New CEO

[Guest jeepman]

Anyone know why the new CEO has left RAA already after 6 or 8 weeks in the job?

 

This seems to be kept quiet but was on a news limited website. Cheers Mark

 

 

[Admin]

He felt I believe that after some time in the job seeing what it entailed he didn't have the necessary skills and flying background that is required of the position - I haven't seen the resignation letter yet.

 

Where did you see the news item as news limited have nothing?

 

 

[sleemanj]

RA-Aus issues - PPRuNe Forums

[markendee]

Is this a fact?

 

Not hearing too much considering it is a pretty big and costly deal.

 

Someone must know.

 

Mark D

 

 

[winsor68]

Silence.... ?

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

We're only the financial members remember, we'll be the last to know................Maj..

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

quick reload and whilst the seats still warm.... it's the Steve Tizzaard show yeeeeaaa

 

getting a bit like the NSW labour premiers position.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Ex-CASA man isn't he ?.....has he ever actually flown ultralights...........Maj..

 

 

[Woodduck]

Some background info FYI:

 

http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/1132.pdf

 

 

 

Multimodal safety management and ... - Google Books

 

 

 

[Guest Escadrille]

I thought he was an ex military helo pilot...

 

 

[FlyingVizsla]

I had a look at the Multimodal safety article (supposedly by Steve Tizzard) posted by Woodduck - I am somewhat appalled at the research - quoting a appocrophal speech by Bill Gates - a quick check on any Urban legends page would show Bill had nothing to do with it. And quoting something from spam email ... totally unreferenced. Any academic article should be substantiated by reference to authorative literature - no anecdotal comments from heaven knows where ... And a reference to fatalities in a "recent 10 year period" What/when? I just hope it was not supposed to be taken seriously. Any of my lecturers would have given me a fail if I had submitted that.

 

I think the ultralight people are in for some pain as the emphasis turns to hours and more rigorous training regimes and administration, that someone has to pay for, and less fun and freedom.

 

Oh dear.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

i can't help but get the feeling that there are too many people who have in the past and others who are now using the "sporting" bodies, to either make a career for themselves or to groome themselves up for more important positions in other areas at our expense. Are these people genuinly concerned for our interests or is it just a means to their own goals and just using us as a 'bus stop' until the position that they are really after comes available.

 

ozzie

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Just read the stuff posted by Woodduck Re: Steve Tizzard. What a bunch of Frogs#%@. I really hope he has left most of that back with CASA as they thrive on that rubbish !!..Maj..

 

 

[Admin]

Guys, I think you will be surprised about Steve - he is so much on our side you wouldn't believe it.

 

He is standing in as the CEO for a little while and he has made it very clear that it is only for the short term and is a strong believer in what the RAAus is all about and stands for.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Thanks Ian, That's good to hear. I don't really like making judgement on a man without having met him, and that is the case in this instance.

 

Isn't it strange though that most ex-CASA people you run into are quite happy to be ex-.................................................................................................................Maj..

 

 

[facthunter]

Ex-CASA.

 

The good ones are Maj. They get out because the have difficulty putting up with it. Nev

 

 

[David Isaac]

Well the Jury sure came home on this one ...

 

 

[nong]

Priceless LOL Well spotted, David.

 

 

[facthunter]

One would think our selection process is somewhat flawed. Nev

 

 

[poteroo]

One would think our selection process is somewhat flawed. Nev

Or, he found that cats are really, really difficult to herd

 

happy days,

 

 

[68volksy]

I'd be pushing for no flying experience for any new CEO. Their job at the moment is purely getting together the administration side of the enterprise under direct orders from CASA. Anyone with an administrative/secretarial background should be able to make light work of getting things in order. Also needs to be a mandate from the RA-Aus board that any aircraft whose files are not currently in order be grounded until the files are put in order. Should make the owners and pilots of those aircraft more than willing to be supportive of the RA-Aus team. In my mind a lot of the blame is on anyone who hasn't supplied our administrative body with the information they need. I mean being pro-active and asking questions rather than sitting back and being slack. We're all in this together after all!

 

 

[facthunter]

Can't agree with your first two points Volksy. If you don't understand a fair bit about aviation the general office structure won't do it. Costmeyer found that out. You wouldn't be able to answer the phone to many people who ring without looking silly. Nev

 

 

[68volksy]

Depends on what you'd class as the CEO's job really. In my view RA-Aus is an administrative organisation. It employs technical officers for the technical side but its primary purpose is to keep the documents in order and ensure we're operating within CASA's mandate. I simply do not think you need aviation experience in order to perform these simple and basic functions.

 

With a board consisting of experienced pilots and builders and qualified technical staff already in the organisation someone with some simple administrative nous is what's clearly missing in my view.

 

 

[dazza 38]

Another attribute for the next CEO is - They have to be silly enough to take it on.

 

 

[facthunter]

Volksy,

 

But they are not there every day to refer matters to. The staff can only follow set procedures and not every enquiry is so easily dealt with. They could not make any decisions that require an opinion., or give advice, or deal with say, CASA direct, or similar on policy matters., relating to the organisation or aviation legal matters, coronial inquests etc. It's pretty specialist stuff. We may have to differ on this one. Flying uses it's own language. Could a Rabbi take over the Pope's job? I don't know.

 

RAAus ops are a sector of aviation as you know, that is different from other sectors. Some pilots can't get their heads around it. You would have to be well across the differences or you would be running to someone to check your stuff all the time, and perhaps trying to apply inappropriate concepts, like maybe CASA does. I believe someone like Dick smith would be able to do it , but wouldn't I guess. He is across a lot of aviation areas. If he was motivated he would sort this crap out quicker than anyone I could think of... Nev