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I don't wish to start a thread war between GA and RAA as I tend to agree with VH that there are good and bad pilots in both camps, despite the perceived higher standard of training in GA. However, as Jaba has alluded to, there are RAA guys who are flagrantly flouting the rules, which has caused me considerable concern as an IFR pilot.
Recently I flew a twin (IFR) around Eastern Oz and came across a group of 5 RAA-registered Jabiru pilots who were on the way to WA. As turbulence on this particular day was quite bumpy on occasions, I happened to remark to this Jabiru group that it must be quite fatiguing to be flying a Jabiru in this turbulence when restricted to no more than 5000ft. To my astonishment, this group just laughed and said that they had done most of their flying to date at between A070 and A100 (including IFR levels) and to cap it off only 1 of the aircraft was equipped with a radio!
As politely as I could myself and another pilot friend tried to convince these guys that what they were doing was not in their own safety interest nor was it positively contributing to the safety of IFR operations. Basically, these guys didn't give a "&*it" which is what I found most annoying. Unfortunately, as I didn't have the regos of the aircraft involved, I was unable to take it further.
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Wow!...
QSK?, those "5 RAA-registered Jabiru pilot
s" must have had sore arms .....
Jabawocky was'nt one of them, eh
