Enough!
The pilot was not prosecuted because there was little chance of conviction and the operator and CASA would be dragged through the mud by the defence.
The operator was not prosecuted because there was little chance of conviction and CASA would be dragged through the mud by the defence.
The regulation says that the pilot and operator must take 'reasonable steps" to avoid running out of fuel. The regulation then goes on to state that the courts, not CASA, must determine what is reasonable under the circumstances of the flight.
What DJ did was 'reasonable". He complied with rules and regulations and still failed. This throws into doubt CASA's entire regulatory strategy - for which DJ is still being punished, unjustly.