Originally Posted by
LexAir
Good job Cameron indeed, but that was not CASA's initial reaction. They were initially going to hang him out dry for breaching the SOP, notwithstanding the excellent result and the avoidance of loss of an airframe and possibly a life or two.
Folks,
Of course, what else would you expect, aviation law is for the safe conviction of pilots and engineers, and you can't have an accident of incident without breaching at least one (and usually a bucketload) of our so comprehensive suite of "air safety" laws.
Tootle pip!!
PS: There is a most interesting NSW Supreme Court appeal decision on the rights of the PIC versus SOPs, upholding the rights of the PIC, but CASA have never accepted the very strong legal precedent.