Policeman of the air yes. But how many police do you know that can throw you in goal for life without finding you guilty of anything.
What the guy did (or didn't) do is irrelavent, it is natural justice and CASA's self perceived omnipotence that is at issue here.
So good on Dick and Boyd for upping CASA.
A personal reflection, I understand the guy was a PVT Pilot, on a PVT Flight with NO passengers. If he was AUF (in an aircraft just a few kg lighter) there would have been no issue re the medical and probably none re the 'stuck undercarriage???' (my understanding only).
So pehaps CASA should stick to regulating to protect the fare paying passenger and leave PVT and AWK to another body.
AOPA perhaps ??
