Opinion on IAA Mildura
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From: Abeam Alice Springs
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From: Mildura
Your so far off the mark and ill informed ...
but thanks for your input.
Well that's lovely of you, thanks for your feedback.
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From: Australia
I just received an email from "anonymous reporter" about this place, including attachments of someone's licence. I don't really know anything about this place other than what I have read here, so I have no idea why they contacted ,me or where they got my email address from unless they painstakingly googled every single flying school in the country. The email is written by someone who doesn't seem to have English as a first language, the grammar standard is not something you would expect even from a journalist.
I don't take any notice of anonymous stuff, if you are too cowardly to give me your name and send a bulk email starting with Good day (which is only very slightly less bad than Dear Sir) then you go in the deleted items.
Did anyone else here get one of these?
Edit when I emailed back to ask who the sender was and why they were sending me this stuff the email bounced, apparently the email it came from doesn't exist.
I don't take any notice of anonymous stuff, if you are too cowardly to give me your name and send a bulk email starting with Good day (which is only very slightly less bad than Dear Sir) then you go in the deleted items.
Did anyone else here get one of these?
Edit when I emailed back to ask who the sender was and why they were sending me this stuff the email bounced, apparently the email it came from doesn't exist.
Last edited by Clare Prop; 4th August 2020 at 09:59.
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From: Australia
It's "you're", in this context. And given the airport was there in 1929, I think you're going to have a hard time convincing anyone you were there first.
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From: Sydney
Got the same email today, can confirm this is true. I had two mates that use to work there and left within 2 weeks of starting. They've obviously sent the email anonymously to protect their identity. You know how the Chinese are
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From: All at sea
The author of that damning email uses the collective 'we', so presumably more than one person is prepared to back up the allegations. They should go to the Australian Government whistleblower site where they can remain anonymous. Piss, or get off the pot.
Writing direct to CASA and circulating to the likes of me is unlikely to get a result, because frankly my dear, I don't give a damn what some cowboy training mob out in the desert does. I suspect CASA takes a similar position when it comes to training of foreign students. I won't be flying on any airline that employs these graduates, and CASA takes little interest in foreign carrier standards.
Writing direct to CASA and circulating to the likes of me is unlikely to get a result, because frankly my dear, I don't give a damn what some cowboy training mob out in the desert does. I suspect CASA takes a similar position when it comes to training of foreign students. I won't be flying on any airline that employs these graduates, and CASA takes little interest in foreign carrier standards.
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From: All at sea
Posting stuff here is not worth a c%*t full of cold water, other than to provide entertainment and to allow some to let off steam.
If they are serious they will take it to the appropriate whistleblower authority, which in turn could require CASA to investigate and report back. Then, if the allegations are founded on fact, the company could be de-registered or otherwise penalised.
But it is very poor form to include everyone's email in a mass mail-out without permission of each recipient. If I really could give a damn I would go after them for including my address.
If they are serious they will take it to the appropriate whistleblower authority, which in turn could require CASA to investigate and report back. Then, if the allegations are founded on fact, the company could be de-registered or otherwise penalised.
But it is very poor form to include everyone's email in a mass mail-out without permission of each recipient. If I really could give a damn I would go after them for including my address.
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From: Outback
But it is very poor form to include everyone's email in a mass mail-out without permission of each recipient.
The “anonymous Reporter” is obviously out to discredit IAA/AAA but in particular goes after one individual. Many others have told similar stories about this person’s behaviour so it is unlikely that the email stems from a personal conflict between two people.
With the evidence provided CASA will surely have to take another look at the safety of this operation. The Author must work there or have worked there recently.
It is very sad many new instructors had their first flying job at IAA only to have their expectations of this professional world shattered.
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From: Somewhere
I Like most, only lasted 6 months and left as soon as I could Only did around 140 hours in that time...more ground school and bus driving than I could throw a stick at. There are far better places to go if you want to work in a sausage factory. I’ve done just under 800 hours in the year since I left at my new school, if it survives COVID, I will be staying here as 100% happier. There are problems at every school you go...but IAA has a number of major issues...lack of safety and compliance Are just two of them. Stay away and stay safe...good luck getting your next gig.
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From: Australia
From instructors who work or have worked there I've heard that there is a one section of the company that operates under a separate Air Operators Certificate and has a different Head of Operations. They say that company is actually a good place to work and resembles nothing of the bigger messier AOC. The guy who runs that AOC has much more experience. Some of those who've left said they asked for transfers as they are all under the IAA parent company however that was declined. Would have considered staying on if that was the case. Think one of the long term plans is for one of the AOCs to move to Swan Hill.
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From: Melbourne
I just received an email from "anonymous reporter" about this place, including attachments of someone's licence. I don't really know anything about this place other than what I have read here, so I have no idea why they contacted ,me or where they got my email address from unless they painstakingly googled every single flying school in the country. The email is written by someone who doesn't seem to have English as a first language, the grammar standard is not something you would expect even from a journalist.
I don't take any notice of anonymous stuff, if you are too cowardly to give me your name and send a bulk email starting with Good day (which is only very slightly less bad than Dear Sir) then you go in the deleted items.
Did anyone else here get one of these?
Edit when I emailed back to ask who the sender was and why they were sending me this stuff the email bounced, apparently the email it came from doesn't exist.
I don't take any notice of anonymous stuff, if you are too cowardly to give me your name and send a bulk email starting with Good day (which is only very slightly less bad than Dear Sir) then you go in the deleted items.
Did anyone else here get one of these?
Edit when I emailed back to ask who the sender was and why they were sending me this stuff the email bounced, apparently the email it came from doesn't exist.
