Yes you are probably right, in that Toller should not have made a decision before the discussion period was over, but I have no vested interests to bring me to my conclucion that it was a good decision.
The AUF's excellent track record in dealing with safety issues is such that the imposition of AOCs would not be of any benefit safety-wise, and only serves to "level the playing field", if you like, with GA schools. This is fair enough.... or is it? Is it fair to place a burden on an industry for no tangible benefit? A far better solution would be to look at whether those GA schools should be burdened with AOCs either, or whether a better solution could be found there too.