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Evil Archbishop of GA purgatory -

Don't know what it is that Dr Jonathon Aleck has against the GA industry but one day when someone does the forensics on why the industry became extinct in Australia (while the rest of the World was having a renaissance of recovery in GA), they would find that all roads lead to Rome and the black Archbishop held the keys to GA purgatory :  

In 60 moves. 

Pawn to Rook 9.  Check mate.



Forget it P2; reform that is.  You will always have the pleasure of witnessing one of the greatest PR jobs in history though.  It is quite CASA’s best work to date.  The incredibly strong, well armed, booby trapped wall cannot be breached.  Even if it were, there are so many escape routes back to the next layer of protection that even if industry ever managed to gain a foot hold, the edifice would remain unscathed.

The Skidmore missive reflects this and the duplicity of which CASA are capable.  Behind the scenes, the minister and department are fed a story line ‘all’s well’, which they believe.  Meanwhile additional defences are being reinforced against the Forsyth review, which is almost a forgotten whisper, the CVD pilot matter, the ADSB matter, the Part 61 matter and the CAO 48.1 matter, which are all baited distractions to cover the lack of reform of the regulator.  There is no intention, none whatsoever within CASA to take a backward step on all or any of these aberrations.   Skidmore fully supports this, said so publicly, on the record.  I mean, Forsyth was just ‘an opinion’; CVD case wins can be appealed; the list goes on and on.  

I’ll say it again, just so there is no misunderstanding.  The sub structure underpinning the Skidmore duplicity has not, nor will not change.  The team below the top layer of window dressing is as venal, useless, unqualified and dishonest now as it ever was.  Their ‘team leader’ promoted to an almost untouchable level. The only ‘improvement’ you will see now increase in ‘prosecution’ rates; the AAAT is out as the venue of choice, court is now the preferred platform.  And, why not? Reverse onus, strict liability, increase in costs to defend, unlimited budget to prosecute; the CDPP to use as a cost saving instrument.  All in the name of ‘safety’, naturally.

The world and it’s wife knows who is the whispering voice behind the throne, the ventriloquist; the only thing that changes is the Dummy used to deliver the twisted logic and clear directions on how to reach Perdition – (a small hamlet, three miles South of Hell’s gate, see either Minnie, GD or myself to buy a one way ticket; there is no return service).

"Importantly, it will build stronger and more effective internal relationships ..."

Aye, but who has captured whom?  Exemptions anyone? They are free but you need to sing the little song printed on the back, OK.  There you go minister, another happy convert.  

Toot toot.

To carry on the theme of the evil Archbishop, the mystique of aviation safety whisperer, the root of all evil, the man who is always behind the scenes tweaking the strings of the former & current puppet Kings (DAS/CEO), yes that man who speak with a forked weasel-worded, legalese tongue - one Jonathon Aleck, from about 1 minute please take note of the following:

Senator STERLE: Right. And do I assume—which is always deadly—that VARA would have known from that very day that by 4 February 2016 they had to have the ADSB?

Mr Skidmore : Again, I cannot say what VARA was doing at the time, to say whether they knew exactly that. All I can say is that the legislation was put in place, and they should know.

Senator BULLOCK: Didn't you notify operations?

Senator STERLE: Don't you just say, 'Hey, you lot, if you haven't got this we're going to come and whack you on the head?' Don't you do that?

Mr Skidmore : We provide the information and we educate people regarding the legislation.

Senator STERLE: So when you educate them do you put out an email saying, 'Da-da! It's here. If you haven't got it by then we're going to get you'?

Mr Skidmore : I was not there in the time frame. I am not sure exactly what the process was that was followed.

Senator STERLE: That is what I am asking. There are a few familiar faces around the table who were. This is what I am trying to find out. We have this every time with CASA, I tell you. You know the pea? You know when you just move those pots around? We should just get rid of the pots. Does anyone know? How do you know what happens? Dr Aleck, you have been around a long time...

QON in isolation?

Strangely, even though the question on notice was previously asked of Skidmore and therefore should have made the question of JA null & void, a QON was registered (& answered with the obligatory 'refer to' reply), not in amongst the other associated QON but almost as an after thought, tacked onto the end of the CASA AQON:

QON 173

Senator Sterle, Glenn asked:

Dr Aleck: What I will tell you is that in the normal course, when a regulation is made, it has an effective date in it. When that regulation is published then anyone who knows of the regulation—it is incumbent upon an operator to be aware of it—knows what is the effective date. But I will add that our process has always been that when we are introducing new legislation—generally well before the legislation is made, let alone when it comes into effect—there is a campaign to make sure that those who are going to be affected by it are made aware of it. We can put it out there. We can hold events and we can put it on the website. But whether it gets into somebody's brain or not ultimately is their responsibility. I should be very surprised if a major operator were unaware of the fact that a particular regulation that will affect their operations comes into effect on a certain date. What I cannot tell you offhand is what that date was.

Senator STERLE: Okay. But someone will be able to find out.

Dr Aleck: I am sure that is so, yes.

Answer:

See response to 163.

 
Ok and the response to 163:

Answer:

As indicated on page 120 of the Committee Hansard, CASA published the ADS-B booklet on its website and distributed it to industry in November 2012. The relevant Civil Aviation Order 20.18 Amendment Instrument 2012 (No.1) was signed on 16 August 2012.

This bit from Dr A IMO almost encapsulates the true (evil) underlying intent of the Iron ring puppet-master...

"..We can put it out there. We can hold events and we can put it on the website. But whether it gets into somebody's brain or not ultimately is their responsibility..."

In other words dare to question the Civil Aviation Safety big A-authority you will suffer the consequences...


MTF...P2