http://www.aviationadvertiser.com.au...with-diabetes/
A variant on the 5PM Friday fax? Few pilots would have the time, drive, persistence and financial resources of Mr Ovens. He should be congratulated for his dogged persistence in pursuing his right to continue flying.
Under the FAA protocol more than 500 pilots with diabetes are flying in the US. There have been NO diabetes related incidents.
Why, once again, does CASA want to develop special rules for Australia? Is our diabetes different from American diabetes?
Their smart-arse trick of introducing new rules after the case had started seems to set another low bar in their style of litigation. The question should be asked - Why are they more interested in stopping people flying than in any concerns about safety?
It's not often that they would have the luxury of examining a tried and tested protocol before deciding what's needed here. Obviously they completely ignored the US experience. As someone on another post stated, their underlying principle must be 'Empty skies are safe skies'.
What will this needless case eventually cost CASA, ie the Australian taxpayer? It seems there are some very expensive egos in CASA.