Glen Buckley and Australian small business -V- CASA
What bendy says. Try removing every second word (seriously). You need to take a week to get this right. if you have any media savvy friends please get them to help you.
the opening paragraph has to explain why this matters to the reader!
”glen buckley started a business that grew to xmillion and y employees training z airline pilots every year, then the government strangled his business with red tape and tried to destroy him. now he is fighting back....... something like that is your. opening.
then you state this is not about safety but bureaucratic BS.
‘’this is about the little guy fighting big government- glen is the underdog.
then this makes a reference to Pm morrison’s pledge about red tape.
that is your opener.
then a very terse summary of vwhat casa did.
then a reference to australian flying and industry comment.
the observation has to be tha no one can safely invest in aviation in australia while the regulator can destroy their investment overnight on a whim with no accountability to anyone...the action makes a mockery of the morrison government attempts to portray australia as a business friendly destination for overseas investment with a reformist “can do” red tape removing agenda.
finally a pithy quote from glen and an email address and phone number for journos.
Sorry, watching footy.
question; would the IPA like to hear about this?
the opening paragraph has to explain why this matters to the reader!
”glen buckley started a business that grew to xmillion and y employees training z airline pilots every year, then the government strangled his business with red tape and tried to destroy him. now he is fighting back....... something like that is your. opening.
then you state this is not about safety but bureaucratic BS.
‘’this is about the little guy fighting big government- glen is the underdog.
then this makes a reference to Pm morrison’s pledge about red tape.
that is your opener.
then a very terse summary of vwhat casa did.
then a reference to australian flying and industry comment.
the observation has to be tha no one can safely invest in aviation in australia while the regulator can destroy their investment overnight on a whim with no accountability to anyone...the action makes a mockery of the morrison government attempts to portray australia as a business friendly destination for overseas investment with a reformist “can do” red tape removing agenda.
finally a pithy quote from glen and an email address and phone number for journos.
Sorry, watching footy.
question; would the IPA like to hear about this?
Last edited by Sunfish; 6th Sep 2019 at 11:28.
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A problem shared, is a problem halved.
Some great suggestions, thankyou.
Will be back with the mother of all press releases.
I have some extremely good media contacts, and was offered some more at breakfast with some friends this week.
If there are any press watching this that would like to contact me please feel free, and if anybody has any valuable contacts, please contact me at [email protected]
Thanks again for sharing the battle with me everyone. Cheers. Glen
Some great suggestions, thankyou.
Will be back with the mother of all press releases.
I have some extremely good media contacts, and was offered some more at breakfast with some friends this week.
If there are any press watching this that would like to contact me please feel free, and if anybody has any valuable contacts, please contact me at [email protected]
Thanks again for sharing the battle with me everyone. Cheers. Glen
$2,000,000 was raised in a week to fund Israel Folau’s legal stoush.
The public doesn’t care about you, Glen.
You’re up against people who either have no shame or, more dangerously, earnestly believe they are contributing to ‘safety’ by driving you out of business (and vilifying Angel Flight pilots). CASA is ‘saving’ the public from the likes of you (and those dangerous Angel Flight folk, and those dangerous colour vision deficients, and those....).
I hope $50,000+ is raised to fund your fight, and I hope you win. But don’t say you weren’t warned about what you’re up against.
The public doesn’t care about you, Glen.
You’re up against people who either have no shame or, more dangerously, earnestly believe they are contributing to ‘safety’ by driving you out of business (and vilifying Angel Flight pilots). CASA is ‘saving’ the public from the likes of you (and those dangerous Angel Flight folk, and those dangerous colour vision deficients, and those....).
I hope $50,000+ is raised to fund your fight, and I hope you win. But don’t say you weren’t warned about what you’re up against.
$2,000,000 was raised in a week to fund Israel Folau’s legal stoush.
The public doesn’t care about you, Glen.
You’re up against people who either have no shame or, more dangerously, earnestly believe they are contributing to ‘safety’ by driving you out of business (and vilifying Angel Flight pilots). CASA is ‘saving’ the public from the likes of you (and those dangerous Angel Flight folk, and those dangerous colour vision deficients, and those....).
I hope $50,000+ is raised to fund your fight, and I hope you win. But don’t say you weren’t warned about what you’re up against.
The public doesn’t care about you, Glen.
You’re up against people who either have no shame or, more dangerously, earnestly believe they are contributing to ‘safety’ by driving you out of business (and vilifying Angel Flight pilots). CASA is ‘saving’ the public from the likes of you (and those dangerous Angel Flight folk, and those dangerous colour vision deficients, and those....).
I hope $50,000+ is raised to fund your fight, and I hope you win. But don’t say you weren’t warned about what you’re up against.
Not that they are comparable cases/personalities.
Glenn, CASA destroyed me with lies and bull****, FOI's whom were unqualified to make assessments backed each other up, my health was more important.
THIS WILL END VERY BADLY FOR YOU !
THIS WILL END VERY BADLY FOR YOU !
I'm with Glen but agree it can get very dangerous...........................
be prepared to quit Glen - especially when your nearest & dearest advise................................
be prepared to quit Glen - especially when your nearest & dearest advise................................
