Editorials

AFFORDABLE SAFETY?

FOR A COUNTRY WITH NO MONEY

Police in Victoria's southwest are looking for a plane after a man saw one emitting smoke, and heard a loud bang, before losing sight of it.

The man rang emergency services about 11.20am saying he had spotted the plane, but then couldn’t see it anymore, in Logans Beach, near Warrnambool.

Sgt Dale Barclay, from Warrnambool police, said local police were searching the area, but hadn't found any debris. "There was no plane reported missing," Sgt Barclay said.

"There was a military plane that was cited further down the coast. We think it might be that.”

"At this stage we’re just going through the motions making sure we haven’t missed anything.

"We're certainly not thinking at this point in time that there is a plane crash.”*

In the olden days, (before Dick Smith), there would Flight Plan, and an Operational Controller would looking after all planes, (except a small percentage below 5,000 feet amsl).

Within two minutes of missing a reporting point we'd have been alerted. Now? 

"..At this stage we're just going through the motions…” What a joke.

Dick Smith has finally received what he wanted:
'affordable safety' —and it seems we just ran out of money.

Australia —the cleanest third world country on the planet.

17 Sept 2010

* Reprinted from HERALD SUN website 16th September 2010