This is not the first time either:
Sadri and Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] AATA 656 (28 September 2012) I can only agree with CASA, having read the transcript. Of particular interest is the assessments by 2 well known instructors at Parafield.
AN ADELAIDE businessman is facing up to two years jail over allegations he illegally flew a plane and lied in an application for a pilot’s licence. Roostam Sadri, 70, is being prosecuted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, who have charged him with two counts of performing an essential duty without authorisation and one count of knowingly making a false statement in an application.
Court documents seen by The Advertiser allege Sadri, who has headed various South Australian companies and multi-million-dollar developments, had unauthorised control of the plane in return flights from Adelaide to Victoria on January 25, 2014, and January 27, 2014, respectively. “(Sadri) In South Australia and Victoria did perform a duty essential to the operation of an Australian aircraft during flight time when he did not hold a civil aviation authorisation that was in force and authorised him to perform that duty,” the documents allege.
Under the Civil Aviation Act, Sadri faces a maximum penalty of two years’ jail.