The PFA management is totally to balme for the lambasting they received on their BB during last winter. They took sides with the CAA against an Inspector, the CEO told a lie when he answered a question on the BB, they did not return telephone calls or reply to letters or emails from at least 10 members here in N Ireland.
They took the word of others who were shown to have lied to the CAA and in court. The member who made the complaint about the Inspector had made false entries in his logbook,
They said they investigated the matter yet the aircraft in question was based at my farm strip and I was one of only 4 people to see the damage. I wrote to the PFA telling them I was willing to provide them or the CAA with any information I had, but was never contacted.
The CAA ended up with egg on their face because the PFA did not carryout a full investigation into the matter and even the evidence of the repair was "lost or destroyed". The CAA were only made aware in court that the aircraft was not secured by the PFA as evidence, and was left with the owner to do what ever he wanted to do with it.
£450,000 of CAA and taxpayers legal aid money were wasted and 8 days of crown court time.
The Inspector was cleared of all charges yet the PFA wanted more blood and refused to accept the court findings.
The Chief Inspector was the only one in the office with the balls to stand up for the Inspector and he even was suspended for doing so by the former chairman.
I would rather give the CAA the extra money to fly than be forced to join this bunch of wasters and I dont need a silly user name to say so.
Tony Ringland
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