Originally Posted by
brissypilot
Avmed has today written to all AOC holders encouraging them to consider whether it is safe to continue to allowing CVD pilots to operate ....
What an act of cowardice and bastardry! In one fell swoop, CAsA has rendered irrelevant the outcome of the O'Brien matter. Even if O'Brien prevails, AOC holders will remain on notice.
Oh, and by the way, no need to wait for an accident for this to cause grief. You can bet your bottom dollar that the next time CAsA reviews your AOC they will require you to show how you responded to this letter - chapter and verse on how you evaluated each of your CVD pilots, all documented and neatly defensible, perhaps an SOP, lots of medical reports? It will simply become too hard for AOC holders to employ CVD pilots, and that is clearly CAsA's intention in using this back door (maybe back passage is a better term!) approach.
I'm also sure the Senate will be carefully reading all of their transcripts, given that the sworn evidence given to the Committee seems at odds with these actions.
Another point - assuming there is no new evidence (and none has been forthcoming from FF and its doctors, and Dr Pape strongly asserts that there is none), is CAsA in contempt of the AAT in respect of the original AAT ruling?
Sad days for Australian aviation ......