MichaelMVr

Ha, ha, just like Benjamin said here "Because of the above, thousands of general aviation private pilots across Australia have had no other option, than to move across to recreational sport flying to continue. The absurdity of course is that CASA AVMED deem these pilots unfit to fly, then in the same breath CASA approves them to fly with a recreational license! Go figure." So, you's brothers pilots out there who are still not RAAus pilots - join the future, and the club of much safer flying, otherwise - you are not helping, and only prolonging the agony of our stalled aviation. And, in the answer to mike_perth above post - the answer is: none, mate, there is no medical incapacitation events/accidents have occurred in RAA with the lower medical standard. So ? How many under the AVMed ? You tell me. This means that the entire criteria system, adopted for AVMed and itself, (from some yester-war-year military standard for flying above 10 000 ft only) was a mistake from day one, to have at the first place in GA and recreational. (it has costed us billions by now) For the good and safety of this country: AVMed and Medical 1 should go, since it produces every [other-than-safety ] effect, in reality, and unneeded astronomical aviation extra costs, ha, ha ...

i agree: they are looping without much control and - they know that as well. It only proves the point again that you can never expect any fair (realistic) approach form the people who are not aviators and are govt red tape bookies, basically, CASA is not the only example, take for an instance the newest Frank's attack on disability pensioners where he is now going around the files and disconnects them form their pensions by the click of the button. For such people that equals to murder, as - DSP is their only support their lives depend on, of course he knows very well they can't represent them selves properly against something like that, and the money will go into the pockets of his govt cowboy gang, like every 5 yrs they invent some new strategy to: steal. there is no any control of what red tape people think they can do, and that is the main problem, per say, and can be improved, so they can't act above the law, destroying anyone's careers or lives, and damaging the value of our dollar any further. We need to speak clearly and openly about such things, as we are basically electing these guys. "law unto them selves" correct ... and we all know that anything above the law has only one name: criminal.

It's one way to see it, but, again, for my flight times there is an aircraft mode it has, that i always put on, so that side is not an issue, and no - i don't use my mobile or allow the calls while i am around the airfield, or aircraft in general. Sadly, in the other (non flying) life anyone claiming not to do (or answer) a lot mobile calls around will be a hypocrite, knowing our need to communicate more as the technology and business develops. Point of view, really, for my vote here, and - as we just now train more staff that problem will probably decrease in frequency soon, allowing more free time for me, etc, which seems like a nice solution in the view, regardless non flying times. After this i enjoy to see that some other people have a lot of free time off their aviation duties, which i assume will always be the goal, when possible.

There is an app for that, called 'Jammer', i believe, or you can find one on GooglePlay that does exactly that :)

Not on my business dollar, my number of staff, and the way is organized, it's just no go, thanks for that, i appreciate it. (i don't answer for more than 10 min - someone is injured or dead). Wish i could do the other way :)

-AVMed (and "DAME'S" system) is a pure nonsense, that country, and the strength of our dollar can do without. (DAME's have no chance in a freaking moon to know (properly) about you - what your GP does, and DAME's will definitely mis-diagnose you, on almost every step of the exam). -I'd share my example here on my current medical, on the stupidity of CASA and DAME's: for few months i used my own made diet for vision improvement, so it improved, and DAME logged my results, so CASA sent me an additional form "from that reason" for a "complete ophthalmic review" (another $160 on my own pockets damage). Is this reason you'd ever send anyone for extra complete ophthalmic review ? Duhh. -During the same exam with DAM'E, i answered few mobile calls to my staff, who call me very often, so DAME logged "from that reason" that i have "displayed some signs of preoccupation and disordered thinking" and CASA now emailed me another "extra" exam request for full Psych assessment (another $1600 +900 suggested out my own pocket, these exams are not even bulk billed, people :). Show me a single person who is not preoccupied these days, and does not answer mobile calls ? Duhh. -Also my current blood pressure is inside of the normal limits, and they also emailed me another "extra" Diabetes test request form, just because i'm 50 now, and i'm also called "pre diabetic" by them, though i don't have that, and no one in my family never had one. Duhh. -We should have all pilots (and i mean ALL) joined one day for not flying at all, for as long as necessary, until AVMEd, and DAME, and Class 1 Medical bullshit is abolished, from the reason that (as evident): DAME's and CASA can't do anything right, other than weakening our aviation more, increasing it's operational costs to ASTRONOMIC now, , and our: dollar down. -This country is a world champion of tolerating stupidities, and outdated nanny state laws, like no other, we even tolerate nonsense's like: DAME system, CASA, AVMed, and useless ASICS - airport security is an expensive JOKE, mate, everyone knows that. We RAAus members are now charged $100 every year to access our own aircraft, a darn passport costs $200, and you can use it for 10 yrs, or so. All this only further damages our economy, aviation, and making our dollar strength: down. -If there is still (any) sanity in our govt left - they should put someone like RAAus in charge of CASA, for them, and not the other way, and do away with all that unnecessary (billion-dollar-cost) outdated red tape system. We are not that rich anymore to keep it, so i'd suggest that madness has to stop one day, and we do what makes our dollar STRONG and not the other way.