Its interesting Frank, that regardless, when a complaint is made, these people suddenly appear out of the wood work, almost on Cue, telling us what a "wonderful" organisation and job CASA is doing.
Yet a troll around various websites turns up continuous criticism and angst from within the Industry. These people label us all as "Cowboys", and with the added input of CASA's spin doctors the general perception
is thats exactly what we are in the public's mind.
Can anyone ever remember when CASA had "ANYTHING" positive to say about GA. We are a bunch of homicidal maniacs hell bent on wiping out the entire population of Australia, and the only thing standing between them and "US" is Ta Da...CASA..I'm surprised the spin doctors dont have the "SKULL" mounted on a white charger dressed in armour holding aloft escalibur!! Look great in their self promotional press releases!!
To those CASA apologists who say abide by the rules and you are safe, I say, get off your collective asses and give us a set of rules thet we can understand,are not open to a wide variety of interpretation,dependant on the FOI of the day, that meet world best practice, are ICAO compliant and conform to the directions YOU were given by the government of the day. You've blown 300 million of the taxpayers money pissing about with no result, that in itself is IMHO corruption on a grand scale.
Meanwhile across the Tasman the GA industry continues to grow and prosper, with a safety record which makes ours look like a joke, much the same as the USA's does, something you will never admit to a gullible public.
Frank, its easy to critisize, but its meaninless unless an alternative is offered, thats why I am impressed by the AMROBA website, they dont just critisize they offer alternatives, and a call to everyone in this industry we have spent our lives in, and love, to unite and face down these incompetents destroying our industry.
There has just been a judgement handed down from the AAT which many have commented on, a business shutdown and many thrown out of work.
Given the "horrendous" crimes allegely committed, when will the perpetrators be bought to "Justice"???.....Bit of a problem though, they would have to be bought before a "Proper" court, in front of a "Proper unbiased Judge" who perhaps would take a dim view of manufactured "evidence" and perjury. If these people are not charged then its a fair indication of the "Crock of S...t" the AAT is, and how it is used and manipulated by the regulators to avoid the rule of law.