[Kharon]

Of stable doors and horses bolted.

Wow! after aerodromes have been raped and built over for almost a decade now; suddenly the 'aviation media' - such as it is, begin publishing stories related. Articles which have about as much impact on developers and the minister as a wet noodle flogging. Its too bloody late -

There were two viable means to prevent development - the most powerful being the public who live near the airports. They kick up a fuss about 'aircraft noise' - wait until their roads are blocked - chocked with heavy traffic - midnight deliveries - and all the noise and disruption folks living close to big shopping centres and warehouses endure, in a zone now labelled "Industrial/commercial' - no longer 'residential'. .

The clever lads who initiated these development plans have been on holiday in the Bahamas for years now; the sharks have been and gone and now any government which decides enough is enough (highly unlikely) will face years of legal wrangle, a massive demolition bill and be left with a wasteland. The businesses which once thrived on our secondary airports long gone to dust and ashes.

Suddenly - Hitch and his mates have decided its time to raise protest in rarely read magazine articles which will never be seen by anyone who can do anything to change the existing situation; or even care to, even if they could.

The protest bus left the depot years ago and got lost on the way to the meeting. Now then, if you wanted to 'raise hell' the parallels between Covid lock downs and CASA treatment of the aviation industry is a great place to start. What is happening to our people during this 'pandemic' is a large scale version of how aviation is managed. Join the dots; the similarities are remarkable. The only noticeable difference is sooner or later, sanity will return for the greater population - but aviation will still be saddled with the same old 'lock-down' restrictions and savage penalties.

If I were Hitch, I'd not bother chasing the horse which kicked down the stable door and bolted - it's at least three counties away, had a name change and at least two new owners. Arrest the development? Here words fail - I shall sign off, torn between peels of laughter, howls of anger and head shaking bemusement.

Toot - toot.....