Nice post gaunty and from what you have described:
How about achieving an AOC unrestricted worldwide with heavy's in around 100 days flat. Full marks to CASA
a very good outcome. What is being discovered in this inquiry however is what can happen after that process and your business venture is sold to others. Then they don't apply the same world class standards and even though they are still getting the big tick in CASA audits some of the personnel within the business are taking shortcuts and dodgy procedures are becoming normalised. The audits are still finding that all the paperwork is as pristine as the day it was signed and things like SMS and ops manuals are world standard. What CASA is not finding are things that should have been found before a "special audit" is required.
Full marks to the organization whom you revile. Perfect they are not, but they're not your enemy
But often they appear to be a bit too friendly to the companies we have to work for.