My Whack (it seems).
‘The Kid’ flatly refuses to read Hitch; been a progressive thing to watch (and listen to). I guess, that he believes Hitch is not attempting to clear the water; as in making ‘simple’ matters CASA complex and generally stirring the pot. The notion of self certification medicals has been knocking about for a couple of decades. The Brits and their cousins have actually done ‘studies’; the results were clear enough and both major regulators moved with the evidence of the research to ‘ease the pain’ of not being 100% medically fit to operate commercial air services. They made their decisions based against rock solid ‘evidence’, provided by experts. Fair enough; and, by the way, jolly well done, thankyou.
CASA do have available to them the studies completed; and, importantly, the results of those authorities rulings. Neither the Brits nor the Cousins began to support and partially finance a separate, self administering body to support those who were not 100% fit. But! CASA has.
There are strong rules in the USA and the UK, designed to prevent an accident occurring due to a predicted human failure (barring heart attack) aligned to incapacitation; which is, believe it or not – (mostly down to ‘gastric’ anomalies), rather than self certification against a known, medically controlled, manageable condition.
It all begs the question – why has Australia (land of the free) not only ignored the ‘evidence’ but taken a completely different track and sponsored a unique, commercial operation to devolve and reap commercial benefits? That’s crackers.
Pilots are required to comply with thousands of ‘laws’ and’ they manage to do this – all day, every day. So why is there then not an equal playing field? And; why FFS cannot control airspace be utilised, particularly as a ‘safety zone’. Even Sydney and Melbourne will allow the odd scenic flight over the CBD; hell, there are even VFR routes promulgated to accommodate such requests. The standard of flight control is more than adequate to separate the odd 172 or Pa28 from the boys and girls being sequenced and separated from each other to allow the odd one or three bug smashers to enter ‘controlled airspace’ – and what the hell is Moorabin if not a control zone?
It is all bollocks of the first water. The ASA controllers are world class (and better) if they cannot accommodate a lone bug smasher requesting – due weather – a transit of a control zone, I’ll stand bare arsed, Mardi Gras night – Oxford St. For starters ATC cannot deny an aircraft ‘in distress’; they can delay a joy flight – but to categorically state that access to CTR is forbidden and part of an ‘approval’ to fly is borderline lunacy. CASA need to get their act together an allow, across the board, the same limitations and privileges to all recreational pilots; not just those who belong to a privileged, paid up group. A simple rule, with similar restrictions would satisfy the weekend, recreational pilot fraternity AND they would not be obliged to pay an extra fee for the privilege. RA OZ is borderline a Ponzi scam – with CASA backing. Why? We will never understand the Aleck logic – probably because there ain’t any. Marbles Jonathon – remember them – now where did you leave ‘em? Eh?....NFI = right answer.
As for the ‘Hitch’ take – seriously; who gives a monkeys? AP logged 20 times the AF readership last month; this week alone. Hitch don’t signify – just don’t read him; boycott the blighter - it is, believe or not, just that simple.
‘The Kid’ flatly refuses to read Hitch; been a progressive thing to watch (and listen to). I guess, that he believes Hitch is not attempting to clear the water; as in making ‘simple’ matters CASA complex and generally stirring the pot. The notion of self certification medicals has been knocking about for a couple of decades. The Brits and their cousins have actually done ‘studies’; the results were clear enough and both major regulators moved with the evidence of the research to ‘ease the pain’ of not being 100% medically fit to operate commercial air services. They made their decisions based against rock solid ‘evidence’, provided by experts. Fair enough; and, by the way, jolly well done, thankyou.
CASA do have available to them the studies completed; and, importantly, the results of those authorities rulings. Neither the Brits nor the Cousins began to support and partially finance a separate, self administering body to support those who were not 100% fit. But! CASA has.
There are strong rules in the USA and the UK, designed to prevent an accident occurring due to a predicted human failure (barring heart attack) aligned to incapacitation; which is, believe it or not – (mostly down to ‘gastric’ anomalies), rather than self certification against a known, medically controlled, manageable condition.
It all begs the question – why has Australia (land of the free) not only ignored the ‘evidence’ but taken a completely different track and sponsored a unique, commercial operation to devolve and reap commercial benefits? That’s crackers.
Pilots are required to comply with thousands of ‘laws’ and’ they manage to do this – all day, every day. So why is there then not an equal playing field? And; why FFS cannot control airspace be utilised, particularly as a ‘safety zone’. Even Sydney and Melbourne will allow the odd scenic flight over the CBD; hell, there are even VFR routes promulgated to accommodate such requests. The standard of flight control is more than adequate to separate the odd 172 or Pa28 from the boys and girls being sequenced and separated from each other to allow the odd one or three bug smashers to enter ‘controlled airspace’ – and what the hell is Moorabin if not a control zone?
It is all bollocks of the first water. The ASA controllers are world class (and better) if they cannot accommodate a lone bug smasher requesting – due weather – a transit of a control zone, I’ll stand bare arsed, Mardi Gras night – Oxford St. For starters ATC cannot deny an aircraft ‘in distress’; they can delay a joy flight – but to categorically state that access to CTR is forbidden and part of an ‘approval’ to fly is borderline lunacy. CASA need to get their act together an allow, across the board, the same limitations and privileges to all recreational pilots; not just those who belong to a privileged, paid up group. A simple rule, with similar restrictions would satisfy the weekend, recreational pilot fraternity AND they would not be obliged to pay an extra fee for the privilege. RA OZ is borderline a Ponzi scam – with CASA backing. Why? We will never understand the Aleck logic – probably because there ain’t any. Marbles Jonathon – remember them – now where did you leave ‘em? Eh?....NFI = right answer.
As for the ‘Hitch’ take – seriously; who gives a monkeys? AP logged 20 times the AF readership last month; this week alone. Hitch don’t signify – just don’t read him; boycott the blighter - it is, believe or not, just that simple.