Gaunty and JetA_ok,
Excellent commentary and observations, however maybe it should be on the Lockhart River Thread.
(This one is dedicated to the dysfunctional Townsville office of CASA)
It is regrettable that the other operator on the Cairns Bamaga service, using a Brasilia,
is now caught out with the EGPWS deadline.
Given that EMB120, P2-HLA was put on the Australian register as VH-RPX only in the last 12 months,
how could it have slipped through certification without EGPWS?
This is another example of CASA dropping the ball or having selective vision.
It is unlikely that the Townsville office was involved in this case.
There is no doubt that this operator has the financial wherewithal to remedy this,
and it is reasonable to expect that this aircraft, the right one for the route,
will be back in service asap.
Now back to CASA and Townsville.
.CASA Nth Qld Area Office
B1 (Bruce Byron) and entourage will be escaping the Canberra cold and meeting the industry this week.
It may be a good idea for all up north able to attend to do so.
Question time will be limited, don't waste time with trivial questions, ask concise but hard hitting ones.
Don't be afraid of the presence of the "Illustrious Leader", his credibility is now under very careful scrutiny,
and his days of bastardising, bullying and harassment are just about over.
(Keep an eye open for the Oxford St, Paddington, look a likes.)
If you have factual, not anecdotal, problems with his leadership, express it, the protectors won't be able to dilute or distort it.
This is one of the few occasions when B1 can get direct feedback without it being edited by his subordinates
Details of the venue are:
Cairns Aviation Skills Centre:
1 Tom McDonald Drive, General Aviation Area, Cairns Airport
Date: 10:00 - 13:00, Thursday 7th July 2005
Southbank Hotel and Convention Centre
17 - 23 Palmer St, South Townsville
Date: 10:00- 13:00, Friday 8th July 2005.
Please don't let B1 leave town with the impression that there is no problem with this office,
or that the Skehill report was the final solution.
If no one speaks up, that will be the message he takes back with him.