Risky to the finances, too!
The fact is that there is great opportunity to kill yourself even before you even reach your commercial level with the aging training fleets out there and the unscrupulous operators that "cut corners" and do Mr. Fix-It Jobs without calling in a proper LAME and then hoodwinking CASA when they come in on their little inspections. The intimidation from fat, grumpy old CPs, demanding that the job gets done, whatever the risks is prevalent all around Australia. Young boys and girls being put at risk each day...