The ASRR is an unworthy document. Not from the fact that it criticises CASA, but from the fact that it does NOT test the truth of any accusation made or position taken. It is an 'opinion' piece, not much else.
Actus,
I have heard some nonsense statements in my time by the sycophants of CASA, but that just about takes the cake.
Clearly, in your distorted view, unless every submission can be cross examined, it cannot be accepted as valid, it is just an "opinion". Not objective.
Whether you want to accept it or not, close to 300 submissions, including from every major operator in the country, was critical of CASA ---- and you want to delude yourself that those views are just "opinion" ---- "opinion" on a large scale that there are very serious issues in CASA and with CASA's approach to aviation safety administration.
But just opinion, not objective fact, despite the "factual" examples given in many submissions.
On of the things that struck the two overseas experts that assisted David Forsyth was the sameness of the complaints of CASA operation, from the biggest to the most lowly contributor. More normally, one would expect relatively restrained input from major airlines, and the more outlandish complaints to come from disaffected individuals.
In this case, it was the fact that the major operators had very much the same complaints about CASA, that had a major impact on the Canadian and the Englishman.
And you have the gall to suggest it is "just one opinion". That is is not objectively true.
Maybe it is "just one opinion", but it is the considered opinion of the greater part of whole Australian aviation community, including multi-billion dollar businesses that contribute significantly the the Australia economy, and you want to write then of as not really having a worthwhile view of the shortcomings of CASA.
The arrogance of your "opinion" is breathtaking, and a good measure of the seriousness of the issues that beset Australian aviation thanks (but no thanks) to CASA.
Tootle pip!!
PS: Thorney,
FAA helpfully publishes a compete ICAO style set of model regulations, free to anybody, that are ICAO compliant, and designed for third world countries that are incapable of producing their own compliant and workable regulations.