Originally Posted by
Tankengine
The original argument was more “do you NEED to use printed checklists” in bugsmashers during a checkflight, my answer would still be no.
True, but you kind of derailed that discussion by making some, ummm, questionable statements about Checklists not being in manuals, and manuals not being required.
Back to the question at hand; By your own admission, you haven't been involved in General Aviation or flight instruction for about third of a century. Are you sure that "no" is still the correct answer? Are you really sure? As I said earlier, I don't have a whole lot of insight into the way things are in GA in Oz, other than what I read here, but I'm fairly sure that a check-ride with the FAA that didn't involve printed checklists would be short and unsuccessful. I'd be interested to hear what the story is in Oz from someone who's been involved in GA flight instruction in this millennium.