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Eventually someone has to make a stand..or you can just keep living under an unfair incompetent regime and continue grumbling about it but ultimately doing nothing. Support the guy and hope his crusade is successful..if not, at least he can say he tried..CASA has been due for a ground up rebuild for over a decade since I worked in Aus..go Glen
Yeah - but you don't want to finish up gibbering in a corner of a bar having spent your whole life bent out of shape either........
It's certainly;y worth the fight - but not at ALL costs........
It's certainly;y worth the fight - but not at ALL costs........
He seemed fine to me and is fully aware of the big pictures, both good and bad.
Maybe it’s time G.A. started an association. You all chip in X amount per year and there’s cash in the kitty for when CASA comes knocking. Plus the association can have in house lawyers etc. why not do it as part of the federation (AFAP?)
There would need to be some type of entry criteria, etc. if it’s not you, it’ll be the next operator.
I’d imagine this scenario is exactly what casa saw in your business model. Which is what they didn’t want.
There would need to be some type of entry criteria, etc. if it’s not you, it’ll be the next operator.
I’d imagine this scenario is exactly what casa saw in your business model. Which is what they didn’t want.
You don’t need yet another association, all that will do is fragment the industry’s voice even more. You already have an alphabets worth of associations - which is part of the problem. As far as I can tell, the U.S. gets away with AOPA and the EAA and the business aircraft alliance. They may have more, but they are ten times the size anyway.
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Good luck Glen, just have an out somewhere though, you are no good to yr loved ones becoming ill, don't make CASA the reason you live. As we all know CASA are a very powerful corrupt force far greater than one man!
The general public mostly know little to nothing about aviation at the GA level & what they know of CASA is that they are just a safety body to keep them safe whilst they fly in an Airliner to Bali, outside of that ask any man on the street, Glen who?
Again best of luck:-)
The general public mostly know little to nothing about aviation at the GA level & what they know of CASA is that they are just a safety body to keep them safe whilst they fly in an Airliner to Bali, outside of that ask any man on the street, Glen who?
Again best of luck:-)
An identical view was expressed, to me personally, by the ICAO Lead Auditor, during the conduct of said late 1990's ICAO audit.
The sentiment it reflects is widely held by national aviation authorities, where it counts..
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Good luck Glen, just have an out somewhere though, you are no good to yr loved ones becoming ill, don't make CASA the reason you live. As we all know CASA are a very powerful corrupt force far greater than one man!
The general public mostly know little to nothing about aviation at the GA level & what they know of CASA is that they are just a safety body to keep them safe whilst they fly in an Airliner to Bali, outside of that ask any man on the street, Glen who?
Again best of luck:-)
The general public mostly know little to nothing about aviation at the GA level & what they know of CASA is that they are just a safety body to keep them safe whilst they fly in an Airliner to Bali, outside of that ask any man on the street, Glen who?
Again best of luck:-)
Reasons
Just to reinforce why CASA has taken the action against Glen. Years ago I attempted to hand over my flying school AOC permit to a couple that had been operating it for some time, one being Chief Flying Instructor already, and using their own aircraft. In other words everything exactly the same except the ownership name of the permit on a piece of paper. Would CASA transfer the AOC?
No.
Why? because they would have lost out on the money, some $ thousands in application, scrutinising and vetting backwards and forwards of a one off Operations Manual. CASA personnel would also have lost salary justification. These are the factors that have lead to the CASA change of policy towards Glen’s logical system to spread the administrative burden over a number of schools. Glen’s successful model was a direct threat to the make work money machine of CASA, the whole house of cards topped off with the fatuously titled Director of Air Safety on $600,000 pa.
Real reform requires political action, ring write contact your federal MP and Senators.
Flying school permit Australia; months? years? $50,000? $100,000? Several approved personnel, including graded instructor.
Flying school USA; No permit required.
Gain Instructor Rating (no gradings) $15.99 book and start immediately anywhere. (Yes the AIM price has risen $1.04 since last posted).
US:- $14.95 book with index. Start immediately with ins. rating. CASASTROPHE edited library $thousands, months or years, maybe permissible eventually.
No.
Why? because they would have lost out on the money, some $ thousands in application, scrutinising and vetting backwards and forwards of a one off Operations Manual. CASA personnel would also have lost salary justification. These are the factors that have lead to the CASA change of policy towards Glen’s logical system to spread the administrative burden over a number of schools. Glen’s successful model was a direct threat to the make work money machine of CASA, the whole house of cards topped off with the fatuously titled Director of Air Safety on $600,000 pa.
Real reform requires political action, ring write contact your federal MP and Senators.
Flying school permit Australia; months? years? $50,000? $100,000? Several approved personnel, including graded instructor.
Flying school USA; No permit required.
Gain Instructor Rating (no gradings) $15.99 book and start immediately anywhere. (Yes the AIM price has risen $1.04 since last posted).
US:- $14.95 book with index. Start immediately with ins. rating. CASASTROPHE edited library $thousands, months or years, maybe permissible eventually.
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Written to Prime Minister, Treasurer (local MP) and Minister on this gross miscarriage of justice but they are not listening!! It will take more than a few of us to get the relevant politicians' attention; perhaps, we need the whole of the aviation community "up in arms" harnessing the wider social media to get Glen's story top of mind.