if the CASA said I need to have logged ‘X’ amount of cross country navigation time, done at least ‘X’ number of night landings; or, flown a minimum number of hours on type, then the ‘changes’ would make sense. Oh, but wait a bit – I have to do that anyway to keep my licence current – and anyway.
There is no safety case supporting the CASA edicts. Perhaps the SEC can make some sense of it all. At least it will be entertaining – with the added fillip of CASA ignoring any and all recommendations made and the miniscule scampering off to hide under the nearest rock.
Will air shows be banned because of the Perth accident. Will fire flight be banned because we had an accident. Will float plane services be banned because we had an accident. Will B200 flight out of Essendon be banned because there was an accident. Aye; happy daze for Senators is here again.
If if’s and but’s wuz candy and nuts
What a Christmas we would have….
Toot – toot.
AD 2015 - P2 - "Now given that last week CASA put out a presser through the DAS Skidmore - indicating they have backed down on the NPRM Charity flight thing - wouldn't you think the miniscule's office would have got CASA's answer to reflect the good news story before releasing the AQONs to the Senate committee??
I'll be back with MTF..
Almost to the day...........
2019 - January, the worst month on the calendar is over and 2019 has begun – proper. What’s in store for aviation this year? Last year, like so many previous years saw little to no improvement for industry in the form of regulatory relief, that pile keeps growing as do the budgetary demands needed to support same.
I cannot think of one ‘win’ the SEC had; they may have rattled some cages but that was about the sum of it. Of course O’Sofullofit didn’t help matters; but, he’s departed the fix now and perhaps the committee can get a bloody wriggle on and sort out at least some of the mess. - (P7 just growled – you’re dreaming boy). Perhaps I am, but there are things Estimates could ‘sort’. Some of the big ones could take a while; for example:-
The notion of placing unique conditions on permissions. It is quite important that when the SEC tackle CASA over the Angel Flight bun fight that the easement CASA wrote into law needs to be removed. Your driving licence grants you ‘permission’ to drive a class of vehicle; the DMR cannot restrict or place a unique, extraordinary condition on ‘your’ licence. General conditions apply of course – but they are not unique to the individual permission. Like, young Johnny’s Mum can pick up him and his mates from school – but Charlie’s Mum cannot. Why, well just because the DMR said so; that’s why. Crackers – right.
The ‘sympathy’ card being passed around relating to Angel Flight is, I’m sure, very nice and will keep the media entertained for about 30 seconds; but after that it’ll wind up in the bin with the other advertorial crap. Nothing there for the SEC to work with. They need a ‘legal’ angle to work around. CASA and their tame minister have just about killed off the ‘sympathy’ shout; using the smoke generated by that to distract the mind and eye away from some fairly hefty constitutional matters. Like a unique condition placed on an individual ‘permission’; or, amendments to licencing standards – changing the ‘law’ without the benefit of parliamentary scrutiny.
A ‘Private Pilot’ licence (PPL) allows an individual to gain aircraft type ratings up to 747, gain operational ratings, like a Single Pilot Multi engine instrument rating, like an aerobatics rating, a low level rating – the whole lexicon. The PPL also allows the holder to carry passengers anywhere, any time within the constraints of the ‘ratings’ held. They just cannot do it for ‘hire and reward’. But suddenly, CASA declare that to carry a passenger to a destination to meet a medical appointment demands that many more ‘requirements’ (see unique conditions) must be met. So, yesterday I gave old Ma Smith a lift into town to go shopping, then I gave her a lift home – no problem at all. Today she needs to get to the dentist – I would volunteer the same lift – if I could – but now I can’t because of some fanciful CASA notion and imposition placed on my valid licence and well maintained engines. Bollocks; There is no safety benefit or logic supporting that ruling. Now, if the CASA said I need to have logged ‘X’ amount of cross country navigation time, done at least ‘X’ number of night landings; or, flown a minimum number of hours on type, then the ‘changes’ would make sense. Oh, but wait a bit – I have to do that anyway to keep my licence current – and anyway.
There is no safety case supporting the CASA edicts. Perhaps the SEC can make some sense of it all. At least it will be entertaining – with the added fillip of CASA ignoring any and all recommendations made and the miniscule scampering off to hide under the nearest rock.
Will air shows be banned because of the Perth accident. Will fire flight be banned because we had an accident. Will float plane services be banned because we had an accident. Will B200 flight out of Essendon be banned because there was an accident. Aye; happy daze for Senators is here again.
If if’s and but’s wuz candy and nuts
What a Christmas we would have….
Toot – toot.