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Not a word on GA [General Aviation] in the summary, just the big end of town. This shows the backroom boys, such as Crawford are more interested in non-GA. No mention of the disastrous Colmar Brunton survey, or the latest internal #casa attempt to rectify the numbers. But there was a hack at sport […] Share this:In December 2016, an aviation participant [I hold the original copy supplied to me by the person] requested a meeting with Minister Chester. The letter is attached immediately below and follows an earlier letter seeking to clarify details in a request. The earlier letter from the Minister refused to clarify those requests as seen below. […] Share this:AOPA was excluded a chair in the new #casa ASAP, according to the monthly talk-fest released today. AOPA, founded in 1948 can speak for itself, without the protection of the TAAAF – The Australian Aviation Association Forum. AOPA speaks for a range of people similar to RAAus [Recreational Aviation Australia], who own and fly GA […] Share this:In today’s Australian, Shane Carmody, the re-cycled former employee of #casa, talks about what has been labelled by the #aviation industry as a defective regulator. The full content is below. The same has already been attempted in the well known and respected YAFFA produced “Australian Flying”.
Let’s have a careful look at what […] Share this:The training industry is almost done for in the amount of paperwork required by the regulator to operate. No more small operators in #aviation will be the result; Lose more operators from the “bush” [see the #casa release today – below] As Senator Nash said in the Senate this week, Bill Shorten when giving his […] Share this:US Aviation moves forwards in leaps and bounds, while we are dying in Australia. The attached article from Flying Mag bears a read. Look at the direction here. This is not “safety limited” by #casa. One area directed is: “…Establishes a pilot program for Public Private Partnerships at GA Airports to attract private sector investment […] Share this:I have to hand a refusal of a Freedom of Information request [FOI] by Minister Chester’s Department of Infrastructure. This requests the costings of the: Initial #atsb report; #casa report, not released to the #atsb; Senate Inquiry; Subsequent #asrr report by David Forsyth; Canadian ATSB report; Implementation cost by #casa; Implementation cost by #atsb The […] Share this:Here is an e-mail I received in answer to the recent post. Why, did CASA have the purpose built property at MB airport only to then ditch it for a City address that is totally removed from all aviation activity and has increased the travel costs and time wasted in traffic by factors of (X+Y)*n. […] Share this:Can you believe this? 8.3% yield, what about the deficit ? #casa has been in loss mode for the past few years and one must ask the question as to how #casa are spending our/their money. The article below shows the expenditure on “Aviation House” and the Brisbane headquarters. #casa losses reported and […] Share this:This is one of the worst appointments that could be made to a Government Quango. Here is the fiddler, while Rome [#aviation] burns. A person who has shown in an acting role that he is not fit for purpose. When in #casa, prior to his movement via a series of Government departments, then the Minister’s […] Share this:RIP, the three airmen in South Australia. A timely reminder of the need for proper procedures, which I am sure the highly competent CP of RossAir would use. A look at the Western Australian example where the local CFI and CP refused to accede #casa FOI’s demands and the lengthy AAT and subsequent Court cases […] Share this:
This is an issue that affects every pilot in Australia. Although it is a perpetual licence, without a valid medical – A pilot is not a pilot. That #casa went to a discussion paper is a bit of a change, but as is the normative #casa way, the numbers became misrepresented by #casa as […] Share this:Captain Chris Manning, who is in charge of the new #pelair inquiry – #pelair 2, in tonight’s senate #estimates says that the report is due to go to the DIP’s [Directly Involved Parties] in next 5 weeks. This is expected to take at least 60 days, rather than the usual 28 days allowed, given the […] Share this:The following article is from AOPA Pilot – US Volume 60 of April 2017 and shows the real progress made by a positive approach to medical reform, with thanks to AOPA -US of which I am a member. Will we have the same in Australian #aviation ? aopa-us medical changes 2017 […] Share this:#aviation in Australia requires a major re-boot to retain any semblance of ability to retain a viable industry, particularly in the regional areas. Regardless of what you think of President Trump, he has a brilliant idea to re-vitalise the US aviation industry and general over regulation in the States. And the direction from the […] Share this:The 2017 budget reveals money missing from earlier years, identified on this site in 2010. Parliament has a sunset clause on this levy, which has now disappeared into consolidated revenue. #casa refuse to reveal where the money has gone under a FOI request, despite the allocation [Part of FOI reply from RTK site] being for […] Share this:The Ministers “direction to the #casa Board is a joke and demonstrates his complete lack of understanding for #aviation. The Statement of Expectations for the Board of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for the Period 27 March 2017 to 30 June 2019 is attached below. This statement has: Has no KPIs; No deadlines; No specifics […] Share this:One Nation, #aviation policy and James Ashby deserves some investigation as the industry approaches a critical point in it’s future. The numbers in the Australian Senate are critical and the way #casa has upset so many people, many of whom have become One Nation supporters, deserves quick scrutiny. Dick Smith was one of the […] Share this:Serious breaches of Civil Aviation Act by Josh Hoch have been reported by a number of sources (see below). That these have gone on for such a long time unimpeded by #casa demonstrates a regulator asleep at the wheel. Queensland Police interview – no mention of #casa Hoch applied for and was granted an AOC […] Share this:Pilot losses mount in Australia, which puts pressure on the provision of aviation services in the “bush” in particular to very remote areas. A recent phone call to Charleville reveals there is only one charter operator west of Toowoomba. This situation extends into northern NSW as well. All is not well for #aviation and we […] Share this:The attached is the Creedy [Now mouthpiece for Air Services] version of the Truss “SafeSkies” conference in October 2013. ASRR – expected end 2013. Result: Not until well into 2014 and being dismantled by #casa Board changes: Yes and done Result: #casa is resisting requirements ICC reports to #casa Board with more resources Result: #casa […] Share this:2016 saw a large number of changes in #aviation, but little to give hope for the future where we can #saveGA. Some of the #aviation highlights/ lowlights are below, which lead to a very low score for the 2016 year. Over 480 #aviation people turn up to protest issues to DPM Joyce and Minister Chester […] Share this:The following was released yesterday by AOPA Australia. The AOPA organisations throughout the world are a formidable force with a combined membership of over 470,000. The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) is a nonprofit federation of 73 autonomous, nongovernmental, national general aviation organizations. IAOPA has represented international general aviation for nearly […] Share this:On 31st October 2016 I caused a letter to be sent to Minister Chester in the following terms. I have not had a response, in the normal typical fashion of the different Minister’s for Transport, to letters and e-mails. Unanswered letter to the Minister is below: Dear Mr. Chester; PO Box 486, Sale, VIC 3853 […] Share this:The “Government response” to the #asrr two years on. Although published in May 2014, the #asrr report did not get the “Government response” until December 2014. #mrdak #carmody The #ASRR report by David Forsyth at May 2014: This comes out throughout the ASRR report and can be best described as a disconnect of […] Share this: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 […] Share this:The change of the #casa CEO from Skidmore to Carmody, who was the Deputy Director of the department, reporting to MrDak. Carmody at #casa replacing Skidmore This is a major show of strength by MrDak in the struggle to keep a lid on the #aviation industry and show that there is “…nothing […] Share this:The 2015- 2016 #casa annual report was released last week [w/e 28th October 2016] and although a dry publication trying to dress up an old dog is worth ploughing through the droll 236 pages. There is the usual misuse of statistics and the treatment of the #colmarbrunton report is hidden from the annual report and […] Share this:Finally an “official” update by #atsb on the new #pelair report. It has not yet been given to the directly interested parties (DIP’s). That the #pelair debacle, created by #casa and #atsb separately and in concert, is deplorable and shows the contempt for those involved. November 2009 was the date of the ditching and we […] Share this: |
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#casa spends $165,000 on the Avalon airshow
Browsing the RTK [Right-to-Know] website this afternoon I found the attached reply to a FOI request.
The total cost of CASA’s attendance at the Avalon Airshow in 2017 was $165,000.
I am incredulous that this could happen. Remember, Shane Carmody gets around $600,000 a year.
So in just 7-days, casa spends the equivalent of 30% […]
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