CASA caught out? Again!
I don't remember all the details, but CASA took action against both a pilot and an aero club instructor, when it was determined that the pilot had rung the club at his destination, asked about the weather, and departed as planned on the basis of the "illegal observation"
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Because Australia is a signatory to ICAO that states any airport with over 350k pax or international is required to have a fire service.
Bankstown doesn't, that is why it was removed. Ballina does, that is why they went in.
Bankstown doesn't, that is why it was removed. Ballina does, that is why they went in.
I've seen both sides of the coin on this. Some ground staff when asked about weather on the ground didn't know east from west or how to read a windsock. On the other hand, a lot of AROs, UNICOM operators are very experienced pilots themselves who can competently provide an accurate appraisal of the local weather.
One of our operations was concerned about liability and for this reason we imposed a rule that if a pilot asked for wx we had to advise "not qualified".
I believe it is also not clear if a person can read directly off an approved weather feed unless they are a trained observer. The BoM explained that although the source was approved there still needs to be an ability to detect obvious errors in the data.
One of our operations was concerned about liability and for this reason we imposed a rule that if a pilot asked for wx we had to advise "not qualified".
I believe it is also not clear if a person can read directly off an approved weather feed unless they are a trained observer. The BoM explained that although the source was approved there still needs to be an ability to detect obvious errors in the data.
