Even worse with the borrowed AOC clause these days... yet who would loan an AOC these days anyway as they are too bl**dy valuable!!!
In the past it was nothing to borrow an AOC as such until it was added to the fleet...
So do you find it is getting worse and not better???
Your dead right, no sorry sir (like what happened today) your 421C will not be on the AOC but yes we agree it looks good having a servicable aircraft sitting on your line, may as well be a 5 year old again when you used to sit in the car and make the Broom Broom noises..... Oh but its alright we can just cross hire for this job!
What people need to realise is that opportunity does not knock everyday, knowing that it takes so long to apply for a variation to an AOC how do you tender for work in a different type??? In a business that is tough enough already we really cannot afford this. Fair enough if it is a totally different type but not when they are basically the same aircraft.
Simply really we already pay CASA a fortune for services unrendered, so EMPLOY MORE STAFF!!! Mmm now lets see if I was an FOI... (wakes up after putting 421C on the AOC)...
Oh well after all we are just only the operators...