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Sandy's reply to the latest Su_Spence (bollocks) response to 600 submissions to medical reform -   

Via the AP email chains:

Gentlemen,

CASA has an extraordinarily rigid, expensive and inappropriate medical certification regime for private pilots of regular General Aviation aircraft.

This is one very important reason that we have lost so many GA jobs and businesses in Victoria.

But for the Australian (up to) two seat low weight category, and some aircraft can be registered either way, no periodic medical examination is required at all, except a simple GP check up after age 75. Low weight category Australian pilots are close to 10,000.

This standard is self declared fit to drive a car. A perfectly satisfactory requirement proven over the past 30 years. Same as we drive our cars on the roads.

Around six years ago the USA adopted a similar (BasicMed) regime for its private pilots which brought back to flying many thousands of pilots with no ill effects to safety.

The USA experience as below:-




There’s no reason why CASA cannot put a self declared car driver fitness standard into place immediately.

Please make representations to the Board of CASA and CEO to make this reform as a matter of urgency because loss of pilots is loss of jobs in Victoria. 

Thanking you,

Sandy


Ref: The CASA Briefing - August 2022

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