I understand there is a precedent set already in the matter of an unauthorized flight in a Caravan up North by a Director of Aviation Safety some years back. If the punishment should fit the crime, this should be held up as the standard.
That is absolute rubbish, muck raking by one or two dead beats in CASA. It was a private flight and the pilot in command in the left seat was a Grade 1 Instructor, very experienced on type. The Director briefly flew the aircraft under supervision as part of a discussion on the suitability of C208 aircraft for inter island and short strip air services in the Torres Strait.
I wonder who dobbed the poor sod in??
A female reporter from the Torres News.
How do I know? I was sitting right behind the Director.