by K_P9 | Oct 26, 2016 | ASA, ATSB, Aunty Pru - First solo, CASA, Minister for Transport, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Start the clock GD; So, we have DAS who declares “I’ll wear it” – but only for the ‘decisions’ he makes. Well ain’t that grand, in theory. Talk, as my Grand-pappy said, is cheap son, whisky cost money; real money, that’s as in cash and no bullshit”. A credit rating...
by K_P9 | Oct 20, 2016 | Accidents and Inquiry, ASA, ATSB, CASA, Minister for Transport
Half loop; roll off the top. Well, back at page 81 (85) of Hansard again, fresh coffee – all set for another ramble through the woods at Sleepy Hollow? We plod through to page 83, with Sterle and Gallacher pecking away at the edges of the CASA disassociation diorama;...
by K_P9 | Oct 1, 2016 | CASA, Minister for Transport, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Bugger – lost it; again. Hitch – “Even in his twilight weeks as Director of Aviation Safety, Mark Skidmore has stayed on message, reiterating his belief that industry reform is possible only through genuine co-operation between CASA and the aviation community....
by K_P9 | Sep 26, 2016 | Accidents and Inquiry, ATSB, CASA, Minister for Transport, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Intro – then P2’s take – then:- Hiatus; after the storm. I quite enjoy a full head of steam, most refreshing, but I do however like to know the root cause. When I got the whole story from Kaz; the blue touch paper started to fizz; certainly the...
by K_P9 | Aug 12, 2016 | Accidents and Inquiry, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
I’ve cribbed Thony’s post from the UP; it’s done very nicely and avoids dropping some poor bugger ‘right init’. The fear of retribution for speaking out, first hand against such aberrations keeps chief pilots all over Australia awake at night. Furious at the...