Death – by the numbers.
1) Death by building. The DFO at Essendon has a similar ‘Kill ratio’ to AF, five dead in roughly the same time period. Why is CASA not mandating that no more tall building be allowed in active runway OCS areas and why FDS is that building still standing?
2) Death of Democracy CASA style.
Pagani .."But I think the real focus is on how they are attempting to bypass proper democratic and legislative processes ( quite apart from lack of consultation with AF and industry). To take away rights or impose restrictions on licence holders, with the stroke of the CEO pen, is dictatorial and an abuse of process"...
3) Death of Business. Part 61 went a long way to delivering the fatal wound; but 135 will be the Coup de grâce. What happened to government encouraging ‘small’ business anyway?
4) Death of ministerial credibility. Was there too much heat generated by the Essendon DFO fireball? Too much toxicity around the PFAS horror story? Too much noise over the ‘drones’? Too many questions about CASA’s petulant incompetence? Was a ‘distraction’ needed? Was AF an ideal, easy target?
Re point 4 – a stretch, probably a bit fanciful, but even so, one could be forgiven for beginning to think that way. To declare the Essendon DFO an ‘acceptable’ risk and declare Angel Flight as ‘dangerous’ beggars the imagination. I must do some homework – it is said that the insurance industry have incredibly good ‘risk’ assessment tools, which makes good sense – considering. Have they upped their premiums on Angel Flight aircraft I wonder. If the Insurers believed there was an increased risk because a sick Kiddie was on board, I reckon they’d increase their fee’s in proportion to the perceived risk in a heartbeat. But they haven’t. Hmmm.
While in a wondering frame of mind; I wonder why the other charity flight organisation are not screaming to the high heavens about the CASA edicts? That ‘Little Wings’ outfit for instance – dead silence from them. Aye well, ‘tis done and cannot be undone without a top level punch-up; not that the minister will get in the ring. Carmody has told McDoNaught to bugger off and 6G Darren has obliged. Stellar.
Toot – toot.
1) Death by building. The DFO at Essendon has a similar ‘Kill ratio’ to AF, five dead in roughly the same time period. Why is CASA not mandating that no more tall building be allowed in active runway OCS areas and why FDS is that building still standing?
2) Death of Democracy CASA style.
Pagani .."But I think the real focus is on how they are attempting to bypass proper democratic and legislative processes ( quite apart from lack of consultation with AF and industry). To take away rights or impose restrictions on licence holders, with the stroke of the CEO pen, is dictatorial and an abuse of process"...
3) Death of Business. Part 61 went a long way to delivering the fatal wound; but 135 will be the Coup de grâce. What happened to government encouraging ‘small’ business anyway?
4) Death of ministerial credibility. Was there too much heat generated by the Essendon DFO fireball? Too much toxicity around the PFAS horror story? Too much noise over the ‘drones’? Too many questions about CASA’s petulant incompetence? Was a ‘distraction’ needed? Was AF an ideal, easy target?
Re point 4 – a stretch, probably a bit fanciful, but even so, one could be forgiven for beginning to think that way. To declare the Essendon DFO an ‘acceptable’ risk and declare Angel Flight as ‘dangerous’ beggars the imagination. I must do some homework – it is said that the insurance industry have incredibly good ‘risk’ assessment tools, which makes good sense – considering. Have they upped their premiums on Angel Flight aircraft I wonder. If the Insurers believed there was an increased risk because a sick Kiddie was on board, I reckon they’d increase their fee’s in proportion to the perceived risk in a heartbeat. But they haven’t. Hmmm.
While in a wondering frame of mind; I wonder why the other charity flight organisation are not screaming to the high heavens about the CASA edicts? That ‘Little Wings’ outfit for instance – dead silence from them. Aye well, ‘tis done and cannot be undone without a top level punch-up; not that the minister will get in the ring. Carmody has told McDoNaught to bugger off and 6G Darren has obliged. Stellar.
Toot – toot.