Pathetic as it is, the AOPA windsock points in the right direction, for nothing, short of an act of the gods would provoke them to stand up against CASA; unless they were certain sure. The letter pitiful, the message beautiful....There are two beautiful parts to the CVD issue; one is the very public way in which it defines 'how' the system can be and is manipulated to suit; two, is that this can be clearly seen and is 'understandable' to that famous 'man at the back of the room'.
Leadsled suggests
Now we are seeing the murky depths --- CASA making decisions based on "a potential liability for CASA".,
In other words, CASA instituting the most draconian medical standards so as to limit any CASA liability for having instituted any medical standard less than the most restrictive.
Under oath in the Federal Court, an admission was extracted from the then head of Airworthiness of CASA, that CASA routinely rejected otherwise sound and lawful proposals, on the grounds that CASA approving the project could create a potential future liability for CASA.
Unfortunately, here we have the interaction of, in my opinion, a CASA DAS who seems to take a very black and white view of the law, a PMO who, In my opinion, believes that only the strictest and most limiting medical standards should be applied, and, of course, the CASA legal branch.
The serious effect of a "potential liability for CASA" has had a long history of resulting in very adverse and regressive CASA decisions.
This argument carries some merit; and perhaps, if we were dealing with 'normal' humans it could be considered the prime motivation. Standing alone, the need to reduce 'liability' seems a reasonable enough argument. Even so; there are much more civilised means of achieving that end than we are now witnessing.
In the CVD matter, there has been no such discussion or explanation, if indeed such an argument ever existed in the woolly mind of Avmed. What we see is the preferred method; that of total, systematic absolute bastardry at work. I'll admit it's but a poor example when compared to some of the really stellar CASA actions mounted against operators and individuals. But it does serve to highlight why the reform process, weak as it, is must be brought into reality and made to work, properly, NOW...if not before; 2008 would have been a good time.
If the tip of the Pel Air iceberg was not enough justification for some form of 'judicial' inquiry into the abhorrent behaviour CASA will stoop to; the CVD matter must add significantly more bulk to the now clearly visible aberration.
Until one of the bullies has been dragged out in front of the class, publicly whipped and humiliated; the rest of the gang will continue their antics, unchallenged and unabated. There are a couple of prime targets suitable for use as example; loads of evidence, miles of facts and enough anger to get the job done. In public if need be, much to the embarrassment and chagrin of the minuscule and his government. It would be better, all around, if this was done quietly, confidentially, in private; lest the world discover exactly what has been done in the name of 'aviation safety'; by whom, how and at what cost. The list of atrocities is long, the register of moral corruption full and the endless bastardry clearly visible.
Tick tock minuscule; don't forget to watch your Sunday papers. It would be amusing to watch the opposition using the WLR as a weapon against the man who did nothing – twice. What price the Qld elections then – no votes in aviation; wrong assumption, very wrong. Everyone who travels in an aircraft votes, they are easily swayed and even more easily scared witless. So think on....
Toot toot.