Grist for the Mill.
Not isolated, not unique: just one of the many ignored tales; never addressed. From the keyboard of the inestimable ‘Lead Sled’ a part of one such tale. It begs the question – how much longer can this industry pretend all is well; when, clearly it ain’t and has not been ‘well’ for a very long time now. Yet the majority stay silent not realising that their exemptions’ and ‘good relations’ with CASA are not only an illusion; but a mill-stone about their silent necks…
Clare Prop,
That's not quite really what happened, is it.
And I speak from being closely involved. Perhaps you would like to comment on the following:
CFI gives one month's notice of resignation. In arrears, CASA decrees that the resignation is effective immediately (not in one month) therefor as of the date of the notification resignation of the CFI the school was without a CFI, and the allegations was that all flying from the date of the NOTICE of resignation until the following week's shutdown constituted one breach per flight. Therefor the school has committed some hundreds of breeches of law,and is therefor a threat to aviation safety. An "administrative" decision ostensibly created hundreds of offense.
And so began a long fight, dragged out by CASA, who (as all too often happens) finally dropped all charges on the steps of the court. The CASA allegations were without legal basis.
There was a lot more to it than that, including CASA activity shredding a lot of WA Government plans (you do remember the masterplan for the aviation industry in WA, do you) CSWAFC being sold by China Southern, a planned and announced US$750,000,000 ( almost a billion AU) investment in expansion was cancelled --- most of that money went to Canada.
And another major planned aviation training development of a similar magnitude moved to NZ. The Asian (not China) backers decided the CASA behaviour made the sovereign risk of such investment too great
And CASA caused diplomatic mayhem in Beijing, by attempting to subpoena a Government Minister, who was a director of CSWAFC, without even telling DOTARS, let alone Foreign Affairs and our embassy in Beijing.
In my opinion, your comment is naive in the extreme.
My sources, my being on the spot, including spending an average of two days a week at the CASA Moore St. HO.
Tootle pip!!
Not isolated, not unique: just one of the many ignored tales; never addressed. From the keyboard of the inestimable ‘Lead Sled’ a part of one such tale. It begs the question – how much longer can this industry pretend all is well; when, clearly it ain’t and has not been ‘well’ for a very long time now. Yet the majority stay silent not realising that their exemptions’ and ‘good relations’ with CASA are not only an illusion; but a mill-stone about their silent necks…
Clare Prop,
That's not quite really what happened, is it.
And I speak from being closely involved. Perhaps you would like to comment on the following:
CFI gives one month's notice of resignation. In arrears, CASA decrees that the resignation is effective immediately (not in one month) therefor as of the date of the notification resignation of the CFI the school was without a CFI, and the allegations was that all flying from the date of the NOTICE of resignation until the following week's shutdown constituted one breach per flight. Therefor the school has committed some hundreds of breeches of law,and is therefor a threat to aviation safety. An "administrative" decision ostensibly created hundreds of offense.
And so began a long fight, dragged out by CASA, who (as all too often happens) finally dropped all charges on the steps of the court. The CASA allegations were without legal basis.
There was a lot more to it than that, including CASA activity shredding a lot of WA Government plans (you do remember the masterplan for the aviation industry in WA, do you) CSWAFC being sold by China Southern, a planned and announced US$750,000,000 ( almost a billion AU) investment in expansion was cancelled --- most of that money went to Canada.
And another major planned aviation training development of a similar magnitude moved to NZ. The Asian (not China) backers decided the CASA behaviour made the sovereign risk of such investment too great
And CASA caused diplomatic mayhem in Beijing, by attempting to subpoena a Government Minister, who was a director of CSWAFC, without even telling DOTARS, let alone Foreign Affairs and our embassy in Beijing.
In my opinion, your comment is naive in the extreme.
My sources, my being on the spot, including spending an average of two days a week at the CASA Moore St. HO.
Tootle pip!!