I have far more respect for Jeff and his positive efforts than the mealy mouthed hypocrites that are posting here with one hand and playing pocket billiards with the other. Maybe aviation in Oz would be best run by the minister giving Prune a q Hickman scan each day, a few pms to the golden few experts, and all will be fixed, just like that! So simple! No need for trying to get a bunch of industry representatives in the same room, only need sunny a couple of leads and a self appointed LEGEND on the case, bewdy mate 👍.
I am utterly shocked and amazed that the one poster on this thread that I agree with is Connedrodded, an almost complete inversion of my normal world and the usually well informed and measured process opinion, facts and counterpoint.
I do not believe that Jeff is ineffectual in his input, but I can clearly see that when you let the the lunatics run the asylum with never ending MoS and strict liability regulation, you are fighting a lost cause. Trying to create a system more complicated than EASA and ignoring real alignment with FAA with a clear intent to eliminate any General Aviation development, operations and manufacture is a rampant demonstration of excess by the career numpties in BS castle and needs someone in charge who believes the earth is flat, there is a never ending amount of water in the Murray-Darling, that Armidale is the seat of government, and no knowledge or ability or even interest in the field of aviation. NP in government has historically never done any good for the industry, but has always been well supported here. Ya pays ya money......... And then whinge about the chairman, rather than your elected representative.
Thanks for your dedication and commitment Jeff, if a human Dynamo like yourself can't get the message through to the clowns that are actually capable of pulling the levers, the likes of those on this forum have no hope from their comfy armchairs and ivory towers.
HD