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Mareeba Council refuses to talk to Aviation stalwart

Richard Rudd is working through the inequity of the actions of the Mareeba Council CEO – Peter Hamilton Franks Richard reminded me yesterday that he contacted the elected representatives eleven (11) times from August 2020 to January 2021. No response and Richard waits for that contact still. Would be great to think Council could swallow it’s “pride” and settle this matter and allow Richard to…

The Josh Hoch saga

Josh Hoch saga and #casa This saga goes back to 2016, over 5 years ago. Now , the Supreme Court in Townsville has dismissed the “tampering” charges on the basis that it could not be proven: “Was it Josh Hoch who committed the act…”. However, the fraud charges are a different matter and it will be interesting to see if the adjacent cancellation of Hoch’s AOC will proceed OR will #casa refuse to…

#casa missive – November 2016 Camody

Carmody in his first “missive” says: “…..I intend to lead CASA to be a firm, fair and balanced regulator. We need to get the right safety outcomes without unintended consequences, unreasonable requirements or unnecessary costs to the aviation community. It is not an easy balance to strike, yet that is our job. Of course, this doesn’t mean CASA must be a ‘heavy-handed’ regulator either – our…

#airservices face new inquiry – #casa next??

The last two senates estimates hearings have put serious pressure on #casa, #airservices and #atsb. There appears to be some sort of death wish of the leader via departmental head Mrdak and the individual semi autonomous government organisations. The recent ANAO inquiry into #airservices certainly canned their method of “doing business”. Yet Harefield in the questioning last Monday (14th October…

Audit Office report into ASA #Airservices proves misfeasance in #onesky

Audit Office report into ASA #Airservices proves misfeasance, due to the #OneSky purchasing and assessment procedure. This misfeasance should be placed squarely at the feet of Michael MrDak, Head of Department for failing to institute proper procedures to ensure his satellite organisations: CASA; AirSerices; ATSB; etc were compliant with proper procedures. Mrdak should resign now, be subject to…

Sign the Petition on change.org

Well done Sandy Reith, with starting the petition and a great follow up to the May 6th Tamworth meeting. IN SHORT SANDY SAY’S: Please support this petition, a win for General Aviation will help put the brakes on bureaucracy in general. We need your support, our few voices are not enough.…

New web site – #casa trumpets “Partners in Aviation”

The new #casa web site , lists the following as their “partners in aviation safety”, but there is no mention of: Pilots; LAME’s; Controllers; Owners; PAX; Operators and A myriad of others who impact on the actual safety of the passenger, owner, operator, pilot and others. This demonstrates the absolute disconnect in the Australian Aviation industry by the regulator [#casa] and until the disparate…

#ozaviation in a parlous state – Some background reading for aviators

Background reading for us, should commence with: No_Confidence in #casa – 2012 Future of Aviation August 2013 Future of Aviation August 2015 ProAviation – Senate report will shape safety investigation future Pro Aviation AND some more specific comments on recent events: Dear Ministers & Chair Boyd – from Ben Morgan Aviation Advertiser Murky Mandarin & possible dodgy deals with KPMG Hitch on…