The fact is that the former PMO foreshadowed as far back as 2008 that he would "sort out the colour vision problem", in an address to the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine held in Darwin. He was then new to the job, and he had his targets well and truly selected even then. He tried to withdraw the ATPL privileges of one of our members, privileges that had been legally and reasonably granted by the earlier PMO Rob Liddell. We have access to case records and information under FOI that are compelling evidence of the zealous nature of Associate Professor PN's plans. What was clear then, and remains true today, that he was one of several of the team in AVMED that had CVD pilots in their sights. Hence, it comes as no surprise to me that the current incumbents are carrying on the campaign with equal vigour.
As said earlier, there are further cases proceeding to AAT appeals. The fundamental issue remains clear: the colour perception standard has no scientific basis and the exclusion of any person, including ab-initio pilots, on the basis of their colour vision is pure and simple discrimination. More people are "getting it" and supporting our cause. As to the suggestion that we should have kept our heads below the parapet, that is not how intelligent people should behave when they are being discriminated against.
Last edited by Arthur Pape; 10th Mar 2015 at 02:22.
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