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GreatLife,
Your enthusiasm and poitive outlook on life is truly inspiring. Do you have any classmates that are also equally motivated and and so positive ? If so they could well and truly be in the box seat to be CEO or Senior Management of some of the current airlines.
I support your well honed attitude as it really meshes well with today's aviation environment which itself is in better shape than any time in history - it is dynamic, enthusiastic, loyal, and an excellent career choice. But make sure you ignore any negative comments or disparaging remarks you will see as many aviators who grace the pages of PPRune simply haven't embraced aviation's dynamic leaders and managers the way you have.
So, youngster, I raise a popsicle stick to you and salute your energy and zest for the aviator life and look forward to hearing more of your career progression over the coming decades....
Your enthusiasm and poitive outlook on life is truly inspiring. Do you have any classmates that are also equally motivated and and so positive ? If so they could well and truly be in the box seat to be CEO or Senior Management of some of the current airlines.
I support your well honed attitude as it really meshes well with today's aviation environment which itself is in better shape than any time in history - it is dynamic, enthusiastic, loyal, and an excellent career choice. But make sure you ignore any negative comments or disparaging remarks you will see as many aviators who grace the pages of PPRune simply haven't embraced aviation's dynamic leaders and managers the way you have.
So, youngster, I raise a popsicle stick to you and salute your energy and zest for the aviator life and look forward to hearing more of your career progression over the coming decades....
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Great life,
I thought for a while you were a wind up, but then I thought dont be negative, I guess " To each his own"
I admire your rose coloured glasses attitude, maybe, just maybe if you have a passion for the industry you might make a difference, but you have a hell of a mountain to climb.
To many within the industry you are no longer part of it, you have crossed the Rubecon and joined the "Enemy" which is endemically corrupt, and infected with people of dubious probity.
Rightly or wrongly, IMHO that is how CASA is perceived by a large majority of those who work & rely on GA for their daily bread, those that have a passion for it.
The trust has gone, so many people I know who will no longer talk with CASA without their lawyer present, or a tape recorder on the table, such is the level of mistrust, its tragic.
It is OUR "shame" as an industry that we tolerated this growing corruption and allowed it to thrive instead of retreating behind the barricades and presenting a united front.
We allowed the beaurocrats to divide us and as a result dictate instead of consult.
The greatest mistake we as an industry made was not uniting and insisting our Pollies direct that our regulator consider the economic impact of their regulations...."To foster and promote" in the same manner as the FAA.
A simple comparison of the state of the industry here, compared with there, should be indicitive of the way it should work. A simple comparison of NZ, PNG, Canada, compared with here should be an indication of how it should work, can anyone imagine that "Ice Pilots" could work in Australia??
Since our system has become criminal, who the hell is going to talk to the police?? given that the supposed Law, deliberately written to be indeciphearable!!
The law has become a function of the opinion of a public servant not a judge. Who has a monopoly on knowledge???. Where a public servant can and have used "Their opinion" to remove someones ability to earn their livelyhood, have closed down businesses and thrown many out of work based on their "opinion". Not even our police have that right!! Ah but then there's always the safety excuse!!
"In the interests of safety".great spin doctors sound bite..but are our outcomes any better than anyone elses???...dosnt seem so!! in fact pathetically we run way behind, "Statistically"...So who's doing it right??...Our industry is dying, and our safety record is going down the toilet as well!! CASA's spin doctors will manipulate statistics to suit their warped view of things. At the end of the day facts dont lie, we are so far behind the rest of the world it dosnt matter, we are non compliant with worlds best practice, and still the faceless beaurocrats insist that the rest of the world is wrong and we are right.
We reap what we sow, or ignore, now it comes back to bite us.
So Mr great life, enjoy your appointment and your six figure salary and massive super payout, I hope the industry survives long enough for you to achieve your personel goals, but if you have a tiny passion for aviation, I hope you will apply your talents to affecting change, and if you are a person of Probity expose the corruption that is destroying CASA's credibility, and destroying an industry.
I thought for a while you were a wind up, but then I thought dont be negative, I guess " To each his own"
I admire your rose coloured glasses attitude, maybe, just maybe if you have a passion for the industry you might make a difference, but you have a hell of a mountain to climb.
To many within the industry you are no longer part of it, you have crossed the Rubecon and joined the "Enemy" which is endemically corrupt, and infected with people of dubious probity.
Rightly or wrongly, IMHO that is how CASA is perceived by a large majority of those who work & rely on GA for their daily bread, those that have a passion for it.
The trust has gone, so many people I know who will no longer talk with CASA without their lawyer present, or a tape recorder on the table, such is the level of mistrust, its tragic.
It is OUR "shame" as an industry that we tolerated this growing corruption and allowed it to thrive instead of retreating behind the barricades and presenting a united front.
We allowed the beaurocrats to divide us and as a result dictate instead of consult.
The greatest mistake we as an industry made was not uniting and insisting our Pollies direct that our regulator consider the economic impact of their regulations...."To foster and promote" in the same manner as the FAA.
A simple comparison of the state of the industry here, compared with there, should be indicitive of the way it should work. A simple comparison of NZ, PNG, Canada, compared with here should be an indication of how it should work, can anyone imagine that "Ice Pilots" could work in Australia??
Since our system has become criminal, who the hell is going to talk to the police?? given that the supposed Law, deliberately written to be indeciphearable!!
The law has become a function of the opinion of a public servant not a judge. Who has a monopoly on knowledge???. Where a public servant can and have used "Their opinion" to remove someones ability to earn their livelyhood, have closed down businesses and thrown many out of work based on their "opinion". Not even our police have that right!! Ah but then there's always the safety excuse!!
