Recent events have diverted attention away from our domestic mini tragedy and the anticipated release of the Canadian TSB report on the ATSB. Perhaps we worry needlessly; it could be that 'Beaker does the Ukraine' has a happy ending, the one where someone shoots him in the arse and shuts him up.
Sarcs –" AIPA’s message on the importance of maintaining a fully independent ATsB is also consistent.
AIPA‘s submission highlighted their very real concerns with the continuing demise of the ATsB.
004 My source tells me that Beaker has signed on for another two years as Chief Commissioner, confirmed. Heaven help us.
Sarcs "Maybe this disgusting, underhanded, bureaucratic morsel was what caused the good Senator Nick to suddenly bolt from the Senate Chamber on Wednesday and to have a sick note supplied on the Thursday, for it would be news that would cause any reasonable (man at the back of the room) person to want to vomit.."
"If the 004 source of info be true, then I have no doubt that the unified (still angry) Senators will not let that miniscule decision slide through, unchecked and not commented on, especially with the TSBC peer review report still pending and now a Privileges Committee inquiry in tow".
TSB report - embarrassment or blessing in disguise? It is going to be interesting to see whenever (or indeed if), it does gets published. Will the TSB report mirror what the majority of professionals think – that the ATSB is an essential, invaluable weapon in the air safety arsenal? Neither the British, Canadian or the USA governments have a subservient handmaiden to regulator, only Australia seems to have allowed this travesty. One question to ask is, how would the other NAA have responded to Pel Air?. Considering this leads you to ask how can the CTSB report possibly fail to utterly damn Beaker: if gross, indecent hypocrisy is to be avoided, that is.
It is worth your time to examine
SR A-14-022 from the NTSB – not from an 'operational' perspective; but from a 'systems' perspective. The way the NTSB and FAA have set about actually 'sorting' and addressing the issues. There is not any Wodger sleight of hand, no selective distribution of paper work, no manipulation of 'facts', very few deliberate omissions and absolutely nothing swept under the carpet. This is, IMO what we have lost in Australia and should be demanding it back, seeing as how we pay for service.
As long as the Beaker posterior is firmly planted and until the Minuscule gives ATSB real leadership the IOS can only assume that the Forsyth review and the TSB report are simply window dressing, the rhetoric, hot air and any chance of real safety system improvements or action; diluted, to a fare the well. Impartiality, integrity or education all fed to the voracious wolves at Sleepy Hollow as a morning snack...
(Jingles – PW is indeed a good bet, BUT, don't forget – last outing the beast was blinked and only accelerated due to some severe, expertly done interference 'from behind' – no other option available. There's still some Steward interest in the last event. Who knows? perhaps new evidence of this from the Dark Horse is in play). Either way - you pays your money and takes your chances._.
Toot toot.