Originally Posted by
Lookleft
In case it has escaped your notice LeadSled the 60's were over 50 years ago! I am well aware of the differences between the Gestapo and the SS which makes Sunfish's original post and your subsequent post so absurd.
Well, golly gee, the '60's were over long ago, who'd a thunk it??
Unfortunately, the attitudes of the era have only been reinforced as the years have gone on, referring to the "enforcers" of CASA as the "Airstapo" is still current, as is the expression "iron ring" for the "real" management of CASA.
If CASA were such a reasonable outfit, why does it have the national and international reputation it has, and why have there been so many inquiries into CASA and its predecessors, including Royal Commissions, and the longest Commonwealth inquiry since Federation??
Why the frequency of AAT cases, compared to almost all but the Immigration and Taxation mobs, given the very small size of the aviation sector, particularly the GA part that generates virtually all the AAT cases??
Get rid of your rose colored glasses and have a look at the real world.
Why do we even need an "aviation summit".
Why has Anthony Albanese produced a Labor aviation policy that includes an overhaul of CASA (again).
Why has Qantas established a major maintenance operation in USA??
Tootle pip!!
PS: Australia/CASA was absent from the list of those involved in the development of the new FAR 23, does that tell you anything, the list included NZ, CA, China CAAC, UK and several EU countries as well as EASA??
PS2: A good friend, who is generally well and accurately informed, says that CASA generates more formal enforcement actions per annum than the FAA, can you explain that, beyond claiming that the aviation sector in AU is made up of a high proportion of criminals.