Dick - Ya gotta remember the Minister is a Dick H. Unfortunately, it is possible he might be replaced by an even larger double Dick H. called Mumbles.
Last year, an old friend found himself in a situation wherein his medical costs as a PPL doubled 'cos the department's medico demanded annuals. He didn't have a problem with the medical requirement, but objected to having to pay the admin costs of having the medical stamped at the department. He sent a letter to the current Dick H., who got one of his junior clerks to reply with a three page letter explaining why cost recovery was a wonderful way to enhance aviatoin safety. Apparently no mention or response to the request to reduce this admin cost was included in the reply.
Let's face it, since Charlie (Jones), the aviation administration in this country has been nothing short of crap.
