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P2 – “Mr Tyrrell : Thank you very much.”

The only possible criticisms of Paul Tyrell which could be raised are that he is not running CASA; or, better yet, leading all the ASG in a concerted effort to truly reform CASA.

It’s never too late, teamed with Boyd, Cannane, Fawcett and Forsyth it would be rout: followed by a party; to end all parties.

Tyrell last hoorah

I agree P1, Paul Tyrell has it in spades and with that 'other' Higgins in place at RAAA, he must be a free agent?? (timing is interesting ).

Anyway here is part of his last (as CEO) contribution to 'From the RHS' in the 2015 Spring edition of the RAAA newsletter:

Large regulatory challenges remain for the RAAA, with CAO 48.1 (duty times/fatigue) and CASR 61 (Pilot Licencing) with the former needing immediate withdrawal and well thought through exemptions implemented with respect to the latter.

The RAAA has formed a senior Part 61 working party under David Trevelyan’s leadership that will now liaise directly with the newly formed CASA Part 61 Taskforce.

The CASA CEO, Mark Skidmore, has personally invited the RAAA group to take part in the Taskforce. Action speaks louder than words and it is urgently required in the above two areas.

On the positive side the new CASA Board and CEO were active participants at our convention and made themselves very accessible to the members.

This augurs well for the future given the fractured relationship over the past six years. It has been helped considerably by Jeff Boyd and Ian Smith having such a detailed understanding of regional aviation.


A large imperative is that the agreed recommendations of the Forsyth Review be implemented with alacrity.

CASA has been dragging its feet and the industry, possibly even the Minister, are becoming impatient.

The Forsyth Review is a very good flight plan for our regulatory future and needs to be actioned before anything else. This message must be repeated constantly by all industry participants...

Well said that man



MTF...P2