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Old 5th Jan 2014, 18:30
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Kharon
 
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A bi-product of furious agreement.

Ok, so far, so good.

PNM # "The Skull will treat it like any other forum in which CASA (and, by default, he) may be criticised - blitzkrieg and belittle any opposition regardless of any obvious or potential merit that might be found.
We may (reluctantly) have to grant the Sleepy Hollow crew some latitude here. Sure ol' McComic may get a chance do the usual routine but; for the back room boys, there are a couple of problems which, by nature are poles apart. Warning, tongue in cheek Extreme Interpretation (EI) follows.

Operators, like the Roman galley masters of old, would love nothing better than to have a slave crew chained to the oars 24/7. The slave crew union, not thinking much of this idea would demand ice cream every day, seat cushions, no more than 2 hours on the oars in any given 24 hour period and restricted use of flogging as an incentive to do better. (End EI).

Now both sides can produce all manner of 'scientifically' supported data to prove their argument, both are prepared to argue their valid case. The regulators (bless 'em) not only have to referee this bun fight, but draft rules to suit and ensure that if fatigue is ever part of an accident, then their collective asses are covered. I would imagine that there would be some rather large guns pointing in their direction if – it could ever be proven, that the rules for fatigue management were defective. So, despite a natural urge to hammer the administration I feel we have to at least try and see their problem. The gods help them if their good intentions are ever shown to be unduly influenced, one way or t'uther.

I notice that the FAA, who can legitimately claim safety sovereignty, have shown the way (again) with their revised fatigue rules which have apparently managed to reach a most satisfactory conclusion. They probably have not satisfied everyone's wishes, but the interested parties have, in a democratic fashion, achieved a greatly improved regulation based on modern thinking. So Bravo the FAA. Meanwhile here at home – "round and around the garden" – seems an apt description and 25 years in not really a long wait in the life of a glacier; is it ?

Industry choice, FAR, NZ CAR; or, piss about for another few years and spend another million or so dollars on the CAO 48 imbroglio. Following on from Sarcs suggestion - let's suppose (just for fun) that every one signed a "We hate 48" petition, pilots, cabin crew and operators. Then 'someone' provided a 10 page explanation of why "We hate 48", backed up by a five page solution. All good solid stuff etc. To whom would the package be delivered ?:-

Miniscule Truss; to pass onto DoIT, to hand off to the WLR panel who would hand it straight back to the Miniscule who would; surprise, surprise ! flick it, like a hot potato back to CASA to fix.

Perhaps Nick Xenophon – an independent, he may get it to the debating stage, win the round and hands his results back to – you guessed it, the Miniscule who will look all grave and concerned, then, flick pass and around and around she goes, again.

Bollocks - the NZ CAR do it in half a dozen easiology pages, the FAA close behind: pick one and let's be done with it.
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