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Office Update
CASA or whatever their name at the time:-
Turbo Commander at least one wheels up, I knew the Examiner at the time, I think there were others
HS-125 was the world leading embarrassing job
Merlin II or III, falling off the jacks in hangar with pilot's child manipulating levers?
They bought a fleet of Turbo Commander 690C's I think they were all modified to Commander 1000 status. Fitted out with hard points for dropping life-rafts at sea. Did not do the poor sod who ditched in Bass Strait in his private Commander 685? any good, no crew available.
Had to lengthen the runways at Moorabbin for the Turbo Commander's even though Stillwell's Lear 25/35 flew in/out OK, B&B's DC3's etc.
If they ever had an AOC they would have had it 'pulled' many times ……
Office Update,
That isn't even close to the total of aircraft damaged or written off by CASA.
At one stage, for many insurance policies, CASA flying the aeroplane for any "test and development purpose" voided the aircraft insurance ---- what does that tell you??
Tootle pip!!