Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
I understand now in Australia, anyone who wants to fly at night has to do a night flight review every two years. This is not required under the FAA rules and was not required under previous Australian rules. I understand it came in under Part 61.
Can anyone advise what particular safety issue they were addressing on why we should be different to the United States? The costs are quite significant.
From what I can make out, most people are simply dropping their night rating.This leads to further destructionto the general aviation in Australia.
As I have said to everyone – get out now because the longer you stay, the more you will lose until everything is gone. There is not even the slightest light on the horizon at the present time.
Absolutely crazy! The matter of the requirement to conduct a Flight review under a Part 141/142 certificate holder too is crazy. I hold a grade 1 instructor rating and I fly warbirds / vintage type aircraft. I have a constant stream of people asking me to complete their flight reviews, but under Part 61 I cannot conduct a Flight review in my own right if it includes any training. I won’t know if Training is required until I start the review. I can however take a pilot with a fresh PPL, endorse them in say a Harvard, incorporating tailwheel, retractable undercarriage, Manual pitch propellor design feature endorsements and issue them with aerobatic and formation endorsements all without holding any training certificates under part 141 or 142. However, if the same person fronts up in 2 years time and wants me to brush up their crosswind landing techniques I must do so under a training certificate holder! What a load of crap!