The CASA Briefing October 2023 - DAS Pip Spence:
"We believe the Class 5 medical is a world first in
terms of trusting pilots to decide on their own fitness
and we worked diligently with the aviation medicine
technical working group to arrive at a proposal that
ensures regulation is proportionate to risk and is
managed appropriately.
A world first?
What The?
(and identified also by Ben Morgan of AOPA)
Who currently trusts pilots to decide on their individual fitness to fly?
RAAus - 40 years
Gliding in Aust 70 years
Sport Rotorcraft - lots of years.
The Powered hang glider org. lot of years
Parachutists.
- all are fully CASA approved/blessed to conduct their operations this way!
plus the UK self declaration model.
plus FAA Part 103
CASA Class 5 medical is a world's first? Bool schidt.