Due to a couple of unfortunate CFS events...just like in Charter ops...CAsA, the fount of all av-wisdom has decided there is a "risk"
Therefore to completely eliminate this risk, the engine o/h requirement will eliminate the pvt volunteer entirely...so job done
Risk eliminated.!
See.. 'Safety is our first priority'
No.
Both accidents (the one near Horsham and the one near Mt Gambier) would have occured under the new guidelines.
This is political grandstanding by CASA. And its being done before the ATSB releases its report on community service flights, which makes one even more suspicious about the true motive.