Oh good! I read that piece, thought what the hell are they on about, guessed they had left out the takeoff bit and presumed someone was trying to be really 'crucial man'. Shame it lost something along the way, but that seems to be GASIL.
Can they please find someone who isn't ex-services, who actually pays his/her own money to fly something and is prepared to educate rather than hector?
The contrast between when David Hocking headed this up and now is so huge (and embarassing for the CAA), please, please CAA do something about it!