Director of AvMed announces resignation
I blame the KPI mentality.
Presumably there had to be something "measurable" eg increase the cost of average class two medical by x%, provide enough discouragement to industry to reduce the number of current medical holders by x%, demand a specialist do x more tests after sending the first lot of results through etc.
Presumably there had to be something "measurable" eg increase the cost of average class two medical by x%, provide enough discouragement to industry to reduce the number of current medical holders by x%, demand a specialist do x more tests after sending the first lot of results through etc.
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Fellow Ppruners/Pilots,
Over the years of being as member of this site I have gained the impression that whilst they do not openly participate in debate on these boards, that CASA and its various departments do read and monitor these pages.
Which gives me to ask the following question;
Note to CASA. Given the level of dissatisfaction and really outright hostility expressed in some of the posts here; Has it finally sunk in that you are held in deep suspicion, contempt and viewed as being an 'enemy' to pilots in general, and if indeed it has finally sunk in, just what do you intend to do to restore the faith and good will that 'once upon a time*' did exist!
*Yes, it did, years ago I believe.
Over the years of being as member of this site I have gained the impression that whilst they do not openly participate in debate on these boards, that CASA and its various departments do read and monitor these pages.
Which gives me to ask the following question;
Note to CASA. Given the level of dissatisfaction and really outright hostility expressed in some of the posts here; Has it finally sunk in that you are held in deep suspicion, contempt and viewed as being an 'enemy' to pilots in general, and if indeed it has finally sunk in, just what do you intend to do to restore the faith and good will that 'once upon a time*' did exist!
*Yes, it did, years ago I believe.
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Pinky,
They could start by giving Justice to John Quadrio.
By that I mean, prosecute and jail, as an example to the others, those responsible for the perversion of justice perpetrated on John.
They could start by giving Justice to John Quadrio.
By that I mean, prosecute and jail, as an example to the others, those responsible for the perversion of justice perpetrated on John.
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and Thorny remove an un-safe finding by the AAT
Yes the Quadrio matter should be at the top of the heap. Now six years since the alleged occurrence and a run-away investigator, who didn't even look at the weather on the day to see if it co-incided with the actual day alleged.
And the use of the known criminal as a witness??
casa, this is not going away.
This is relevant to the thread, as there is a current AAT hearing on the matter and I was trying to draw an analogy to how casa in fact prosecutes the matters. Obviously it is serious, as Harvey was brought out in the casa prosecutorial field.
When you read/ hear the evidence as it unfolded and perhaps, the reason for the resignation - see the evidence presented?? and the previous cases which were brought by casa on an avmed basis, challenged in the AAT, then lost by casa.
And the use of the known criminal as a witness??
casa, this is not going away.
This is relevant to the thread, as there is a current AAT hearing on the matter and I was trying to draw an analogy to how casa in fact prosecutes the matters. Obviously it is serious, as Harvey was brought out in the casa prosecutorial field.
When you read/ hear the evidence as it unfolded and perhaps, the reason for the resignation - see the evidence presented?? and the previous cases which were brought by casa on an avmed basis, challenged in the AAT, then lost by casa.
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The number of "renew by CASA only" medical certificates is subject to mathematical computation.
Simply take the total number of Avmed operational staff, multiply be tthe number of "difficult - renew by CASA only" certificates they would like to handle in one day, multiply that by days worked per year and voila! you have the desired number to provide jobs for life.
Simply take the total number of Avmed operational staff, multiply be tthe number of "difficult - renew by CASA only" certificates they would like to handle in one day, multiply that by days worked per year and voila! you have the desired number to provide jobs for life.
spot on there Sunny . . .. devotee of Yes Minister that you were/are
the call to find Rob Liddell and lure him back is pure wishful thinking
if the new incumbent is from the existing ranks ( DF springs to mind )
then we will be one step forward two steps back
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pause for light relief . ..
. .. the old square dance caller . . . . first lady forward . . . .
second lady back . . third lady's finger. .. . up the fourth lady's crack
the call to find Rob Liddell and lure him back is pure wishful thinking
if the new incumbent is from the existing ranks ( DF springs to mind )
then we will be one step forward two steps back
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pause for light relief . ..
. .. the old square dance caller . . . . first lady forward . . . .
second lady back . . third lady's finger. .. . up the fourth lady's crack
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Good riddance - the previous comments are spot on though. Just hope PN hasn't set in chain an irreversible path back to the dark ages.
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Unfortunately it is possible that the incumbent will have a say in his replacement, unless this is a real clear out, instigated from above, you may be in for more of the same! If it is a clear out then deputies will possibly follow quite soon.
What might help the pilot cause is if the AMEs, as a body, made representation to CASA, but given the level if dissatisfaction already expressed here it is hard to believe that the AMEs haven't already done that.
What might help the pilot cause is if the AMEs, as a body, made representation to CASA, but given the level if dissatisfaction already expressed here it is hard to believe that the AMEs haven't already done that.
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At my renewal, the DAME's words were to the effect:
CASA bureaucracy makes the french and the africans look exceedingly well organised and efficient.
Whether she would have written to CASA...
CASA bureaucracy makes the french and the africans look exceedingly well organised and efficient.
Whether she would have written to CASA...
Pilot in today for a flight review, told how he did medical, DAME signed him off then CASA wouldn't renew it, sent him off to a cardiologist who told him, for a few hundred bucks, that there was nothing wrong with him and no reason for him to be there.
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mikemo
have spent almost 6 mths trying to persuade these dunderheads that I can hold a class 2 medical after my Dame & cardiac surgeon gave me a clean bill of health. Having had a stress test , an unnecessary angiogram & a heart wall scan, with no symptoms , these people put me through 6 moths of delaying tactics, complex case meetings & a further stress echo test ( showing no change since my last test in the early 90's) they finally had no case to pursue so today I was issued with a class 2 unrestricted medical. in spite of this Indian doctor & his name is on my certificate! Good riddance to this sort of arrogant public service nonsense, its killing the industry so to all pilot's out there ,don't give up! Fight the bastards