The department may not change its spots and politicians may be fairly impotent.
However we now have Anita Taylor on the board and I hope that she stays for a long time. Zephyrus has been cleared to continue as a club trainer, despite a panic attack by CASA. So it is not entirely doom and gloom. There can be an opportunity sometimes to get a good result. It does however require some work. On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Probably 25 years ago while staying at the B&B on Tooraweenah Airport > during gliding safari, Mrs Hallett would play a cassette of a songs about > Mr Butlet and his airline. I am wondering if any who stayed there have a > copy? I do know Bathurst club would often have a summer camp there for > msny years. > > Scott Casson has recently written a book "The Yellow Canary" from Butler > Air Transport to Ansett Express. If you are interested in that era (QAL is > there also) of Aviation then could recommrnd the book. (Could ask Scott > email secass...@gmail.com or 0421610470.) > > My interest is as a 12 year old I had my first flight on a Butler > Elizabethian for £1 and we went Casino Oakey & return. Mr Butler (not as > pilot) came for the trip and talked to us all. He did signed our tickets "C > Arthur Butler welcome aboard" > > Scott is thinking of another book Kendal/Hazelton to REX so if you have > knowledge of that era please pass it on to Scott. Scott is with Virgin > Engineering (head Electrical) these days and is a true enthusiast for > aviation history. > > Mr Butler never talked to Mr Ansett who took over (hostile) his airline. > Mr Butler then tried to start a new jet airline with Caravelle (French > made-Australia had to get British & if you got a permit to import you had > to pay think 6.25% or 8 1/3% duty) but he got the 18 month runaround from > the then DCA. Nothing has changed in 50 years- a friend got the 2year > runaround from now CASA to get a citation 7 on his AOC!!! > > The leopard will never change its spots I am afraid dispite government > accepting 34 of the 37 recommendations for change in Aviation. The MPs > are around for just 3 years & CASA high level staff consider they know it > all about Aviation & again. will just ignore the MPsl Sad but true I am > afraid. > > Ian mcphee > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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