02-11-2016, 11:04 AM
Dear Reader,
I am pleased to report that AVMED has seen fit to issue, via email, my twelve month Class 2 medical certificate. My DAME submitted his report electronically this morning and an officer of AVMED courtesy called by telephone at 10.30 am with this pleasing advice. It's a long saga but the main problem had been that AVMED had issued a certificate last year in error giving me an extra few months more than one year and hence the system disallowed my DAME to re validate for the usual 2 months.
It can be expressed to the Board and Mr. Skidmore that there appears to be a most agreeable turn around in AVMED in regard to service and attitude.
In my negotiations with officers of AVMED these last couple of days I made the point that if there was a safety case to answer we would not be so concerned to lose the right to fly while the AVMED machinery turned. With the bill that's with the US Congress, to practically void the need for aviation medicals for most private flying, the writing is on the wall for the time consuming and costly Australian system. In addition the successful car driver standard for the low weight category of General Aviation belies the need for the current system.
With the departure of Minister Truss it behoves us to redouble our efforts for regulatory change, every effort during this pre-election period is required.
I am pleased to report that AVMED has seen fit to issue, via email, my twelve month Class 2 medical certificate. My DAME submitted his report electronically this morning and an officer of AVMED courtesy called by telephone at 10.30 am with this pleasing advice. It's a long saga but the main problem had been that AVMED had issued a certificate last year in error giving me an extra few months more than one year and hence the system disallowed my DAME to re validate for the usual 2 months.
It can be expressed to the Board and Mr. Skidmore that there appears to be a most agreeable turn around in AVMED in regard to service and attitude.
In my negotiations with officers of AVMED these last couple of days I made the point that if there was a safety case to answer we would not be so concerned to lose the right to fly while the AVMED machinery turned. With the bill that's with the US Congress, to practically void the need for aviation medicals for most private flying, the writing is on the wall for the time consuming and costly Australian system. In addition the successful car driver standard for the low weight category of General Aviation belies the need for the current system.
With the departure of Minister Truss it behoves us to redouble our efforts for regulatory change, every effort during this pre-election period is required.