"We're not grounding any pilots, we're not putting any further restrictions on any pilots, we're simply saying there is some new information out there which we're considering."
Sure it is: which is why CASA are bringing, at public expense a 12 man (all good and true – we wonder) jury from overseas, to assist them in the tribunal hearing against one, lone pilot, fighting to progress his career despite a CV deficiency; which according to CASA PMO, prevents this – "it's a safety issue" they bleat in unison. Mind you, this adversarial, combative stance is taken without a shred of credible, scientific evidence, new or old, to the contrary being 'published'. Perhaps someone could explain that magazine articles and seminar discussion papers with tricky photographs, just don't cut the mustard, in the publish or perish world of academia.
This farce is to be prosecuted despite not only this pilots faultless safety record, but that of many other CVD pilots, accumulated over thousands of flight hours, in all weather conditions, day and night over the past 25 years. All without a single accident proven to be to CVD related...The hearing, by the by, will cost an estimated AUD $1,000,000 ish, all up.
"If there is any change to the way that colour vision issues are approached in Australia, there'll be full consultation with pilots and the aviation industry, they'll get a chance to put their views forward, and that will take place over many months, possibly even into years," he said.
Mr Gibson said any changes to regulation in Australia would be subject to extensive consultation.
So, everyone reading here was "consulted" before the decision to clandestinely institute the 'new' Shambollic system through the AAT hearing against O'Brien?. Really – Fawcett is onto the game, so beware the night vision expert.
Were the Faraway letters considered as 'the consultation'?; that's not what some legal advice says....The letters to Operators (employers) and pilots were an abhorrence which typified the CASA method of 'managing' industry objections. You don't have to believe me – just read the submissions to the Truss review, the story is there in black, white and plain English. (PC for the CVD perhaps).
Doc. A. Pape - "They are very aggressive and they are not based in evidence. "[I'm not concerned] necessarily that pilots could be grounded, but certainly their careers could be negatively impacted and their jobs become untenable.
The fact is, the very litigious, aggressive medical department is out of touch with reality; bloated with arrogance, running on whim and selective, subjective opinion. Once again, the story is there in the submissions to the Minister Truss ordered Forsyth review. Think on, would that review have been called if this was all hat and no cattle. The review is embarrassing – not least of all to the minister, who, to his credit is standing behind the essential 37 recommendations, of which a large proportion are sheeted home to the CASA.
Good to see the CASA smoke and mirrors machine still operates; it should, the amount of money it costs the public purse. But if this load of old tosh and bollocks is the best it can generate – time for an overhaul methinks.
Selah.
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