ng78 wrote: Hopefully you also agree that minimizing the role of some of these scrupulous privately owned operations that operated flights despite weather restrictions, only to return back to the point of origin, is a good thing. That being said, not all of the privately owned operations were scrupulous of course, but some definitely were.
I know you meant "unscrupulous", and I'd sure like to see the list of unscrupulous operators to whom you refer?
While we're on the subject of operating flights "despite weather restrictions...", I flew several so called "medevacs" in weather that was well below approach limits at the destination airport, under the direct orders/and threats of losing future business by Ontario Medcom. We'd tell them we could NOT get in, they'd reply......"Go anyway, it might be Okay when you get there....." Or words to that effect.
Still like to see that list....or in your eyes, is every operation not run by the tax payer's dollars, "unscrupulous"?
For your information, EVERY one of these so called "unscrupulous" operators flew TWIN ENGINE aircraft, under the direct requirements of the Ontario medevac system. This seems to be a requirement lifted for the sole benefit of Ornge? All other operators are STILL to provide twin turbine pressurized aircraft. I put to you, this is one more example of Ornge not being required to follow the same rules of the game as everyone else. Not a very level playing field, now is it? Okay. Air Bravo has PC12's....but they couldn't very well exclude the PC12, now could they?
I have nothing against the pilots I've met at Ornge. Nice folks, all. Ornge itself has no right to exist.
So; Ornge uses taxpayer's money to start a for-profit company(s). Bilk investors into buying bonds under the premiss that you can give "yourself" contracts that the Ontario taxpayer is paying for. Then go buy new helicopters and get a nice kick back of 6.7 million. And you have the audacity to say that your salary is not reportable? Isn't that illegal?
