Red lined credibility gauge.
If Australian Flying wants to continue the presentation of Hitch as a voice which signifies within the aviation world; perhaps they could provide him an education course on defining exactly what he is writing about. He seems to be a little fluffy around the edges of reality.
For example – the unrelenting assertions that GA is all about the likes of RAoz and AOPA; it ain’t. Not by a long shot. His vision seems to be truncated to a focus on ‘private’ operations, which is as far as his knowledge of the real aviation industry seems to extend. This feeds the CASA myth of the towling hat brigade of weekend warriors and wannabe’s and those who think a one hour piddle about the countryside in a Tupperware lookalike aircraft, followed by four hours of talking about it represents GA. Well it don’t.
All over this land, today, as I write, young folk are operating charter services for commercial operators who have bet the house on their business. There are Air Ambulance crews on standby, rescue crews on standby, police air wing teams on standby; if not already working. Last night there would be little or no cargo moved by air, but every night of the week, aircraft are loaded and flown by highly professional pilots, in expensive aircraft. Today there will be both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft operating tours of destination areas which bring in a substantial benefit to local communities and tourism operators. All loosely defined as GA.
The pitiful antics and imbroglios of the few don’t signify when measured against the huge burdens placed on ‘commercial’ operations which are not deemed ‘airline’. Even the big operators struggle to maintain not only compliance, but revenue streams against the ever increasing complexity of ‘the system’. Even Big ‘Q’ are building hangers in the USA – why? Corporate cabin class jets are being flown to the USA for major maintenance – why? In short, why is anyone who can getting as far away from Australia as is possible?
Yet here we have Hitch perpetuating the myth that GA comes down to a few alphabet groups squabbling over class two medicals. BOLLOCKS Hitch – pure, unmitigated, disingenuous BOLLOCKS. These are the few who pay for their pleasure; not earn a living from it; they don't do commercial operations and are but a small, almost insignificant part of a complex, diverse branch of the revenue producing industry. Compare 'private' hours to commercial (non airline hours) - and write about the damage done to that important branch.
Why not tell it like it is; we have a captive ministerial glove puppet being handled by CASA pet watchdog; we have a divided consultation process, carefully manipulated to support the myth that GA is just a few disgruntled minority groups who can’t agree on the toilet roll colour; we have self interest in spades, redoubled; fuelled by CASA largesse and hand outs and ‘administration’ baksheesh. There is a three decade long track record – on Hansard – which clearly demonstrates how this game is played; and how the industry has fallen for the bait and bribes, every time.
Your credibility gauge is red line mate; and the GPWS is bleating – the truth will set you free.
Toot – toot. No; bugger it – Addendum.
Hitch, there are commercial operators out there who are desperate to have some reform and a lowering of the onerous burdens imposed in the name of the CASA version of safe convictions; who dare not speak up publically for fear of sanction, reprisal and loss of ‘privileges’ through ‘audit’ and the severe financial pressures that brings to bear. Why not do us a jolly little piece on their problems? Aye, alright then - steam off.
If Australian Flying wants to continue the presentation of Hitch as a voice which signifies within the aviation world; perhaps they could provide him an education course on defining exactly what he is writing about. He seems to be a little fluffy around the edges of reality.
For example – the unrelenting assertions that GA is all about the likes of RAoz and AOPA; it ain’t. Not by a long shot. His vision seems to be truncated to a focus on ‘private’ operations, which is as far as his knowledge of the real aviation industry seems to extend. This feeds the CASA myth of the towling hat brigade of weekend warriors and wannabe’s and those who think a one hour piddle about the countryside in a Tupperware lookalike aircraft, followed by four hours of talking about it represents GA. Well it don’t.
All over this land, today, as I write, young folk are operating charter services for commercial operators who have bet the house on their business. There are Air Ambulance crews on standby, rescue crews on standby, police air wing teams on standby; if not already working. Last night there would be little or no cargo moved by air, but every night of the week, aircraft are loaded and flown by highly professional pilots, in expensive aircraft. Today there will be both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft operating tours of destination areas which bring in a substantial benefit to local communities and tourism operators. All loosely defined as GA.
The pitiful antics and imbroglios of the few don’t signify when measured against the huge burdens placed on ‘commercial’ operations which are not deemed ‘airline’. Even the big operators struggle to maintain not only compliance, but revenue streams against the ever increasing complexity of ‘the system’. Even Big ‘Q’ are building hangers in the USA – why? Corporate cabin class jets are being flown to the USA for major maintenance – why? In short, why is anyone who can getting as far away from Australia as is possible?
Yet here we have Hitch perpetuating the myth that GA comes down to a few alphabet groups squabbling over class two medicals. BOLLOCKS Hitch – pure, unmitigated, disingenuous BOLLOCKS. These are the few who pay for their pleasure; not earn a living from it; they don't do commercial operations and are but a small, almost insignificant part of a complex, diverse branch of the revenue producing industry. Compare 'private' hours to commercial (non airline hours) - and write about the damage done to that important branch.
Why not tell it like it is; we have a captive ministerial glove puppet being handled by CASA pet watchdog; we have a divided consultation process, carefully manipulated to support the myth that GA is just a few disgruntled minority groups who can’t agree on the toilet roll colour; we have self interest in spades, redoubled; fuelled by CASA largesse and hand outs and ‘administration’ baksheesh. There is a three decade long track record – on Hansard – which clearly demonstrates how this game is played; and how the industry has fallen for the bait and bribes, every time.
Your credibility gauge is red line mate; and the GPWS is bleating – the truth will set you free.
Toot – toot. No; bugger it – Addendum.
Hitch, there are commercial operators out there who are desperate to have some reform and a lowering of the onerous burdens imposed in the name of the CASA version of safe convictions; who dare not speak up publically for fear of sanction, reprisal and loss of ‘privileges’ through ‘audit’ and the severe financial pressures that brings to bear. Why not do us a jolly little piece on their problems? Aye, alright then - steam off.