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 BB 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
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