This industry is safe because of the people in the industry.
That's a joke. If it wasn't for TC, we would have many many more instances of accidents attributed to shady operators and their will to make money at the expense of safety.
Just look at the airworthiness authority in most African and South American countries and the corresponding safety records.
Many who have run-ins with TC just don't make an effort to understand the regulations. Just look at the majority of posts on the "Underground". There's one about the outrage one guy feels that TCCA can revoke a license. That person needs to look up "license" in the dictionary, then review the CARS.
Then there's Phil Lister, launching personal attacks on a particular MDM because of some bad experience he had. Based on Phil's posts I am confident that it was Phil's ignorance that led to his difficulty. More evidence of this is his attack on CAMC. An organisation that really has very little to do with TC. And even OSH gets slagged!
One of the best, most entertaining posts is one from AVT007 who tells the world that TCCA inspections are a joke.....because the airline he works for has too much warning and hides all the dangerous stuff before the inspectors show up! Hilarious!
The "underground" is full of clowns that don't understand the regulations and are frustrated by the processes that they fear because they don't understand them.
It's always fun to rise up against a foe...even if it's all in your head. So keep it up. The "Underground" continues to be a source of enjoyment for me. I wish there was more activity though. I could use a good laugh!