Sadly the current CPL training syllabus - Part 6111 thingo does even touch mountain flying for the VFR pilot. Our beloved cousins across the ditch have a fair idea together with a few old PNG bush pilots,
Mountain waves and being able to read the cloud formation in relation to where not to fly is an aquired skill. No one in Australia taught me this, I was self taught with the help of a few old hands, Tasmania and the Southern Alps have similar conditions under certain conditions. Anyone who has flown regularly into Tekin or Oksapimin will know what I’m talking about.