Now here’s a chance for CASA to show some initiative. Garmin have recently said to me,
...although Garmin have all the required features available through software capabilities and hardware certifications, our clients the Aircraft Manufacturer being the Type Certificate Holder, is still required to implement and certify the software for release to production and Service Bulletins for aircraft in operation.
Sounds to me if CASA asked some of the OEMs in the interests of the safety of Australian passengers to go ahead and complete the certification, safety would be considerably improved. What do others think?
By the way, have CASA ever made a move on this? Or is it the old system of wait for an accident, an ATSB Inquiry then a Coroner’s Report and then make the change?
Remember – in this case there will be no measurable cost; it’s already there in software.