Originally Posted by
glenb
The structure you suggest is in fact exactly what I had designed with CASA, and that is how our Exposition was written.
There was one AOC,.
There was one Exposition (Operations Manual .
There was one set of CASA approved Key Personnel..For redundancy there were two CASA approved Group CEOs, two CASA approved Group Head of Operations, and two CASA Approved Group Safety Managers.
The traditional CFI at each base stepped into the role of Senior Base Pilot.
One tailor made IT Learning Management System and Oversight system was developed covering every aspect of the business i.e. predictive maintaenace, safety bulletins, syllabi, profieciency checks, qualifications etc etc.
It was one "super school" with daily contact and weekly group meetings.
Cheers. Glen
And anyone who knows the operation of a typical flying school knows that the HOFO/CP is a CASA regulatory position with almost zero hands on in the practical operation of a facility. They manage the legality and document side of things, ensuring AOC matters are complied with, therefore being 'on-site' at a facility is redundant and not required, as long as they have communication with the facility which in the modern age is instantaneous via phone or internet. The CFI is the practical manager of the site, the maintainer of standards and curriculum, they need to be regularly present on site to promote the company standards. They conduct the instructor standards checks and ensure students are being taught to syllabus.
Other systems like student tests and staff checks and testing, OH&S and Safety department can all be managed off site with regular contact and inspections to ensure standards are upheld.
Whatever drug CASA was on while shooting this operation down really needs to be examined in court, as there is either gross mismanagement or some form of corruption that has occurred at the 11th hour to stop it.
Although I think CASA summed up all it's thoughts of GA when it closed the likes of Moorabbin office and sacked all those familiar with anything useful to GA. "We don't want to deal with real people, we just want to write rules that keep them as far away from talking to us as possible, write it so they end up in endless court sessions about nuances and semantics rather than working things out with us, get them to write expositions to us about what they want to do, then we can just say its right or wrong and not talk to them..."