"In the interests of safety".great spin doctors sound bite..but are our outcomes any better than anyone elses???...dosnt seem so!! in fact pathetically we run way behind, "Statistically"...So who's doing it right??...Our industry is dying, and our safety record is going down the toilet as well!! CASA's spin doctors will manipulate statistics to suit their warped view of things. At the end of the day facts dont lie, we are so far behind the rest of the world it dosnt matter, we are non compliant with worlds best practice, and still the faceless beaurocrats insist that the rest of the world is wrong and we are right.
We reap what we sow, or ignore, now it comes back to bite us.
So Mr great life, enjoy your appointment and your six figure salary and massive super payout, I hope the industry survives long enough for you to achieve your personel goals, but if you have a tiny passion for aviation, I hope you will apply your talents to affecting change, and if you are a person of Probity expose the corruption that is destroying CASA's credibility, and destroying an industry.
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Mr oleo,
I support your well honed attitude as it really meshes well with today's aviation environment which itself is in better shape than any time in history - it is dynamic, enthusiastic, loyal, and an excellent career choice. But make sure you ignore any negative comments or disparaging remarks you will see as many aviators who grace the pages of PPRuNe simply haven't embraced aviation's dynamic leaders and managers the way you have.
Oh dear oh dear, surely you Jest!!!, or are you related to the "Skull"??
I support your well honed attitude as it really meshes well with today's aviation environment which itself is in better shape than any time in history - it is dynamic, enthusiastic, loyal, and an excellent career choice. But make sure you ignore any negative comments or disparaging remarks you will see as many aviators who grace the pages of PPRuNe simply haven't embraced aviation's dynamic leaders and managers the way you have.
Oh dear oh dear, surely you Jest!!!, or are you related to the "Skull"??
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My last job was cleaning out wheelie bins - how did you know?
). They do quite well out of it, actually.
After all, I'm from CASA and I'm here to help
Just one thing though, does CASA allow its employees to publically identify themselves as employees and post comment on bulletin boards, even 'anonymously'? I only ask because my department certainly didn't and swung a couple of people from the departmental flag pole for doing so (they must be having conniptions about FaceYawn etc
). I realise you may have a second user name for general banter. To the OP all the best whatever decision you make.
BTW, never do anything on a government computer that you wouldn't want your Mum to see/know about, and never say anything in a government office that you wouldn't want your boss to hear, even if there's no-one else in the room (that's what carparks are for, cover your mouth when you talk and don't always use the same spot).
It's surprising how many public servants forget that.
a topic in which I have some expertise
Not a frequent poster - life-long interest in aviation but not employed in it (or any related industry) - but did spend a considerable number of my 40+ working years in the public sector (with many years in the private and education sectors too).
Govt agencies are like life - some of it good, some aweful (not dissimilar in the private sector). Depends largely on people there at the time, and what you want from your job. Job satisfaction and rewards are very different. "Public Service" (service to the public?) was for me (and many colleagues) the main reward.
And if you think that people don't like CASA, I've worked in govt agencies where threats were sufficiently common that addresses do not appear on business cards. And it isn't ATO!
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layman
Govt agencies are like life - some of it good, some aweful (not dissimilar in the private sector). Depends largely on people there at the time, and what you want from your job. Job satisfaction and rewards are very different. "Public Service" (service to the public?) was for me (and many colleagues) the main reward.
And if you think that people don't like CASA, I've worked in govt agencies where threats were sufficiently common that addresses do not appear on business cards. And it isn't ATO!
cheers
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but the vast majority of operators and individuals in industry you work with have an excellent relationship with CASA.
'There are opportunities for leadership and management positions and a heap of training courses available both internally and externally'.
As CASA now operate in the real world, you are probably on a 'perform or out contract'. To reflect the knife -edge you operate on there is probably a large component that reflects the perilous nature of your employment, where one wrong decision can see you shown the door.
Did anyone mention corporate credit card and 'company' maintained leasing.
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GreatLife,
Do ignore the critics. You have many many good years ahead of you in which your talents and your thirst for success will be very well quenched.
It is dynamo's such as yourself that will ensure that aviation continues to hold its place at the top of the enviable list of career's to embrace.
Never before has aviation been such a satisfying, rewarding, profitable, fair and morally fulfilling choice ! You won't be disapointed.
thorn bird, your comment although it hurts my feelings slightly, is really more of a compliment than anything, and for that I truly embrace you. However I must express my dismay and concern for the lack of respect you exhibit by using the term "Skull". Would one simply call the President of the United States 'Barack', or Mr President ? Or would one simply call Prime Minister Gillard 'Julia'? I think not.
I feel a lack of respect is the problem with our society and the 'moral compass' has lost direction. I would suggest in future that you show dignity, graciousness and respect for those in society AND aviation that hold,deserve and command a higher degree of respect - regulators, CEO's, baggage handler's etc.
A toast to the future .......
Do ignore the critics. You have many many good years ahead of you in which your talents and your thirst for success will be very well quenched.
It is dynamo's such as yourself that will ensure that aviation continues to hold its place at the top of the enviable list of career's to embrace.
Never before has aviation been such a satisfying, rewarding, profitable, fair and morally fulfilling choice ! You won't be disapointed.
Oh dear oh dear, surely you Jest!!!, or are you related to the "Skull"??
I feel a lack of respect is the problem with our society and the 'moral compass' has lost direction. I would suggest in future that you show dignity, graciousness and respect for those in society AND aviation that hold,deserve and command a higher degree of respect - regulators, CEO's, baggage handler's etc.
A toast to the future .......
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The key word there is 'deserve'. We probably would if it was deserved. Merely 'commanding' with nothing to back it up just doesn't wash. Respect has to be earned.
The key word there is 'deserve'. We probably would if it was deserved. Merely 'commanding' with nothing to back it up just doesn't wash. Respect has to be earned.
