As a transplanted Kiwi (who has flown in Oz..in the places we know and love) now flying and loving living in the UK, Im sure at some point there was a valid reason for the 500hr requirement. Now it seems the rule is there to prevent outsiders from gaining employment.
I chuckled when I saw an advert for RFDS PC12 drivers, it asked for the 500hrs hours bit, how absurd
Come on all you aussie drivers, just because its a tick in the box does that make it relevant?
Flying a Partenavia or C210 up north through the rainy season bears no similarity to true multi-crew Ops on transport catagory aircraft, been there done it..got the T-Shirt, two entirely different skill sets required.
Maxgrad, this is not dick swinging, its about what is relevant and valid today, why shouldn't the rules and regulations be held to account??