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From: Australia
No..the mods would probably take it down anyway...read this https://www.pprune.org/faq.php?faq=p...ne_rules_rules
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From: Melbourne
IF the substance of the email in question as well as the response to it are to be taken as true then it speaks volumes about the workplace culture of this particular organisation - which is being frequently reported in a somewhat unsavoury light.
In a high stress, high performance and hazardous environment bullying and any behaviours that add to the stress load of instructors is potentially lethal, can and will seriously damage your brand and reputation.
ANYONE who fosters and facilitates such an environment is, in my view, culpable for any negative outcomes that come about - for firstly not creating a means for personnel to air their grievances and for failing to emphasise HR policy on workplace bullying.
I have a great deal of experience with corporate governance, HR policies as well as Safety Management Systems and the just culture element that is meant to underpin their use. Unless there is evidence of repeated negligence as per a written policy statement in your ops manual aligned with annual performance KPIs set at the beginning of each year, there is NO dotted or hard reporting line between HR the Safety Manager and the HOO.
It's advisable to submit senior personnel in leadership roles such as HOO/Dep HOO and Safety manager for appropriate training and ensure that ALL personnel are on-boarded and understand that there are appropriate standards of behaviour that are expected in any Australian workplace. Anyone breaching these standards needs to be counselled and as necessary disciplined. Not doing so opens you and your organisation up to potential legal consequences and worse - people have died in workplaces as a result of workplace bullying and personally I have no patience for it. If employees lash out in anonymous forums then perhaps the issue is not with the accuser but rather with an environment in which they don't feel confident in airing their grievances and being heard - isn't that the essence of the Aussie fair go?
In a high stress, high performance and hazardous environment bullying and any behaviours that add to the stress load of instructors is potentially lethal, can and will seriously damage your brand and reputation.
ANYONE who fosters and facilitates such an environment is, in my view, culpable for any negative outcomes that come about - for firstly not creating a means for personnel to air their grievances and for failing to emphasise HR policy on workplace bullying.
I have a great deal of experience with corporate governance, HR policies as well as Safety Management Systems and the just culture element that is meant to underpin their use. Unless there is evidence of repeated negligence as per a written policy statement in your ops manual aligned with annual performance KPIs set at the beginning of each year, there is NO dotted or hard reporting line between HR the Safety Manager and the HOO.
It's advisable to submit senior personnel in leadership roles such as HOO/Dep HOO and Safety manager for appropriate training and ensure that ALL personnel are on-boarded and understand that there are appropriate standards of behaviour that are expected in any Australian workplace. Anyone breaching these standards needs to be counselled and as necessary disciplined. Not doing so opens you and your organisation up to potential legal consequences and worse - people have died in workplaces as a result of workplace bullying and personally I have no patience for it. If employees lash out in anonymous forums then perhaps the issue is not with the accuser but rather with an environment in which they don't feel confident in airing their grievances and being heard - isn't that the essence of the Aussie fair go?
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From: Australia
IF the substance of the email in question as well as the response to it are to be taken as true then it speaks volumes about the workplace culture of this particular organisation - which is being frequently reported in a somewhat unsavoury light.
In a high stress, high performance and hazardous environment bullying and any behaviours that add to the stress load of instructors is potentially lethal, can and will seriously damage your brand and reputation.
ANYONE who fosters and facilitates such an environment is, in my view, culpable for any negative outcomes that come about - for firstly not creating a means for personnel to air their grievances and for failing to emphasise HR policy on workplace bullying.
I have a great deal of experience with corporate governance, HR policies as well as Safety Management Systems and the just culture element that is meant to underpin their use. Unless there is evidence of repeated negligence as per a written policy statement in your ops manual aligned with annual performance KPIs set at the beginning of each year, there is NO dotted or hard reporting line between HR the Safety Manager and the HOO.
It's advisable to submit senior personnel in leadership roles such as HOO/Dep HOO and Safety manager for appropriate training and ensure that ALL personnel are on-boarded and understand that there are appropriate standards of behaviour that are expected in any Australian workplace. Anyone breaching these standards needs to be counselled and as necessary disciplined. Not doing so opens you and your organisation up to potential legal consequences and worse - people have died in workplaces as a result of workplace bullying and personally I have no patience for it. If employees lash out in anonymous forums then perhaps the issue is not with the accuser but rather with an environment in which they don't feel confident in airing their grievances and being heard - isn't that the essence of the Aussie fair go?
In a high stress, high performance and hazardous environment bullying and any behaviours that add to the stress load of instructors is potentially lethal, can and will seriously damage your brand and reputation.
ANYONE who fosters and facilitates such an environment is, in my view, culpable for any negative outcomes that come about - for firstly not creating a means for personnel to air their grievances and for failing to emphasise HR policy on workplace bullying.
I have a great deal of experience with corporate governance, HR policies as well as Safety Management Systems and the just culture element that is meant to underpin their use. Unless there is evidence of repeated negligence as per a written policy statement in your ops manual aligned with annual performance KPIs set at the beginning of each year, there is NO dotted or hard reporting line between HR the Safety Manager and the HOO.
It's advisable to submit senior personnel in leadership roles such as HOO/Dep HOO and Safety manager for appropriate training and ensure that ALL personnel are on-boarded and understand that there are appropriate standards of behaviour that are expected in any Australian workplace. Anyone breaching these standards needs to be counselled and as necessary disciplined. Not doing so opens you and your organisation up to potential legal consequences and worse - people have died in workplaces as a result of workplace bullying and personally I have no patience for it. If employees lash out in anonymous forums then perhaps the issue is not with the accuser but rather with an environment in which they don't feel confident in airing their grievances and being heard - isn't that the essence of the Aussie fair go?