The following quote from the AAAA submission to the ASRR bears some particular relevance to the current inquiry and appears to fully support the notion that CASA has “lost it’s way” and that a major change needs to be instituted now.
From the AAAA submission [page 16]:
In fact, it was clearly CASA that had failed to produce the essential Manual of Standards in time, CASA that had failed to map out a coherent transitional plan for existing pilots, CASA who had no advisory material in place to support implementation, CASA that was unable to provide adequate training to its own staff on the operation of Part 61 so that industry could in turn be educated, and CASA who did not have the approval system in place for the supporting CASR Part 141/142 training organisations.
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