If the doomsday merchants like Sunfish are to be believed the days of the 172 keeping GA and the airlines running (big leap of logic there), are severely limited. Its a very Australian trait to howl and tear down someone just because they don't follow the herd in their ideas. The people occupying the lofty heights of the RHS of a 737 have all been through the refining process of having to make decisions whether to operate or not in marginal conditions The questions being asked by rammel are very good questions. Who does keep an eye on these pilots? Just because AF doesn't have AOC, don't employ pilots or operate aircraft doesn't mean they don't have any responsibility to the people that are being transported. Do the people availing themselves of the service really understand that the pilot is the equivalent of a kindly stranger taking them in their own transport to the hospital? Maybe AF needs to be the provider of the education program to ensure that the weather decision making process, that has been flawed in 2 fatal accidents being operated under their banner, is better understood by pilots with varying experience levels.