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British Association of Aviation Consultants .. long overdue for a change at the top?
From: Robert John Commander [ordered by a Court to be a BAAC independent joint expert]
Quote: "I'm sure your client is aware of the Pilots Rumour Network - PPrune - but I am not sure if you will have seen it. Here is the PPrune string on Ashcroft Airfield. As with the impression given by the Ashcroft website, PPrune is doing your client few favours. Nice work Bob: you're being sued for professional negligence we'll see you in Court His Honour Judge Armitage: "It is my judgement that Mr Commander's comments were expressed intemperately and trespassed on the function of the Court" [who would disagree]
2014-15: BAAC showed a lack of integrity, over inflated and arrogant - displeasing even the Court
14 Feb: BAAC 's Belshaw & Black agreed vehicles could swerve out of the way of aircraft
New BAAC Disclaimer: "The British Association of Aviation Consultants (BAAC) shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage caused in any way, including any errors, omissions, inaccuracy, interpretation or misinterpretation, whether negligent or not. The BAAC hereby disclaims any and all liability to any person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by any member or officer of the BAAC"
See and Avoid ... Peripheral and ... Tunnel vision Caution: Regarding limitations of the "See-and-Avoid" Principle. Peripheral vision is reduced under conditions of high workload.
"A number of researchers have shown that peripheral stimuli are more difficult to detect when attention is focussed on a central task"
Safety Sense Leaflet 13: Collision Avoidance
"Another inherent eye problem is the narrow field of vision. Although our eyes accept light rays from an arc of nearly 200°, they are limited to a relatively narrow area (approximately 10–15°) in which they can actually focus on and classify an object. Although movement on the periphery can be perceived, we cannot identify what is happening there, and we tend not to believe what we see out of the corner of our eyes. This, aided by the brain, often leads to 'tunnel vision'. High Court Judge: LAC overflights cries out for expert assessment [not by a Balloonist]
Summer 2017: Ashcroft repeatedly asked Kate Staples and Tony Rapson [UK CAA] to 'work' with us to manage the risks to the public but they steadfastly refused.
CAA's Chris Finnigan [self proclaimed Motorcycle & Microlight hooligan] states on 1:57pm 17 Oct 2012 ... "In private flying the law does not impose any specified safety factor.." Mr Finnigan, please explain this microlight philosophy to the relatives of the deceased on our eastern boundary road due to a LAC 'high energy' aircraft overrunning our 500m grass runway, using unfactorised take-off performance data [ah you're retired. Don't worry we'll explain this deficiency to a Court in your absence. D-EARY has 5 times the inertia of any aircraft that you've ever experienced]
Compare Finnigan's comments above with an expert experienced in high energy aircraft ops
Commander to be satisfied that flight can be safely completed
With 15,000 members of our public at risk, it is appalling that the British Association of Aviation Consultants [falsely] claimed that an 'Independent' enquiry panel would be set up, to investigate the safety report and actions of Robert John Commander [ex-CAA] This 'independent' panel consisted of:
They were in fact, all members of the BAAC. With the panel 'Chairman' on the BAAC Council this calls into question the integrity of the BAAC.
At least the Balloonist BAAC "Expert" got something right: "The aircraft should be flown in accordance with the correct flight manual but the pilot is required to comply with the Rules for the country in which the aircraft is being flown. However, if there is a difference in regulatory requirement, the aircraft must be flown in compliance with the more restrictive regulation between the country of registration (Germany) and the country where the flight takes place (UK)." "Accidents such as failure to get airborne, collision with obstacles after take-off and over-run on landing occur frequently to light aeroplanes. Many, if not all, of these performance accidents could have been avoided if the pilots had been fully aware of the performance limitations of their aeroplanes. The pilot in command has a legal obligation under EU Part-NCO and Article 87 of the Air Navigation Order 2009, which require the pilot to check that the aeroplane will have adequate performance for the proposed flight"
05 Jan 2016: Tony Rapson [Head of GA Flt Ops] ... Quote "Let me be clear .. Unlicensed airfields such as Ashcroft are not regulated by the CAA" Unquote
On advice from a Microlight-Motorcycle 'Hooligan' ... a BAAC Balloonist says:
Quote: "the private pilot is responsible for his or her own actions and does not have to take into account passenger expectations or ignorance, although a passenger safety briefing is strongly recommended. The bottom line is that a pilot can do just about what he likes, including hazarding his own life, provided that there are mitigations in place for members of the public" unquote ... Balloon passengers bring your own parachutes !
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