by K_P9 | Jun 24, 2015 | Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Perhaps it is time to try a little of the old arts; those of persuasion. It is becoming increasingly clear that the new DAS is simply unable to do the job – as requested by the Minister, required by law and demanded by industry. Given that many believe the industry...
by K_P9 | Jun 24, 2015 | Accidents and Inquiry, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
It is all very disappointing but the warning bells were definitely pealing way..way back here – Former Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore named director of air safety Quote:“I think initially for me it’s going to be waiting for the government’s response to the ASRR...
by K_P9 | Jun 20, 2015 | Accidents and Inquiry, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Candy from babies. Quote:…TB “Pretty much as you imagined and I left the meeting very depressed.” Ayup, it was ever going to be so. The young blood is far too smart to turn up, especially the professional young, who have, for the last five years watched as the...
by Sarcs | Jun 19, 2015 | Accidents and Inquiry
I thought it had gone a bit quiet from my Monday’s post #33 – ‘The Trough Runneth over’… However apparently that was just the opening salvo & Dick Smith & Co was just gathering together reinforcements… Courtesy...
by K_P9 | Jun 14, 2015 | Senate Estimates - Unplugged
For as much as I admire Dick Smith for what he has achieved and for what he has done for the community, when it comes to aviation he is a one trick pony. His hobby horse, to continue the equine analogy, is airspace reform and nothing I have read or heard recently...