Misquoted – Oh, I do hope so.
Sen. Patrick - “We’ve operated across Australia for decades without controlled airspace at these airports and we’ve had very few accidents and what I don’t want to see happen is we burden the industry with additional costs, particularly when general aviation is in fact a struggling industry,” Mr Patrick told Sky News.
P2 - PS: Shame Senator REX appears to have missed the point, perhaps -someone?? - would do well to provide a better briefing to REX on what the real underlying safety issues are here before the real wake up call message the Mangalore midair tragedy has so far provided get's lost in another ministerial arse-covering exercise until the next preventable disaster occurs
BOLLOCKS and Yes. 'Someone' should inform the good Senator of a few, very simple facts; for instance:-
ASA is NOT a 'for profit' business. It is an essential national infrastructure which keep the travelling public a bloody sight safer than any 'screening' at regional airports ever will or is ever likely to.
ASA is not a for profit business. It is, essentially, an expensive national AIR safety system which separates aircraft – avoiding mid air collisions; the attendant press lunacy and political sound bite grabbing.
ASA is not a for profit business. The cost of ADSB and the obsolete white elephant of 'one big pie' have failed – dismally -to prevent two aircraft, in cloud, colliding.
What more ducking proof do the Bi Part Insane mutts in parliament need before they realise that Australia is about 20- years behind the current world best practice? Putting aircraft and passengers 'at risk' and all that just to support a bottom line and KPI bonus – Nah. Bullshit.
Dear Senator – with respect, you are talking out of your fundamental orifice – there are areas which 'demand' positive separation of aircraft. If ASA broke even or even ran at a small loss; surely the Bipartisan parliament would appreciate that is all in aid of providing the very, very best system – for their safety.
OA – (legend) “Either way, the cause of this accident lies at the feet of AsA and / or OAR. And I think if previous submissions were reviewed, it would be found that they had warnings. There is not the faintest hint in the preliminary report that either aircraft crew has contributed as was speculated by many on this forum (the UP) imimmediately after the accident.
OA – (legend) - 4 people are dead because they put their trust in a deficient system that failed them. Compare the attention that 4 police officers who died on the Eastern freeway is getting. It would appear that at least 1 person will go to jail for a long time for the Eastern Freeway incident. This is an event of greater significance and should get the same attention.
There – free of charge (and without expectations).
Talking to windbags always make me thirsty – so you see, boys and girls; every cloud does, indeed, have a silver lining. "Two here please – yes, I know I'm drinking alone, but not for long".
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Sen. Patrick - “We’ve operated across Australia for decades without controlled airspace at these airports and we’ve had very few accidents and what I don’t want to see happen is we burden the industry with additional costs, particularly when general aviation is in fact a struggling industry,” Mr Patrick told Sky News.
P2 - PS: Shame Senator REX appears to have missed the point, perhaps -someone?? - would do well to provide a better briefing to REX on what the real underlying safety issues are here before the real wake up call message the Mangalore midair tragedy has so far provided get's lost in another ministerial arse-covering exercise until the next preventable disaster occurs
BOLLOCKS and Yes. 'Someone' should inform the good Senator of a few, very simple facts; for instance:-
ASA is NOT a 'for profit' business. It is an essential national infrastructure which keep the travelling public a bloody sight safer than any 'screening' at regional airports ever will or is ever likely to.
ASA is not a for profit business. It is, essentially, an expensive national AIR safety system which separates aircraft – avoiding mid air collisions; the attendant press lunacy and political sound bite grabbing.
ASA is not a for profit business. The cost of ADSB and the obsolete white elephant of 'one big pie' have failed – dismally -to prevent two aircraft, in cloud, colliding.
What more ducking proof do the Bi Part Insane mutts in parliament need before they realise that Australia is about 20- years behind the current world best practice? Putting aircraft and passengers 'at risk' and all that just to support a bottom line and KPI bonus – Nah. Bullshit.
Dear Senator – with respect, you are talking out of your fundamental orifice – there are areas which 'demand' positive separation of aircraft. If ASA broke even or even ran at a small loss; surely the Bipartisan parliament would appreciate that is all in aid of providing the very, very best system – for their safety.
OA – (legend) “Either way, the cause of this accident lies at the feet of AsA and / or OAR. And I think if previous submissions were reviewed, it would be found that they had warnings. There is not the faintest hint in the preliminary report that either aircraft crew has contributed as was speculated by many on this forum (the UP) imimmediately after the accident.
OA – (legend) - 4 people are dead because they put their trust in a deficient system that failed them. Compare the attention that 4 police officers who died on the Eastern freeway is getting. It would appear that at least 1 person will go to jail for a long time for the Eastern Freeway incident. This is an event of greater significance and should get the same attention.
There – free of charge (and without expectations).
Talking to windbags always make me thirsty – so you see, boys and girls; every cloud does, indeed, have a silver lining. "Two here please – yes, I know I'm drinking alone, but not for long".