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As you’d like it.

 "..All in all, I found Mr Skidmore quite responsible. He is happy to communicate with us at any time and welcomes any ideas we have.

Unfortunately it does not appear as though he will make any of the immediate, bold, decisions that are required to turn GA around here in Australia.."   

DAS Skates over the dutch??



Caught this from Otago Daily Times...

Aviation sector takes centre stage


More than 400 people are attending the aviation industry's annual conference in Queenstown this week.

Participants include Royal New Zealand Air Force chief Air Vice-marshal Mike Yardley, Civil Aviation director Graeme Harris and Mark Skidmore, the director of Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

The conference, being held at Rydges Lakeland Queenstown Resort, brings together representatives from across the industry including airports, agricultural aviation, helicopters and general aviation.

Aviation New Zealand general manager John Nicholson said the conference, which started yesterday and runs until Friday, will have a distinct Anzac theme ''befitting the 100 years of mateship and togetherness with our trans-Tasman friends'' in Australia.
A highlight will be an RNZAF flying display tomorrow afternoon.

Perhaps Skates will strike up a deal while he is there (re. selling the rights to our much beloved Part 61), it might be one way to recoup some of the nearly $300 million that his predecessors have squandered within the last quarter of a century...

MTF...P2

Hmm...Dear Tony/Wazza..can we strike out Skates citizenship while he is over there??