Arghh! - Duck this for a game of soldiers; it’s Pony-pooh.
Steam ON GD crank it up………….>
I’m not altogether certain if this ‘whisper’ is accurate or not. But, FWIW I hear that the Chinese pilots only ‘qualify’ to a very basic standard – restricted PPL – which is about the bottom of the ladder – then they only train to qualify for their Chinese qualification, nothing whatsoever to do with 'Australian' license after that.. The reason being touted is that the Australian ‘standard’ is so out of touch with reality that they have no use for the qualification – as it don’t signify in their world as worth the trouble. Say’s it all – if true; as stated – a whisper.
I actually like the Chinese; second generation Australian Chinese are amongst the best folk we have here – G’day Bill and the kids. But, they do look after their own, rightly so IMO. If the Chinese government are prepared to directly address their own needs; and, Australian flying schools want to sell – due to the total lack of government support, in any form; and, allow CASA to decimate the few shreds of what used to world class ‘Australian’ pilot standards; then I say good luck to ‘em. What CASA have done to the morale and health of aviation in this country is diabolical. Safety in the air translated into safety from prosecution. It is bullshit; government supported, tax payer funded bullshit.
While I’m at it – there is no real shortage of ‘senior’ pilots. I could in a heartbeat put together a crew of half a dozen – about 100,000 hours of experience amongst them, who could fill in many gaps in the ranks. No one wants them. It is particularly galling when check and training shortages are a real fact of life; lots of ‘kids’ to train – but the CASA whisper mill and audit threat keeps some very experienced aviators unemployed and almost unemployable.
I say well done the Chinese government; shame on the Australian government for hiding their fat heads in the sand and ignoring what the experts in the industry have been saying for the last two decades.
Reform the bloody disgusting regulator; get someone in to run the show who actually knows what must be done; clean out the parasites and follow the NZ example. Believe me, it will in both the long and the short run save this nation embarrassment, time, trouble and money.
Hire some real professionals – get it sorted and make the Australian flying industry ‘respectable’ again.
Rant over – but, FDS, how much longer can we bump along the bottom like this.
Aye, it makes me cranky.
Toot (slightly exasperated) toot.
Steam ON GD crank it up………….>
I’m not altogether certain if this ‘whisper’ is accurate or not. But, FWIW I hear that the Chinese pilots only ‘qualify’ to a very basic standard – restricted PPL – which is about the bottom of the ladder – then they only train to qualify for their Chinese qualification, nothing whatsoever to do with 'Australian' license after that.. The reason being touted is that the Australian ‘standard’ is so out of touch with reality that they have no use for the qualification – as it don’t signify in their world as worth the trouble. Say’s it all – if true; as stated – a whisper.
I actually like the Chinese; second generation Australian Chinese are amongst the best folk we have here – G’day Bill and the kids. But, they do look after their own, rightly so IMO. If the Chinese government are prepared to directly address their own needs; and, Australian flying schools want to sell – due to the total lack of government support, in any form; and, allow CASA to decimate the few shreds of what used to world class ‘Australian’ pilot standards; then I say good luck to ‘em. What CASA have done to the morale and health of aviation in this country is diabolical. Safety in the air translated into safety from prosecution. It is bullshit; government supported, tax payer funded bullshit.
While I’m at it – there is no real shortage of ‘senior’ pilots. I could in a heartbeat put together a crew of half a dozen – about 100,000 hours of experience amongst them, who could fill in many gaps in the ranks. No one wants them. It is particularly galling when check and training shortages are a real fact of life; lots of ‘kids’ to train – but the CASA whisper mill and audit threat keeps some very experienced aviators unemployed and almost unemployable.
I say well done the Chinese government; shame on the Australian government for hiding their fat heads in the sand and ignoring what the experts in the industry have been saying for the last two decades.
Reform the bloody disgusting regulator; get someone in to run the show who actually knows what must be done; clean out the parasites and follow the NZ example. Believe me, it will in both the long and the short run save this nation embarrassment, time, trouble and money.
Hire some real professionals – get it sorted and make the Australian flying industry ‘respectable’ again.
Rant over – but, FDS, how much longer can we bump along the bottom like this.
Aye, it makes me cranky.
Toot (slightly exasperated) toot.