Airline Pilot Currency
Although there are some limited services (even at VA), thousands of Australian Airline Pilots remain grounded. After 35 days, a currency flight with a Check/Trainer is usually required. Beyond that an ever increasing regimen of retraining, depending on the length of inactivity. Pre Covid this was a somewhat indelible cornerstone of the integrity of flight standards. I’m wondering just how this issue is now being addressed?
Regular simulator training can fill the void, but is this a practical alternative. Is there enough excess Simulator capacity to do the job? And is it being employed?
At the stroke of a pen CASA provided an instrument to extend ratings and medicals, but this doesn’t confront a very obvious shortfall in “Operational Currency”.