Was he part of the solution ( that didn't work) or part of the problem?
He was part of the problem, because, like Byron and Toller before him, McCormick wasn’t qualified to do the job. (Byron had
slightly more government regulatory experience, so did a
slightly less worse job than Toller and McCormick.)
CASA isn’t an airline or a fighter squadron. CASA is a regulatory authority.
While ever the government and industry continues to believe that the primary qualification for the CASA DAS is aeronautical experience, the CEO-driven part of the problem will continue.
OA: Have you found out what the qualifications of AMSA’s CEO are yet? It will be an instructive exercise.
