"If there is a standards issue with Angel Flight Pilots, then there is a standards issue across all pilots, in which case CASA needs to look in the mirror, not point fingers."
Exactly Akro,
In the US Angel flights are a massive undertaking.
Lots of esoteric talk about causality, but it is obvious the incidents here were weather related.
In the US 80% of private pilots hold instrument qualification, here, hardly any.
The reason?
In the US gaining and maintaining instrument qualification is affordable, here it is not.
Therefore the question comes to mind, is Australia's unique over regulation an impediment to safety?
I believe the answer is self evident.