Originally Posted by
Torres
“It is outrageous that an Aussie pilot can’t go to a country airport without getting approval from the Chinese to land there,” he said.
You wouldn’t be seeking your approval to land at Merredin from the general secretary of the Chinese Communist party, you’d be asking the Airport or Operations Manager, who I’d assume is Australian.
And how many aviation professionals are actually “outraged” at this beyond Dick? I’m glad someone is investing in high quality training, jobs for low time pilots and support for regional communities. Even if a foreign company (jointly owned by Canadians) gets the land for a cheap price which they upgrade and maintain at their own cost.
Merredin Shire president Ken Hooper said nobody in town had been able to find out when the flying school would reopen.
“Its quite important to our economy here
At least somebody gets it.