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'From little things big things grow' - Seeds of embuggerance?

From the "K" posts - Bananas - in Pajamas? & CASA meets the Press #181

..P2 – I see your mate Joe-Bananas has latched onto Seth, can’t be bothered reading it all, just hope Seth can knock the James obsession out of it, at least to the point where JB can see there are much bigger issues at stake than stringing up a pilot who made a series of admitted mistakes.  Errors which, compared to the ATSB/CASA gross errors, pale into insignificance. Then maybe Seth could work on the unhealthy LL fetish for Aunties nether regions and the TBL obsessional hatred of those thing he don’t like.  There you go Seth – that’ll keep you busy until Christmas...

..Perhaps it’s a subtle attempt to turn down the heat CASA rightfully attracts through social media.  There really is no other way to expose the inane antics, cock-ups and pure bastardy of the CASA culture, the evidence stacking, the underhand, disingenuous methods employed, when CASA decide to go after a pilot.  There is no other avenue and when you analyse the CASA tactics you realise that there no depth they will not plumb to prove that they were right.  Reprisals, flimsy, subjective NCN parlayed into heinous crimes against safety, some companies feted and favoured, others moving targets.  Vendetta, pay-back, etc. and CASA is now all gooey eyed and PC, begging pilots not to gang up on each other, while the CASA fifth column are texting and whispering to their CASA sponsors – bollocks...

The above perfectly highlights why it is next to impossible to believe that 'Just Culture' will ever be an accepted philosophy within the Halls of Aviation House or the ranks of ALL the flight ops or airworthiness inspectorate.

From the Accidents Domestic thread I highlighted a classic case where there was a high probability of CASA embuggerance going on - Point of difference - CAR 301 notices to the ATSB?

To follow on from that post - & the "K" posts above - I came across a MMSM article that IMO could become a clasic example of how these cases of embuggerance & victimisation by the regulator begin..

A jet flying close to Broadbeach highrises caused locals to panic: ‘we’re being bombed’
November 19, 20159:02am

THE fighter jet which sent startled Broadbeach residents scurrying for cover on Tuesday will be back today and tomorrow with special approval to conduct more of the deafening low-level acrobatics.


On edge in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks, some people initially feared the worst but when the A-37B Dragonfly began barrel rolling it was clear the Vietnam War era bomber was on a joy flight.

The stunt was organised by IT services provider Fastrack Technology for the 2500 delegates at the Microsoft Ignite conference being held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this week. The company’s new product, Azure ExpressRoute for Office 365, accesses data from the cloud at high speeds much like the 463km/h reached by the Dragonfly when it flew at a height of 213m over the suburb.


Video grabs of a plane flying low. Courtesy: Domonic OrrellSource:Supplied

This isn’t the first time Sydney-based high flying pilot Chad Dunn of The Criddle Group has made headlines.

He previously attracted attention when he performed similar manoeuvres for controversial Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer’s western Sydney wedding.

As in the previous occasion, Mr Dunn said he received special permission from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and also the Department of Infrastructure to conduct the noisy display.

Chad Dunn, chief pilot of the Cessna A37 Dragonfly, parked here at Gold Coast Airport, scared the public in Surfers Paradise during a fly by. Picture: Glenn HampsonSource:News Corp Australia

He also informed the police, Gold Coast Airport and regulatory body Warbirds Australia.
CASA has confirmed it received and was investigating one complaint.

“I can imagine for some people in Oracle, Peppers and some of the other high rise buildings it would have looked like I was very, very close,” Mr Dunn said.

“We were well and truly clear — the closest I came to any building would have been approximately 500m.

People light candles at a memorial set in front of the Cafe Belle Equipe, one of the site of the attacks at on rue de Charonne in the 11th district. Picture: Bertrand GuaySource:AFP

“My approval was for a non-aerobatic pass of the convention centre at 700ft and aerobatics were approved at 500 to 3000ft, no closer than 200m from the shoreline.

“Because of the perspective anyone who was looking from a distance would assume that the aircraft was buzzing around buildings but I can assure you that was not the case.”
Surf Parade Resort manager Cathy O’Connor said she rushed out to her balcony after hearing an “almighty noise”.

“After about the third time it passed over I said to my husband and mother, ‘are we under attack?’ ” she said.

Video grabs of a plane flying low. Courtesy: Domonic OrrellSource:Supplied

“I just wondered what the heck was going on.”

Resort resident Domonic Orrell captured the display on his phone.

“We have had a few jets flying past but I’ve never seen anything like that,” he said.
Also relieved to hear it was nothing serious was marketing co-ordinator Melanie Muir, who saw people running from her office on Albert Ave.

“Everyone was panicked and I definitely felt uneasy and concerned,” she said.

Mr Dunn confirmed although the plane, one of only two in the country, is to remain based in Sydney his company was getting the necessary approvals should there be demand to bring it back.

The plane will also be taking bookings for joy flights to Tyalgum near Mt Warning for the rest of the week.

Chad Dunn, chief pilot of the Cessna A37 Dragonfly, parked here at Gold Coast Airport, scared the public in Surfers Paradise during a fly by. Picture: Glenn HampsonSource:News Corp Australia

 This bit - "CASA has confirmed it received and was investigating one complaint." - and a nasty NFI CASA investigator is all it takes...

MTF..P2