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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

13th Sep 2022, 08:08

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

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Posted By Lead Balloon

And were those matters the subject of scrutiny...

And were those matters the subject of scrutiny during the 4 Corners program the (original) subject of this thread)?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

13th Sep 2022, 04:47

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

And now we're on to recycling. Is it a full moon?

And now we're on to recycling. Is it a full moon?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

13th Sep 2022, 03:06

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

I could have sworn last Monday's 4 Corners wasn't...

I could have sworn last Monday's 4 Corners wasn't about the climate and weather...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 22:48

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

You make my point for me. The regulatory regime...

You make my point for me. The regulatory regime is a myriad of strict liability offences, all justified on the basis of a safety imperative. Compliance with the W&B envelope is one of them. ...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 09:18

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

Spot on. Just goes to show that the current...

Spot on. Just goes to show that the current (new) Minister’s comment that “there is no margin for error in aviation safety” is - fortunately - naively misguided. But that suits the ‘safety’...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 08:58

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

Indeed. Just goes to show: how much margin...

Indeed. Just goes to show:

how much margin is built into W&B envelopes
how much shrugwork goes into load sheets
how selective the ‘safety’ regulator is in enforcing strict compliance with...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 03:10

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

Such naivete! The new CASA inspector...

Such naivete!

The new CASA inspector hopefully now realises that the rules are for the powerless to comply with; optional for others.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 03:08

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

The aircraft I was disembarking wasn't a Dash 8...

The aircraft I was disembarking wasn't a Dash 8...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 02:49

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

Then the aircraft wasn't 'overloaded' and...

Then the aircraft wasn't 'overloaded' and remaining within the W&B envelope is just a rule of thumb. (I could have sworn that exceeding the W&B envelope is a strict liability offence for some...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Sep 2022, 01:58

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

Prediction as to what Q, ATSB and CASA will...

Prediction as to what Q, ATSB and CASA will conclude: There was never any risk to safety.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Sep 2022, 01:58

Replies: 172

4 Corners this Monday

Views: 39,926

Posted By Lead Balloon

The real question to ask CASA is: What...

The real question to ask CASA is: What contraventions of the aviation law by Qantas or its personnel have you ever found?

I'd love to watch the spin doctors spin their way around that one.

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