A real job for Dick Smith.
This is where we need Dick Smith; to tell the tale. He does it so very well; radio chats with ‘Macca’, story time at the Senate. Brilliant PR, excellent lobbying. The ‘Truckies’ (bless ‘em all) have many similarities with aviation, although few would know it. The difference – with no disrespect at all – their industry does not have the incredible amount of rules and restriction’s; the entry costs to start up are chicken feed in comparison; their entire ‘safety’ regulations would not even amount to the MoS for part 61 for pilot qualification, let alone the requirements for maintenance. Aside: I fail to see how 40 tons of ‘flammable’ is any less dangerous than a Jabiru landing in a paddock – yet, the differential in the potential death toll is staggering. And yet, the aviation industry keeps accepting more and more fatuous regulation; and absorbing extraordinary ' cost' of compliance'. Why is 30 or 40 ton of 'dangerous' cargo @ 60 knots on the 'motorway' less dangerous than a 5 ton Chieftain @ 80 knots lobbing a school (Canley Vale). The potential of F=Ma no matter where, is an accepted risk; for trucks. The accident and 'incident' statistics are very, very different. Try enforcing the CASA version of 'safety rules' on the trucking industry - insanity, leading to anarchy. So the mystique, rather than logic, rules.
Dick has a task here: many aviation businesses are one or two man bands; some have morphed into ‘regional’ carriers - Rex for example, Max Hazelton and Don Kendell bet their boots, socks and their houses on building a business; same-same truckies. Tough life, long hours, much worry, little profit and big responsibility. Time and again the parallel of under capitalisation, high financial risk in a tough game come to the forefront. Difference, the Truckies are cohesive, organized and efficient at getting the message out to the breakfast table and into the ministerial ear.
Get on with it Dick; the converted will always turn out to listen; it’s the deaf, dumb and blind you need to convert. More Senate, more radio, more telling the tale. No one made more difference for a moment than you did in those few short minutes spent talking to those who would, could and did listen. Forget about the sky falling; sell our problems to the world and we will all cheer you on.
Toot – you can do it – toot.
PS. P2 - maybe we could do an 'ombudsman' thing - need the team on deck for that. Perhaps?
This is where we need Dick Smith; to tell the tale. He does it so very well; radio chats with ‘Macca’, story time at the Senate. Brilliant PR, excellent lobbying. The ‘Truckies’ (bless ‘em all) have many similarities with aviation, although few would know it. The difference – with no disrespect at all – their industry does not have the incredible amount of rules and restriction’s; the entry costs to start up are chicken feed in comparison; their entire ‘safety’ regulations would not even amount to the MoS for part 61 for pilot qualification, let alone the requirements for maintenance. Aside: I fail to see how 40 tons of ‘flammable’ is any less dangerous than a Jabiru landing in a paddock – yet, the differential in the potential death toll is staggering. And yet, the aviation industry keeps accepting more and more fatuous regulation; and absorbing extraordinary ' cost' of compliance'. Why is 30 or 40 ton of 'dangerous' cargo @ 60 knots on the 'motorway' less dangerous than a 5 ton Chieftain @ 80 knots lobbing a school (Canley Vale). The potential of F=Ma no matter where, is an accepted risk; for trucks. The accident and 'incident' statistics are very, very different. Try enforcing the CASA version of 'safety rules' on the trucking industry - insanity, leading to anarchy. So the mystique, rather than logic, rules.
Dick has a task here: many aviation businesses are one or two man bands; some have morphed into ‘regional’ carriers - Rex for example, Max Hazelton and Don Kendell bet their boots, socks and their houses on building a business; same-same truckies. Tough life, long hours, much worry, little profit and big responsibility. Time and again the parallel of under capitalisation, high financial risk in a tough game come to the forefront. Difference, the Truckies are cohesive, organized and efficient at getting the message out to the breakfast table and into the ministerial ear.
Get on with it Dick; the converted will always turn out to listen; it’s the deaf, dumb and blind you need to convert. More Senate, more radio, more telling the tale. No one made more difference for a moment than you did in those few short minutes spent talking to those who would, could and did listen. Forget about the sky falling; sell our problems to the world and we will all cheer you on.
Toot – you can do it – toot.
PS. P2 - maybe we could do an 'ombudsman' thing - need the team on deck for that. Perhaps?