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Jabawocky · 7th October 2008, 15:18

Plankie mate

Gotta agree with you here.

There is a huge....massive level of of training and profficiency difference in the RAA ranks. Yes its in GA also, but the difference is far greater than most would like to believe.

I am based out of YCAB and we have a GA IFR school and GA PPL/CPL school that are both tops, we also have two excellent RAA schools run by CPL and ex airline folk. They teach not to the RAA minimums and in fact could teach to PPL and CPL standards in RAA clobber if you wanted to. They never let a student out at the mins, no matter who the student is.

Now as for the many RAA folk who fly around these parts about 10-20% of them are full time QF/VB/JQ drivers during the week. Another 20-30% are pretty good operators, and the balance vary from good to dangerous with the last 30% being in the poor to dangerous. I am not just covering YCAB here but say SE Qld.

My observations at some events around the place suggests this is not just SEQ but the rest of the country.

My list of areas covers the following....... fuel management, radio, CTAF procedures, navigating around CTA, having a transponder, appropriate freq, what is an ERC

, charts & ERSA younger than 2004... not likely

, staying below 5000' especially without being on the correct freq and transponder equipped, some general flying skills, and basically grab a Bob Tait book and pick a topic!

Now I know we all stuff a few things from time to time but there is a definate problem here.

I know for a fact that some folk will visit a certain flying instructor for a BFR and by virtue of the fact you arrive he signs you out. These folk are not getting any remdial training. Now I do believe if you do nothing you are just as bad, so those I know around the place I urge and I have my RPT mates help urge better standards from these folk, however there are hundreds more.

I am not an instructor and I am far from being as experienced as many but I do try to emulate the standards I see from FTDK, Chimbu Chuck and a few other RPT mates, and I try to encourage others to do the same, but this can not be said to be happening elsewhere because the problems Plankie speaks of is just the tip of the ice berg.

OK flame suit on..... and FB, would you pass me a beer or three also!

VH - Jaba

7th October 2008, 15:18	#6 (permalink)
Jabawocky Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Godzone Land Age: 41 Posts: 2,291	Plankie mate Gotta agree with you here. There is a huge....massive level of of training and profficiency difference in the RAA ranks. Yes its in GA also, but the difference is far greater than most would like to believe. I am based out of YCAB and we have a GA IFR school and GA PPL/CPL school that are both tops, we also have two excellent RAA schools run by CPL and ex airline folk. They teach not to the RAA minimums and in fact could teach to PPL and CPL standards in RAA clobber if you wanted to. They never let a student out at the mins, no matter who the student is. Now as for the many RAA folk who fly around these parts about 10-20% of them are full time QF/VB/JQ drivers during the week. Another 20-30% are pretty good operators, and the balance vary from good to dangerous with the last 30% being in the poor to dangerous. I am not just covering YCAB here but say SE Qld. My observations at some events around the place suggests this is not just SEQ but the rest of the country. My list of areas covers the following....... fuel management, radio, CTAF procedures, navigating around CTA, having a transponder, appropriate freq, what is an ERC, charts & ERSA younger than 2004... not likely, staying below 5000' especially without being on the correct freq and transponder equipped, some general flying skills, and basically grab a Bob Tait book and pick a topic! Now I know we all stuff a few things from time to time but there is a definate problem here. I know for a fact that some folk will visit a certain flying instructor for a BFR and by virtue of the fact you arrive he signs you out. These folk are not getting any remdial training. Now I do believe if you do nothing you are just as bad, so those I know around the place I urge and I have my RPT mates help urge better standards from these folk, however there are hundreds more. I am not an instructor and I am far from being as experienced as many but I do try to emulate the standards I see from FTDK, Chimbu Chuck and a few other RPT mates, and I try to encourage others to do the same, but this can not be said to be happening elsewhere because the problems Plankie speaks of is just the tip of the ice berg. OK flame suit on..... and FB, would you pass me a beer or three also! VH - Jaba