I do not believe that safety is the big issue with the caa . Take Cheltenham for example .....numpty caa man is there checking all you aoc boys over good and proper , looking for the smallest thing to complain about ......ignores all the privateers as they are no fun to mess with .....nowhere near enough paperwork there !!!!! Come end of day he sits on his arse and watches loads of helicopters do totally illegal departures in bad viz and getting dark
There is NO excuse for the nonsense that they force people to endure in the name of safety .....a whole day to learn to fly a 206L versus a 206 is obviously daft ...dreamt up by someone who does not fly . The sooner people stand up to these people the sooner we can really tackle safety . What about developing autopilots for singles,sas, imc,s, nvg,s etc etc With a body who actually make it illegal to bolt a satnav ( greatly enhancing safety in my view having flown for years without ) into your cockpit there is no hope. Any decent new ideas in this country get swamped by beaurocrats and that is why we are still in the dark ages in aviation in the uk.